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HOT NEWS for 7/6/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

• Applying the saying: 'Say your word and walk away', the International Delegate Terje Roed-Larsen announced having defined the 'Israeli withdrawal line', and traveled to New York, to let the UN General Secretary look at what was achieved, in order to close the file concerning the withdrawal verification.

• While Lebanon reserved towards this line, the Israeli Prime Minister Ihud Barak threatened bombarding the Lebanese territories again. Prime Minister Salim Hoss expressed today his regret for not having the withdrawal line included Lebanese points.

• It is expected that a Lebanese military team receive from the UNIFIL leadership, maps related to this line, so that it would be verified within two days, despite the fact that it resembles the withdrawal border and not the 1923 border.

• On the influence of Barak's threatenings, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa said that Lebanon will not sign peace individually, and 'we are not obliged to announce stopping the Resistance'. Sharaa runs today in Cairo, conversations with American Foreign Minister Madeleine Albright.

• British Journalist Patrick Sil considered that the Lebanese border might ignite again if Syrian-Israeli peace negotiations were not resumed.

• In the Electoral domain, MP Tamam Salam denied, infront of a popular delegation urging him to cooperate with President Rafic Hariri, his alliance with MP Najah Wakim, and indicated to his agreement with Hezbollah, expressing his readiness to ally with Hariri.

• In the South, President Kamel El Asaad will nominate himself for a seat in Nabatieh, taking into consideration the developments of the electoral battle that will be defined through Amal Movement-Hezbollah's understanding.

• Minister of Finance George Korom spoke of heavy heritage, high debts, real estate Crisis, and the investment failure, in his conference held in Beirut, despite the presence of the immigrants.

• Showing the unemployment size in Lebanon, 8000 applied to a contest at the Civil Service Council, for a job in the Fourth Category, where the results came: 67 succeeded only.

• Again the price of Benzene tank was increased to be LL.16,400 as a decision from the Ministry of Oil.

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