LibanVote created a modern news concept that distinguishes it from any other news net elsewhere.

Our news section is different because of its specialization, as LibanVote is concerned with the Elections 2000, the news will, consequently, be specialized in this important field event.

Our electoral up-to date news will deeply focus on all electoral details, candidates, and actualities. In addition, the news will bear summary of the captioned news of the leading press media in Lebanon plus special reports collected by LibanVote representatives including summarized electoral news in all areas.

HOT NEWS for 16/5/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

 

  • The Remembrance of the Palestinian Disaster is a common title for Beirut issued newspapers and a significant subject in the morning broadcasting actualities. Aggressive confrontations outburst in the Occupied territories between the Palestinians and Israelis. Clashes intervened between the Palestinian Police and the Occupying Army, the result of which was five martyrs and about 500 injured. The political consequences were the cut off of the negotiations.


  • The newspapers dealt with the issue of the Israeli withdrawal at different angles, the most significant was the postponing of the International Security Council's session from Thursday to next week, and maybe to Monday. Prime Minister, Salim Hoss, made consultations with the Great Countries' Ambassadors, where the American Ambassador said that the 'Frontiers Determining' issue refers to the United Nations. However, the French Ambassador, Philip Le Courtiers, confirmed that the Lebanese proof towards the ownership of Shebaa Farms is firm, unlike the British State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter Hynne who called Lebanon and the others not to defy the Security Council. He added that the withdrawal should be comprehensive and full, and 'We are not willing to see anybody trying to defy the UN in its determining the border line'.


  • An-Nahar newspaper forwarded an information through its correspondent in Paris related by a Western knowledgeable resource, that New York consultations depend on a Syrian written confession that proves that Shebaa Farms are Lebanese. At the same time, As-Safir newspaper related news that express the existence of two documents that prove the Lebanese ownership of Shebaa Farms.


  • In the midst of all, Future newspaper referred the postpone of the Security Council's session to the reason of the delay in accomplishing the report that UN Delegate, Terry Rod Larsen, had to submit to the UN. This newspaper spoke of the Fidgi Army's desire to withdraw from the UNIFIL in Lebanon.


  • In the electoral concern, communications are made by the Syrian National Social Party regarding his Beirut Maronite candidate, Ghassan Mattar, after the spread of knowledgeable news talking about 'cooperation between President Hariri and the Chief of the Doctors' Syndicate, Ghattas Khoury'.


  • In Saida, a race movement for the two Members of the Parliament, Bahia Hariri and Mustapha Saad, to gain the amity of Amal Movement and Hizbollah concerning the Agreement List.


  • In North Metn, Amin Gemayel is moving as a third force after Minister Michel Murr and the two Members, Nassib Lahhoud and Michel Samaha.


  • As regarding the Economical domain, the Lira liquidation was fresh at the beginning of this month as it reached 2.8%, and the Foreign Currency Deposits increased by 0.47%.


 

Go back