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HOT NEWS for 10/5/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

• The European Delegate, Megel Ankhel Mauratinos, runs discussions in Beirut, today, focusing on the future of the Peace Process in the region. He had ensured of the European support to Lebanon after the withdrawal.

• The withdrawal topic was the main issue in Cairo Summit discussions between the two Presidents, Hafez Asad and Husni Moubarak. Those discussions ended on agreeing for a meeting to be held by Foreign Ministers of Damascus Announcement countries, in the coming month; and if necessary, may lead to have an Arab Foreign Ministers meeting.

• According to what the Egyptian and Syrian Foreign Ministers declared, the Presidential summit came with a conclusion that insists on a quick and comprehensive withdrawal from the South, and refuses the fact that Israel implements Decision 425 in order to get rid of applying the rest of the international decisions.

• Antoine Lahed pleaded, in the past few hours, mercy from President Emile Lahhoud, for all his militia members who were dealing with Israel. But, Prime Minister, Salim Hoss, called him to surrender himself to the Lebanese Court, since he confessed of his responsibility. President Hoss indicated that the inward militias admitted the Taef Agreement and delivered their weapons, whereas Lahed Militia continued dealing with the enemy and their aggressions against villages, citizens and the Lebanese Army.

• As-Safir Correspondent in washinton expressed, according to responsible American resources, that Israel will terminate its withdrawal from south of Lebanon and will spread its troops along the International frontiers during a maximum period of the first half of the coming month. These resources continue to explain that the United Nations will certify the Israeli withdrawal as full, even if farms remained under the Israeli occupation, as Lebanon does not own maps that prove the Lebanese ownership of such territories.

•  President Rafic Hariri, also, runs conversations with the Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, regarding the Israeli withdrawal topic.

• Amidst of all, the UN Delegate, Terry Rod Larsen, expressed his fear of the probability of some problems that may happen after the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon, and considered that establishing peace is the responsibility of the relative parties.

• Larsen was talking after his meeting with the King of Jordan, Abdallah, who in turn ensured of the necessity for a comprehensive withdrawal.

• Locally, the teachers of the elementary and intermediary Public schools effected today a two days strike as their demands are still of no response. They minimized the period that was decided as ten days, due to the current situation.

• Future newspaper indicated the fact that the Lebanese Economy is between the negative effect of the Israeli Aggression and the positive effect of the withdrawal. The newspaper continued that: a billion dollars Arab investment is waiting for the accomplishment of the withdrawal, and American companies are prepared to compete with Europe in financing new projects.

• An-Nahar newspaper, opened the file of Solidere that rests suspended between the peace in the region and the monotone of the Lebanese Administration, knowing that the result is one despite of different explanations: Solidere is workless till an unknown time.

• Ad-Diyar wrote of the electoral issue in the North, saying that the parties that were united under one list in 1996 are separated in this session. The newspaper mentioned that President Karami's visit to the two Members of the Parliament, Nayla Mouawad and Issam Fares explains the electoral separation fact.

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