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The events surrounding the Taef Agreement 89-90, and General Aoun's reaction to it.
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General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war.
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General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war. رفض العماد ميشال عون اتفاق الطائف والتمرُّد على الشرعية. ...
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27 February, 2005
1. Exterior Presidential palace in Cairo
2. Photo call between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian foreign Minister Farouk El Sharaa
3. Cutaway
4. Wide shot presser
5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa:
++NOT VERBATIM "The speed with which the Israel defence minister has blamed Syria shows that he knows who conducted the suicide bombing. The attack was carried out from Israel and I think that who ever did it is still there. I would not like to throw any accusations as to who is responsible."
6. Cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa
++NOT VERBATIM "There is little agreement between United Nations resolution 1559 and the Lebanese people. The vast majority reject the resolution despite respecting the legitimacy of the UN. On the other hand, the vast majority of the Lebanese agree to the Taif agreement. The UN envoy Terje (Roed) Larson does not see a difference between implementing the Taif agreement and resolution 1559 - because he says implementing the Taif agreement is an indirect implementation of resolution 1559."
8. Exterior Arab League in Cairo
9. Farouk al Sharaa walking in to the Arab League head quarter
10. Photo call of Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa and Farouk al Sharaa
11. Press cutaway
STORYLINE:
Syria''s Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday amid rising international pressure on Damascus to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.
Farouk al-Sharaa said Syria was fully committed to implementing the 1989 Taif agreement, which calls for a withdrawal of forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Syria has roughly 15,000 troops in Lebanon and has said it would pull its forces back closer to its border, but that it won''t bring them home.
Farouk al-Sharaa continued to reject a September U.N. Security Council resolution 1559 that demands full withdrawal of Syrian troops.
On Saturday, Israeli defence officials blamed Syria and a Palestinian militant group based there for a suicide bomb that killed four Israelis outside a Tel Aviv nightclub.
The bombing has threatened to shatter an informal truce between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Israel warned it may attack Syria in retaliation.
Syria denied the charges, saying the offices of Islamic Jihad, the militant group that claimed responsibility for the suicide strike, have been closed.
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1. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Walid Mouallem, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister:
"After Terje Roed Larsen, the UN Middle East envoy''s successful trip to Syria and Lebanon at the beginning of this month, Syria expressed her astonishment at the media and politicians escalation prior to the UN Mideast envoy following up task in implementing Resolution 1559. Hence, Syria will co-operate with the UN inspector to ensure the successful completion of the task and it (Syria) has reconfirmed its intentions to comply with the agreement and bilateral agreement singed between Syria and Lebanon.
On this basis, all of the important redeployment carried out until now by Syria and the next redeployment will be carried out according to the agreement with Lebanon, on the basis of the Al Taif Agreement and its mechanism. And Syria perceives that speeding up the redeployment will require Lebanese army and internal security to fill the vacuum in a way which does not infringe upon Lebanese or Syrian security.
Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will requires the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void.
For this, Syria emphasises its full interest in completing the investigation into the assassination of Rafiq Al Hariri and his escorts as soon as possible, for the truth to emerge away from emotional accusations and irresponsible statements.
For this, Syria expresses its readiness to provide Lebanon with any International and Arabian assistants to help in these investigation which will be carried out by Lebanon, and that will help with bring the light on this crime.
And Syria would like the national and the international community to note that persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments, which would harm the interest of all concerned parties, especially the Lebanese who have paid a dear price for security and its peoples'' lives and prosperity on all levels."
STORYLINE:
Syria will withdraw its troops from Lebanon in line with the 1989 Arab-brokered Taif agreement, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Walid Mouallem, said, however, that
"Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will require the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void."
The announcement by Syria, though not breaking new ground in its long-standing policy, was the first government statement since the international uproar against Damascus over the 14 February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Syria has denied any involvement in the attack.
Syria, which still has some 15,000 troops in Lebanon and is the main power broker there, initially sent its army into Lebanon in 1976 amid a civil war and
has pledged for years to implement the Taif agreement that ended the 1975 90 conflict.
It has redeployed troops several times since 2000.
But a withdrawal to the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border that was scheduled for the early 1990s, and an eventual total pullout, both parts of the Taif Accord, were never implemented.
Syrian troops in Lebanon once numbered 35,000.
Mouallem also addressed recent pressure from Washington and others, stating that, "persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments"
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Accord 24 contributor Joseph Bahout -- Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Sciences Po, Paris and a researcher at Academie Diplomatique Internationale --...
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In 1982, the PLO attacks from Lebanon on Israel led to an Israeli invasion. A multinational force of American, French and Italian contingents (joined in 1983 by a British contingent) were deployed in Beirut after the Israeli siege of the city, to supervise the evacuation of the PLO. It returned in September 1982 after the assassination of Bashir Gemayel and subsequent fighting, during which a number of massacres were committed, such as in Damour, in Sabra and Shatila, and in several refugee camps. The multinational force was withdrawn in the spring of 1984, following a devastating bombing attack during the previous year.
According to a videotape released by Osama Bin Laden in 2004, images of the bombing of Lebanon were what made him conceive the attack on the United States on the 11th of September 2001, in order to deter further attacks resulting in the deaths of women and children.
In September 1988, the Parliament failed to elect a successor to President Gemayel as a result of differences between the Christians, Muslims, and Syrians. The Arab League Summit of May 1989 led to the formation of a Saudi-Moroccan-Algerian committee to solve the crisis. On 16 September 1989 the committee issued a peace plan which was accepted by all. A ceasefire was established, the ports and airports were re-opened and refugees began to return.
In the same month, the Lebanese Parliament agreed to the Taif Agreement, which included an outline timetable for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and a formula for the de-confessionalisation of the Lebanese political system. The war ended at the end of 1990 after sixteen years, resulting in massive loss of human life and property, while devastating the country's economy. It is estimated that 150,000 people were killed and another 200,000 wounded. Nearly a million civilians were displaced by the war, and some never returned. Parts of Lebanon were left in ruins. The Taif Agreement has still not been implemented in full and Lebanon's political system continues to be divided along sectarian lines.
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SHOTLIST
1. Exteriors of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
2. Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov enters, shakes hands, embraces with Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem
3. Cutaway press
4. Wideshot ministers sit down
5. Cutaway press
6. Wideshot Mouallem and officials
7. Wideshot talks
8. Closeup Mouallem
9. Wideshot talks
10. Widehsot Lavrov and Mouallem approach press
11. Cutaway press
12. SOUNDBITE ( Russian) Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
'''' We are satisfied that Syria, taking into consideration present circumstances and UN Security Council Resolution 1559, plans to take steps, which we understood will soon be revealed, in order to fulfil the Taif accord and Resolution 1559.''''
13. Cutaway press
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Walid Mouallem , Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister
''''I took with me (to Russia) definite plans for Syria that fulfil the Taif agreement and which are laid out in accordance with our great respect for international law and all its resolutions, including Resolution 1559. I think that you will soon hear details of this plan for an agreement between Syria and Lebanon.''''
15. Cutaway press
16. Wideshot Lavrov and Mouallem leave
17. Wideshot Foreign Ministry exterior
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Walid Mouallem, Syria Deputy Foreign Minister
'''' I can tell you only that we are going to fulfil the Taif accord within the frame of our respect to Security Council Resolution 1559.''''
19. Midshot Mouallem gets into car
STORYLINE:
A top Syrian envoy who visited Moscow on Friday to discuss a U.N. resolution urging Syria to pull out of Lebanon said his country would fulfill an earlier pledge to redeploy its troops, but refused to give a timetable.
Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who reaffirmed that the troops should leave Lebanon in line with September''s United Nations Security Council''s resolution.
Russia''s call on Syria to pull out its 15,000 troops from Lebanon added to mounting international pressure on Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce a pullback of troops to eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, but not a full withdrawal in a speech before parliament on Saturday, the Lebanese defense minister said Friday.
Mouallem said he told Lavrov about specific action plan in line with the 1989 Taif accord, an Arab-brokered agreement which calls for a redeployment of the Syrian forces to eastern Lebanon and eventually a full withdrawal. But he wouldn''t comment on a timetable or give any further details.
"You will hear details of this plan soon agreed between the leaders of Syria and Lebanon," he said.
Lavrov said that during their talks Mouallem "confirmed Syria''s intention to respect the Taif agreement and the U.N resolution." "The U.N resolutin calls for the withdarwal of troops but it doesn''t specify a timetable," he added.
Earlier this week, Lavrov told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the withdrawal must be conducted in a way that doesn''t break the "fragile balance in Lebanon."
Syrian troops entered Lebanon as peacekeepers in 1976, a year after the country''s civil war began. But they became involved in the conflict, and when the war ended in 1990, Syria was the undisputed power broker of its western neighbor. In recent years, Syria has withdrawn about 10,000 troops in stages. Several thousand were pulled out after the U.N. resolution.
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SHOTLIST
1. UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"The government of Syria, through President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa, has informed me today that Syria has, as a first step, redeployed all its troops in Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley consistent with the understanding reached on the 12th of March, 2005. In addition, I have been informed that Syria has withdrawn four-thousand troops into Syria. Furthermore, I have been informed that Syrian security offices in Beirut have been closed. Foreign Minister Sharaa has also informed me that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely at the latest by 30th of April, 2005."
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"This commitment implies that all security forces and equipment would have been withdrawn from Lebanon in the spirit of the Taif Agreement and in full consistence with Security Council Resolution 1559. In this context the government of Syria has agreed with me that subject to the acceptance by the Lebanese authorities a UN verification team would be dispatched to verify the full Syrian military and intelligence withdrawal."
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian Foreign Minister:
"I would like to note here that firstly I agree with Mr Larsen's statement. Secondly, that the total Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon means that Syria has fulfilled its part, according to the resolution 1559, and that the historical relationship has various cultural, economical, social and security dimensions. These relations, based on nationalistic feelings, cannot be cancelled by the withdrawal of forces or by inciting the severance of Syrian and Lebanese ties. And Mr Larsen's statement has emphasised that Lebanon's security is part of Syria's security and the close ties between the two countries."
5. Pull out to wide shot of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Syrian government has promised to remove all its troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon by April 30, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syria's president and foreign minister in Damascus on Sunday.
The withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where they have been stationed since 1976, was demanded by a United Nations resolution last year, which also called on Syria to end its influence in Lebanese politics.
In a statement, Roed-Larsen said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa informed him that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely by April 30, at the latest.
The UN will send a verification team to monitor the full withdrawal if Lebanese authorities accept, Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad and al-Sharaa.
Roed-Larsen said the Syrian commitment implies all its security forces will be withdrawn in line with the 1989 Taif agreement, which paved the way for the end of the 1975-90 Lebanese civil war, and September's UN Security Council resolution 1559.
The resolution demanded the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where thousands of forces have been based since 1976, and an end to Syrian influence in Lebanese politics.
Lebanese officials weren't immediately available for comment on whether they would accept the UN verification team, but it's unlikely Lebanon's pro-Syrian government would object if Damascus and the United Nations agreed to it.
Al-Sharaa praised Roed-Larsen saying the withdrawal would help to improve the climate in the Middle East.
The Syrian foreign minister, speaking at a joint news conference, said that by its full withdrawal from Lebanon, Syria would have implemented its UN resolution 1559 requirements.
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The Taif Agreement (Arabic: اتفاقية الطائف) (also "National Reconciliation Accord," or "Document of National Accord") was an agreement reached to provide "the basis for the ending of the civil war and the return to political normalcy in Lebanon." Negotiated in Taif, Saudi Arabia, it was designed to end the decades-long Lebanese civil war, politically accommodate the demographic shift to a Muslim majority, reassert Lebanese authority in South Lebanon (then occupied by Israel), though the agreement set a time frame for Syrian withdrawal and stipulated that the Syrians withdraw in two years. It was signed on October 22, 1989 and ratified on November 4, 1989.
The treaty was negotiated in Taif, Saudi Arabia by the surviving members of Lebanon's 1972 parliament; fathered by Parliament Speaker President Hussein El-Husseini. The agreement covered political reform, the ending of the Lebanese Civil War, the establishment of special relations between Lebanon and Syria, and a framework for the beginning of complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon.
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Michel Naim Aoun (Arabic: ميشال عون) (born February 18, 1935) is a former Lebanese Army Commander and currently a Politician and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement.
From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he has served as Prime Minister of the legal one of two rival governments that contended for power. He declared "The Liberation War" against the Syrian Occupation on the 14th of March 1989. On the 13th of October 1990, the Syrian forces, invaded Beirut killing hundreds of unarmed soldiers and civilians. General Aoun went to the French embassy to seek intermediation for a ceasefire after the Syrian forces bombed the presidential palace in Baabda, and later was allowed to travel to France. He returned to Lebanon on May 7, 2005, eleven days after the withdrawal of Syrian troops. In 2006, as head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hezbollah. He visited Syria in 2009. Aoun is currently a Member of Parliament. He leads the "Free Patriotic Movement" party which has 27 representatives and is the second biggest bloc in the parliament.
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Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement
Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement --- The mandate of this parliament was renewed eight times between 1972 and 1992. At http://www.najibmikati.fr/what-is-the-taif-agreement/ you can learn all about the background and development of the Taif agreement. -
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General Michel Aoun VS Hezbollah (Syria)
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Syrian govt. is committed to withdrawal from Lebanon
1. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Walid Mouallem, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister: "After Terje Roed Larsen, the UN Middle East envoy''s successful trip to Syria and Lebanon at the beginning of this month, Syria expressed her astonishment at the media and politicians escalation prior to the UN Mideast envoy following up task in implementing Resolution 1559. Hence, Syria will co-operate with the UN inspec -
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UN envoy Roed-Larsen and Annan's special envoy give press conference
1. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special adviser Vijay Nambiar, UN chief spokesman in Lebanon Khaled Mansour and UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at news conference 2. Wide of news conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy: "Ambassador Nambiar and myself have been dispatched by the Secretary General of the United Nations to Lebanon and Israel as a part of his preparat -
Lebanese army closes streets, anti-Syrian demo
SHOTLIST ++Night shots++ 1. Wide of Lebanese Army checkpoint deployed to enforce curfew in downtown Beirut 2, Lebanese soldiers standing by military vehicle 3. Various of military in empty streets of downtown Beirut 4. Anti-Syrian demo near Hariri''s grave in downtown Beirut 5. Wide of anti-Syrian demonstration, protestors brandishing Lebanese flags 6. Protestors marching 7. SOUNDBITE -
Kouchner comments on talks between feuding factions
SHOTLIST 1. Media gathering for news conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister: "(Those who) realised this political risk were here with us and they (the Lebanese parties) reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect the foundation of the Lebanese State, its sovereignty, its independence, as well as its independence of all exterior influences. They approved, of -
OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية
OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| خبر أو خبريه: إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية taef agreement and the saudi -syrian relations. -
Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009)
Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009) - Iran in the Press Thursday, 23 April 2009 Alkhaleej, UAE Washington threatening harsh sanctions if Iran refused initiati... -
Reconciliation, reform and resilience: Positive peace for Lebanon (Accord 24)
Accord 24 editors Elizabeth Picard and Alexander Ramsbotham, and issue contributor Joseph Bahout highlight some of the key findings from their analysis of th... -
WRAP UN envoy meets Lebanese FM, comments, meets Saniora
1. United Nations envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry 2. Various of meeting between Larsen and Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh 3. Roed-Larsen and Salloukh at news conference 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, United Nations envoy to Lebanon: "We do see that there now are huge opportunities that might be great upside for the Lebanese people and
اتفاق الطائف 1989 Taif Agreement 1989 |
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- Duration: 1:04
- Updated: 24 Mar 2015
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- published: 24 Mar 2015
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Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement
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- Duration: 0:45
- Updated: 20 May 2015
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Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement --- The mandate of this parliament was renewed eight times between 1972 and 1992. At http://www.najibmikati.fr/what-is-the-taif-ag...
Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement --- The mandate of this parliament was renewed eight times between 1972 and 1992. At http://www.najibmikati.fr/what-is-the-taif-agreement/ you can learn all about the background and development of the Taif agreement.
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Najib Mikati - Taif Agreement --- The mandate of this parliament was renewed eight times between 1972 and 1992. At http://www.najibmikati.fr/what-is-the-taif-agreement/ you can learn all about the background and development of the Taif agreement.
- published: 20 May 2015
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Lebanon-Taef Agreement 04
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- Duration: 5:33
- Updated: 01 Mar 2014
- views: 749
- author: EclipsedLebanon
The events surrounding the Taef Agreement 89-90, and General Aoun's reaction to it....
The events surrounding the Taef Agreement 89-90, and General Aoun's reaction to it.
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The events surrounding the Taef Agreement 89-90, and General Aoun's reaction to it.
- published: 14 May 2007
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- author: EclipsedLebanon
The Michel Aoun Project [ ENG 3/16 ]
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- Duration: 1:11
- Updated: 29 Mar 2014
- views: 1475
- author: ZemmaLemmaFilms
General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war....
General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war.
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General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war.
- published: 02 May 2010
- views: 1475
- author: ZemmaLemmaFilms
General Michel Aoun VS Hezbollah (Syria)
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- Duration: 4:51
- Updated: 15 Sep 2015
- views: 62
God bless Lebanon...
God bless Lebanon
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God bless Lebanon
- published: 15 Sep 2015
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The Michel Aoun Project [ AR 3/16 ] 1988-2009 الفخَّار المكسَّر. ميشال عون
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- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 04 Feb 2014
- views: 8259
- author: ZemmaLemmaFilms
General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war. رفض العماد ميشال عون اتفاق الطائف والتمرُّد على الشرعية. ......
General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war. رفض العماد ميشال عون اتفاق الطائف والتمرُّد على الشرعية. ...
wn.com/The Michel Aoun Project Ar 3 16 1988 2009 الفخَّار المكسَّر. ميشال عون
General Michel Aoun and Taif agreement. General Michel Aoun and parliament of Lebanon. Lebanon war. رفض العماد ميشال عون اتفاق الطائف والتمرُّد على الشرعية. ...
- published: 19 Apr 2009
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Syrian FM comments on accusations over Tel Aviv bomb
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- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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27 February, 2005
1. Exterior Presidential palace in Cairo
2. Photo call between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian foreign Minister Farouk El Sharaa...
27 February, 2005
1. Exterior Presidential palace in Cairo
2. Photo call between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian foreign Minister Farouk El Sharaa
3. Cutaway
4. Wide shot presser
5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa:
++NOT VERBATIM "The speed with which the Israel defence minister has blamed Syria shows that he knows who conducted the suicide bombing. The attack was carried out from Israel and I think that who ever did it is still there. I would not like to throw any accusations as to who is responsible."
6. Cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa
++NOT VERBATIM "There is little agreement between United Nations resolution 1559 and the Lebanese people. The vast majority reject the resolution despite respecting the legitimacy of the UN. On the other hand, the vast majority of the Lebanese agree to the Taif agreement. The UN envoy Terje (Roed) Larson does not see a difference between implementing the Taif agreement and resolution 1559 - because he says implementing the Taif agreement is an indirect implementation of resolution 1559."
8. Exterior Arab League in Cairo
9. Farouk al Sharaa walking in to the Arab League head quarter
10. Photo call of Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa and Farouk al Sharaa
11. Press cutaway
STORYLINE:
Syria''s Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday amid rising international pressure on Damascus to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.
Farouk al-Sharaa said Syria was fully committed to implementing the 1989 Taif agreement, which calls for a withdrawal of forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Syria has roughly 15,000 troops in Lebanon and has said it would pull its forces back closer to its border, but that it won''t bring them home.
Farouk al-Sharaa continued to reject a September U.N. Security Council resolution 1559 that demands full withdrawal of Syrian troops.
On Saturday, Israeli defence officials blamed Syria and a Palestinian militant group based there for a suicide bomb that killed four Israelis outside a Tel Aviv nightclub.
The bombing has threatened to shatter an informal truce between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Israel warned it may attack Syria in retaliation.
Syria denied the charges, saying the offices of Islamic Jihad, the militant group that claimed responsibility for the suicide strike, have been closed.
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27 February, 2005
1. Exterior Presidential palace in Cairo
2. Photo call between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian foreign Minister Farouk El Sharaa
3. Cutaway
4. Wide shot presser
5. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa:
++NOT VERBATIM "The speed with which the Israel defence minister has blamed Syria shows that he knows who conducted the suicide bombing. The attack was carried out from Israel and I think that who ever did it is still there. I would not like to throw any accusations as to who is responsible."
6. Cutaway
7. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Syrian Foreign Minister, Farouk al Sharaa
++NOT VERBATIM "There is little agreement between United Nations resolution 1559 and the Lebanese people. The vast majority reject the resolution despite respecting the legitimacy of the UN. On the other hand, the vast majority of the Lebanese agree to the Taif agreement. The UN envoy Terje (Roed) Larson does not see a difference between implementing the Taif agreement and resolution 1559 - because he says implementing the Taif agreement is an indirect implementation of resolution 1559."
8. Exterior Arab League in Cairo
9. Farouk al Sharaa walking in to the Arab League head quarter
10. Photo call of Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa and Farouk al Sharaa
11. Press cutaway
STORYLINE:
Syria''s Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday amid rising international pressure on Damascus to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.
Farouk al-Sharaa said Syria was fully committed to implementing the 1989 Taif agreement, which calls for a withdrawal of forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Syria has roughly 15,000 troops in Lebanon and has said it would pull its forces back closer to its border, but that it won''t bring them home.
Farouk al-Sharaa continued to reject a September U.N. Security Council resolution 1559 that demands full withdrawal of Syrian troops.
On Saturday, Israeli defence officials blamed Syria and a Palestinian militant group based there for a suicide bomb that killed four Israelis outside a Tel Aviv nightclub.
The bombing has threatened to shatter an informal truce between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Israel warned it may attack Syria in retaliation.
Syria denied the charges, saying the offices of Islamic Jihad, the militant group that claimed responsibility for the suicide strike, have been closed.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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Syrian govt. is committed to withdrawal from Lebanon
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- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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1. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Walid Mouallem, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister:
"After Terje Roed Larsen, the UN Middle East envoy''s successful trip to Syria and Le...
1. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Walid Mouallem, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister:
"After Terje Roed Larsen, the UN Middle East envoy''s successful trip to Syria and Lebanon at the beginning of this month, Syria expressed her astonishment at the media and politicians escalation prior to the UN Mideast envoy following up task in implementing Resolution 1559. Hence, Syria will co-operate with the UN inspector to ensure the successful completion of the task and it (Syria) has reconfirmed its intentions to comply with the agreement and bilateral agreement singed between Syria and Lebanon.
On this basis, all of the important redeployment carried out until now by Syria and the next redeployment will be carried out according to the agreement with Lebanon, on the basis of the Al Taif Agreement and its mechanism. And Syria perceives that speeding up the redeployment will require Lebanese army and internal security to fill the vacuum in a way which does not infringe upon Lebanese or Syrian security.
Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will requires the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void.
For this, Syria emphasises its full interest in completing the investigation into the assassination of Rafiq Al Hariri and his escorts as soon as possible, for the truth to emerge away from emotional accusations and irresponsible statements.
For this, Syria expresses its readiness to provide Lebanon with any International and Arabian assistants to help in these investigation which will be carried out by Lebanon, and that will help with bring the light on this crime.
And Syria would like the national and the international community to note that persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments, which would harm the interest of all concerned parties, especially the Lebanese who have paid a dear price for security and its peoples'' lives and prosperity on all levels."
STORYLINE:
Syria will withdraw its troops from Lebanon in line with the 1989 Arab-brokered Taif agreement, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Walid Mouallem, said, however, that
"Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will require the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void."
The announcement by Syria, though not breaking new ground in its long-standing policy, was the first government statement since the international uproar against Damascus over the 14 February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Syria has denied any involvement in the attack.
Syria, which still has some 15,000 troops in Lebanon and is the main power broker there, initially sent its army into Lebanon in 1976 amid a civil war and
has pledged for years to implement the Taif agreement that ended the 1975 90 conflict.
It has redeployed troops several times since 2000.
But a withdrawal to the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border that was scheduled for the early 1990s, and an eventual total pullout, both parts of the Taif Accord, were never implemented.
Syrian troops in Lebanon once numbered 35,000.
Mouallem also addressed recent pressure from Washington and others, stating that, "persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments"
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wn.com/Syrian Govt. Is Committed To Withdrawal From Lebanon
1. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Walid Mouallem, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister:
"After Terje Roed Larsen, the UN Middle East envoy''s successful trip to Syria and Lebanon at the beginning of this month, Syria expressed her astonishment at the media and politicians escalation prior to the UN Mideast envoy following up task in implementing Resolution 1559. Hence, Syria will co-operate with the UN inspector to ensure the successful completion of the task and it (Syria) has reconfirmed its intentions to comply with the agreement and bilateral agreement singed between Syria and Lebanon.
On this basis, all of the important redeployment carried out until now by Syria and the next redeployment will be carried out according to the agreement with Lebanon, on the basis of the Al Taif Agreement and its mechanism. And Syria perceives that speeding up the redeployment will require Lebanese army and internal security to fill the vacuum in a way which does not infringe upon Lebanese or Syrian security.
Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will requires the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void.
For this, Syria emphasises its full interest in completing the investigation into the assassination of Rafiq Al Hariri and his escorts as soon as possible, for the truth to emerge away from emotional accusations and irresponsible statements.
For this, Syria expresses its readiness to provide Lebanon with any International and Arabian assistants to help in these investigation which will be carried out by Lebanon, and that will help with bring the light on this crime.
And Syria would like the national and the international community to note that persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments, which would harm the interest of all concerned parties, especially the Lebanese who have paid a dear price for security and its peoples'' lives and prosperity on all levels."
STORYLINE:
Syria will withdraw its troops from Lebanon in line with the 1989 Arab-brokered Taif agreement, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Walid Mouallem, said, however, that
"Syria perceives the quick pace of the withdrawal will require the Lebanese army and internal security to gain full control, in order to fill in the void."
The announcement by Syria, though not breaking new ground in its long-standing policy, was the first government statement since the international uproar against Damascus over the 14 February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Syria has denied any involvement in the attack.
Syria, which still has some 15,000 troops in Lebanon and is the main power broker there, initially sent its army into Lebanon in 1976 amid a civil war and
has pledged for years to implement the Taif agreement that ended the 1975 90 conflict.
It has redeployed troops several times since 2000.
But a withdrawal to the eastern Bekaa Valley near the border that was scheduled for the early 1990s, and an eventual total pullout, both parts of the Taif Accord, were never implemented.
Syrian troops in Lebanon once numbered 35,000.
Mouallem also addressed recent pressure from Washington and others, stating that, "persisting provocation from within and without Lebanon, against Syria and Lebanon would lead to negative developments"
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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Joseph Bahout -- Accord 24: Positive peace for Lebanon
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- Duration: 11:59
- Updated: 10 Dec 2013
- views: 324
- author: Conciliation Resources
Accord 24 contributor Joseph Bahout -- Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Sciences Po, Paris and a researcher at Academie Diplomatique Internationale --......
Accord 24 contributor Joseph Bahout -- Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Sciences Po, Paris and a researcher at Academie Diplomatique Internationale --...
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Accord 24 contributor Joseph Bahout -- Professor of Middle Eastern Politics at Sciences Po, Paris and a researcher at Academie Diplomatique Internationale --...
- published: 06 Aug 2012
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- author: Conciliation Resources
Lebanon 1982.-2000. - History channel
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- Duration: 2:11
- Updated: 21 Feb 2015
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In 1982, the PLO attacks from Lebanon on Israel led to an Israeli invasion. A multinational force of American, French and Italian contingents (joined in 1983 by...
In 1982, the PLO attacks from Lebanon on Israel led to an Israeli invasion. A multinational force of American, French and Italian contingents (joined in 1983 by a British contingent) were deployed in Beirut after the Israeli siege of the city, to supervise the evacuation of the PLO. It returned in September 1982 after the assassination of Bashir Gemayel and subsequent fighting, during which a number of massacres were committed, such as in Damour, in Sabra and Shatila, and in several refugee camps. The multinational force was withdrawn in the spring of 1984, following a devastating bombing attack during the previous year.
According to a videotape released by Osama Bin Laden in 2004, images of the bombing of Lebanon were what made him conceive the attack on the United States on the 11th of September 2001, in order to deter further attacks resulting in the deaths of women and children.
In September 1988, the Parliament failed to elect a successor to President Gemayel as a result of differences between the Christians, Muslims, and Syrians. The Arab League Summit of May 1989 led to the formation of a Saudi-Moroccan-Algerian committee to solve the crisis. On 16 September 1989 the committee issued a peace plan which was accepted by all. A ceasefire was established, the ports and airports were re-opened and refugees began to return.
In the same month, the Lebanese Parliament agreed to the Taif Agreement, which included an outline timetable for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and a formula for the de-confessionalisation of the Lebanese political system. The war ended at the end of 1990 after sixteen years, resulting in massive loss of human life and property, while devastating the country's economy. It is estimated that 150,000 people were killed and another 200,000 wounded. Nearly a million civilians were displaced by the war, and some never returned. Parts of Lebanon were left in ruins. The Taif Agreement has still not been implemented in full and Lebanon's political system continues to be divided along sectarian lines.
wn.com/Lebanon 1982. 2000. History Channel
In 1982, the PLO attacks from Lebanon on Israel led to an Israeli invasion. A multinational force of American, French and Italian contingents (joined in 1983 by a British contingent) were deployed in Beirut after the Israeli siege of the city, to supervise the evacuation of the PLO. It returned in September 1982 after the assassination of Bashir Gemayel and subsequent fighting, during which a number of massacres were committed, such as in Damour, in Sabra and Shatila, and in several refugee camps. The multinational force was withdrawn in the spring of 1984, following a devastating bombing attack during the previous year.
According to a videotape released by Osama Bin Laden in 2004, images of the bombing of Lebanon were what made him conceive the attack on the United States on the 11th of September 2001, in order to deter further attacks resulting in the deaths of women and children.
In September 1988, the Parliament failed to elect a successor to President Gemayel as a result of differences between the Christians, Muslims, and Syrians. The Arab League Summit of May 1989 led to the formation of a Saudi-Moroccan-Algerian committee to solve the crisis. On 16 September 1989 the committee issued a peace plan which was accepted by all. A ceasefire was established, the ports and airports were re-opened and refugees began to return.
In the same month, the Lebanese Parliament agreed to the Taif Agreement, which included an outline timetable for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon and a formula for the de-confessionalisation of the Lebanese political system. The war ended at the end of 1990 after sixteen years, resulting in massive loss of human life and property, while devastating the country's economy. It is estimated that 150,000 people were killed and another 200,000 wounded. Nearly a million civilians were displaced by the war, and some never returned. Parts of Lebanon were left in ruins. The Taif Agreement has still not been implemented in full and Lebanon's political system continues to be divided along sectarian lines.
- published: 21 Feb 2015
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Syrian envoy in Moscow for talks on Lebanon withdrawal
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- Duration: 2:40
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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SHOTLIST
1. Exteriors of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
2. Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov enters, shakes hands, embraces with Syri...
SHOTLIST
1. Exteriors of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
2. Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov enters, shakes hands, embraces with Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem
3. Cutaway press
4. Wideshot ministers sit down
5. Cutaway press
6. Wideshot Mouallem and officials
7. Wideshot talks
8. Closeup Mouallem
9. Wideshot talks
10. Widehsot Lavrov and Mouallem approach press
11. Cutaway press
12. SOUNDBITE ( Russian) Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
'''' We are satisfied that Syria, taking into consideration present circumstances and UN Security Council Resolution 1559, plans to take steps, which we understood will soon be revealed, in order to fulfil the Taif accord and Resolution 1559.''''
13. Cutaway press
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Walid Mouallem , Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister
''''I took with me (to Russia) definite plans for Syria that fulfil the Taif agreement and which are laid out in accordance with our great respect for international law and all its resolutions, including Resolution 1559. I think that you will soon hear details of this plan for an agreement between Syria and Lebanon.''''
15. Cutaway press
16. Wideshot Lavrov and Mouallem leave
17. Wideshot Foreign Ministry exterior
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Walid Mouallem, Syria Deputy Foreign Minister
'''' I can tell you only that we are going to fulfil the Taif accord within the frame of our respect to Security Council Resolution 1559.''''
19. Midshot Mouallem gets into car
STORYLINE:
A top Syrian envoy who visited Moscow on Friday to discuss a U.N. resolution urging Syria to pull out of Lebanon said his country would fulfill an earlier pledge to redeploy its troops, but refused to give a timetable.
Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who reaffirmed that the troops should leave Lebanon in line with September''s United Nations Security Council''s resolution.
Russia''s call on Syria to pull out its 15,000 troops from Lebanon added to mounting international pressure on Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce a pullback of troops to eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, but not a full withdrawal in a speech before parliament on Saturday, the Lebanese defense minister said Friday.
Mouallem said he told Lavrov about specific action plan in line with the 1989 Taif accord, an Arab-brokered agreement which calls for a redeployment of the Syrian forces to eastern Lebanon and eventually a full withdrawal. But he wouldn''t comment on a timetable or give any further details.
"You will hear details of this plan soon agreed between the leaders of Syria and Lebanon," he said.
Lavrov said that during their talks Mouallem "confirmed Syria''s intention to respect the Taif agreement and the U.N resolution." "The U.N resolutin calls for the withdarwal of troops but it doesn''t specify a timetable," he added.
Earlier this week, Lavrov told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the withdrawal must be conducted in a way that doesn''t break the "fragile balance in Lebanon."
Syrian troops entered Lebanon as peacekeepers in 1976, a year after the country''s civil war began. But they became involved in the conflict, and when the war ended in 1990, Syria was the undisputed power broker of its western neighbor. In recent years, Syria has withdrawn about 10,000 troops in stages. Several thousand were pulled out after the U.N. resolution.
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SHOTLIST
1. Exteriors of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
2. Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov enters, shakes hands, embraces with Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem
3. Cutaway press
4. Wideshot ministers sit down
5. Cutaway press
6. Wideshot Mouallem and officials
7. Wideshot talks
8. Closeup Mouallem
9. Wideshot talks
10. Widehsot Lavrov and Mouallem approach press
11. Cutaway press
12. SOUNDBITE ( Russian) Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister
'''' We are satisfied that Syria, taking into consideration present circumstances and UN Security Council Resolution 1559, plans to take steps, which we understood will soon be revealed, in order to fulfil the Taif accord and Resolution 1559.''''
13. Cutaway press
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Walid Mouallem , Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister
''''I took with me (to Russia) definite plans for Syria that fulfil the Taif agreement and which are laid out in accordance with our great respect for international law and all its resolutions, including Resolution 1559. I think that you will soon hear details of this plan for an agreement between Syria and Lebanon.''''
15. Cutaway press
16. Wideshot Lavrov and Mouallem leave
17. Wideshot Foreign Ministry exterior
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Walid Mouallem, Syria Deputy Foreign Minister
'''' I can tell you only that we are going to fulfil the Taif accord within the frame of our respect to Security Council Resolution 1559.''''
19. Midshot Mouallem gets into car
STORYLINE:
A top Syrian envoy who visited Moscow on Friday to discuss a U.N. resolution urging Syria to pull out of Lebanon said his country would fulfill an earlier pledge to redeploy its troops, but refused to give a timetable.
Syria''s Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who reaffirmed that the troops should leave Lebanon in line with September''s United Nations Security Council''s resolution.
Russia''s call on Syria to pull out its 15,000 troops from Lebanon added to mounting international pressure on Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce a pullback of troops to eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, but not a full withdrawal in a speech before parliament on Saturday, the Lebanese defense minister said Friday.
Mouallem said he told Lavrov about specific action plan in line with the 1989 Taif accord, an Arab-brokered agreement which calls for a redeployment of the Syrian forces to eastern Lebanon and eventually a full withdrawal. But he wouldn''t comment on a timetable or give any further details.
"You will hear details of this plan soon agreed between the leaders of Syria and Lebanon," he said.
Lavrov said that during their talks Mouallem "confirmed Syria''s intention to respect the Taif agreement and the U.N resolution." "The U.N resolutin calls for the withdarwal of troops but it doesn''t specify a timetable," he added.
Earlier this week, Lavrov told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the withdrawal must be conducted in a way that doesn''t break the "fragile balance in Lebanon."
Syrian troops entered Lebanon as peacekeepers in 1976, a year after the country''s civil war began. But they became involved in the conflict, and when the war ended in 1990, Syria was the undisputed power broker of its western neighbor. In recent years, Syria has withdrawn about 10,000 troops in stages. Several thousand were pulled out after the U.N. resolution.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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UN envoy says Syria to withdraw by April 30
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- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
- views: 1
SHOTLIST
1. UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"The government of Syria, through Pres...
SHOTLIST
1. UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"The government of Syria, through President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa, has informed me today that Syria has, as a first step, redeployed all its troops in Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley consistent with the understanding reached on the 12th of March, 2005. In addition, I have been informed that Syria has withdrawn four-thousand troops into Syria. Furthermore, I have been informed that Syrian security offices in Beirut have been closed. Foreign Minister Sharaa has also informed me that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely at the latest by 30th of April, 2005."
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"This commitment implies that all security forces and equipment would have been withdrawn from Lebanon in the spirit of the Taif Agreement and in full consistence with Security Council Resolution 1559. In this context the government of Syria has agreed with me that subject to the acceptance by the Lebanese authorities a UN verification team would be dispatched to verify the full Syrian military and intelligence withdrawal."
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian Foreign Minister:
"I would like to note here that firstly I agree with Mr Larsen's statement. Secondly, that the total Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon means that Syria has fulfilled its part, according to the resolution 1559, and that the historical relationship has various cultural, economical, social and security dimensions. These relations, based on nationalistic feelings, cannot be cancelled by the withdrawal of forces or by inciting the severance of Syrian and Lebanese ties. And Mr Larsen's statement has emphasised that Lebanon's security is part of Syria's security and the close ties between the two countries."
5. Pull out to wide shot of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Syrian government has promised to remove all its troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon by April 30, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syria's president and foreign minister in Damascus on Sunday.
The withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where they have been stationed since 1976, was demanded by a United Nations resolution last year, which also called on Syria to end its influence in Lebanese politics.
In a statement, Roed-Larsen said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa informed him that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely by April 30, at the latest.
The UN will send a verification team to monitor the full withdrawal if Lebanese authorities accept, Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad and al-Sharaa.
Roed-Larsen said the Syrian commitment implies all its security forces will be withdrawn in line with the 1989 Taif agreement, which paved the way for the end of the 1975-90 Lebanese civil war, and September's UN Security Council resolution 1559.
The resolution demanded the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where thousands of forces have been based since 1976, and an end to Syrian influence in Lebanese politics.
Lebanese officials weren't immediately available for comment on whether they would accept the UN verification team, but it's unlikely Lebanon's pro-Syrian government would object if Damascus and the United Nations agreed to it.
Al-Sharaa praised Roed-Larsen saying the withdrawal would help to improve the climate in the Middle East.
The Syrian foreign minister, speaking at a joint news conference, said that by its full withdrawal from Lebanon, Syria would have implemented its UN resolution 1559 requirements.
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SHOTLIST
1. UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen walks into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"The government of Syria, through President Assad and Foreign Minister Sharaa, has informed me today that Syria has, as a first step, redeployed all its troops in Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley consistent with the understanding reached on the 12th of March, 2005. In addition, I have been informed that Syria has withdrawn four-thousand troops into Syria. Furthermore, I have been informed that Syrian security offices in Beirut have been closed. Foreign Minister Sharaa has also informed me that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely at the latest by 30th of April, 2005."
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"This commitment implies that all security forces and equipment would have been withdrawn from Lebanon in the spirit of the Taif Agreement and in full consistence with Security Council Resolution 1559. In this context the government of Syria has agreed with me that subject to the acceptance by the Lebanese authorities a UN verification team would be dispatched to verify the full Syrian military and intelligence withdrawal."
4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Farouk al-Sharaa, Syrian Foreign Minister:
"I would like to note here that firstly I agree with Mr Larsen's statement. Secondly, that the total Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon means that Syria has fulfilled its part, according to the resolution 1559, and that the historical relationship has various cultural, economical, social and security dimensions. These relations, based on nationalistic feelings, cannot be cancelled by the withdrawal of forces or by inciting the severance of Syrian and Lebanese ties. And Mr Larsen's statement has emphasised that Lebanon's security is part of Syria's security and the close ties between the two countries."
5. Pull out to wide shot of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Syrian government has promised to remove all its troops and intelligence agents from Lebanon by April 30, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syria's president and foreign minister in Damascus on Sunday.
The withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where they have been stationed since 1976, was demanded by a United Nations resolution last year, which also called on Syria to end its influence in Lebanese politics.
In a statement, Roed-Larsen said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa informed him that all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely by April 30, at the latest.
The UN will send a verification team to monitor the full withdrawal if Lebanese authorities accept, Roed-Larsen said after meeting Syrian President Bashar Assad and al-Sharaa.
Roed-Larsen said the Syrian commitment implies all its security forces will be withdrawn in line with the 1989 Taif agreement, which paved the way for the end of the 1975-90 Lebanese civil war, and September's UN Security Council resolution 1559.
The resolution demanded the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, where thousands of forces have been based since 1976, and an end to Syrian influence in Lebanese politics.
Lebanese officials weren't immediately available for comment on whether they would accept the UN verification team, but it's unlikely Lebanon's pro-Syrian government would object if Damascus and the United Nations agreed to it.
Al-Sharaa praised Roed-Larsen saying the withdrawal would help to improve the climate in the Middle East.
The Syrian foreign minister, speaking at a joint news conference, said that by its full withdrawal from Lebanon, Syria would have implemented its UN resolution 1559 requirements.
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Various - Border
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- Duration: 1:46
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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STORY: BORDER
LOCATION: YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA/FRANCE
DATE: FILE/15 JANUARY 1995
DURATION: 1.46
T/I: 10:23:30
Saleh in Paris ...
STORY: BORDER
LOCATION: YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA/FRANCE
DATE: FILE/15 JANUARY 1995
DURATION: 1.46
T/I: 10:23:30
Saleh in Paris as Saudi border tensions rise Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday (15/1) arrived in Paris for a three-day visit amid rising tensions on his country's border with Saudi Arabia. It was the Yemeni leader's first stop on a European tour expected to include the Netherlands and Germany. Saleh flew to France from Cairo, where Egyptian officials said he had briefed President Hosni Mubarak on Yemen's fraught relations with its powerful Saudi neighbour. There have been unconfirmed reports that Yemen and Saudi Arabia were reinforcing their troops along the disputed border. Saleh, whose forces last year defeated southern separatists in a civil war, was greeted at Orly airport by Health Minister Simone Veil and a military honour guard. He was scheduled to meet President Francois Mitterrand, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and UNESCO director-general Federico Mayor on Monday. Tensions between oil giant Saudi Arabia and neighbour Yemen are a throwback to a 60-year-old territorial dispute. Political sources in Sanaa said mutual suspicion between the Yemen and Saudi Arabia, boosted by disagreement since the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, had apparently blocked what could have been a smooth renewal last year of a 1934 border agreement. They said that meant the de facto frontiers, set up by the so-called Taif agreement of 1934, have been in legal limbo since the New Year.
SHOWS:
(YEMEN BORDER, FILE) WS two northern bases inside southern Yemen near town of Laudar. Main highway leading to oil fields. Home in Laudar which was seized by northern troops. Northern soldiers in control of the area. CU soldier. Home overlooking valley. (SAUDI ARABIA, FILE) Saudi troops on training exercises heading for plane. VS Saudi Air Force patrolling. (PARIS, FRANCE 15/1) Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh walking along red carpet. Saleh shaking hands with Arab ambassadors and Yemenis living in France.
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STORY: BORDER
LOCATION: YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA/FRANCE
DATE: FILE/15 JANUARY 1995
DURATION: 1.46
T/I: 10:23:30
Saleh in Paris as Saudi border tensions rise Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday (15/1) arrived in Paris for a three-day visit amid rising tensions on his country's border with Saudi Arabia. It was the Yemeni leader's first stop on a European tour expected to include the Netherlands and Germany. Saleh flew to France from Cairo, where Egyptian officials said he had briefed President Hosni Mubarak on Yemen's fraught relations with its powerful Saudi neighbour. There have been unconfirmed reports that Yemen and Saudi Arabia were reinforcing their troops along the disputed border. Saleh, whose forces last year defeated southern separatists in a civil war, was greeted at Orly airport by Health Minister Simone Veil and a military honour guard. He was scheduled to meet President Francois Mitterrand, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and UNESCO director-general Federico Mayor on Monday. Tensions between oil giant Saudi Arabia and neighbour Yemen are a throwback to a 60-year-old territorial dispute. Political sources in Sanaa said mutual suspicion between the Yemen and Saudi Arabia, boosted by disagreement since the 1990-91 Gulf crisis, had apparently blocked what could have been a smooth renewal last year of a 1934 border agreement. They said that meant the de facto frontiers, set up by the so-called Taif agreement of 1934, have been in legal limbo since the New Year.
SHOWS:
(YEMEN BORDER, FILE) WS two northern bases inside southern Yemen near town of Laudar. Main highway leading to oil fields. Home in Laudar which was seized by northern troops. Northern soldiers in control of the area. CU soldier. Home overlooking valley. (SAUDI ARABIA, FILE) Saudi troops on training exercises heading for plane. VS Saudi Air Force patrolling. (PARIS, FRANCE 15/1) Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh walking along red carpet. Saleh shaking hands with Arab ambassadors and Yemenis living in France.
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+4:3 New president will face severe challenges when he is chosen on Wednesday
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- Duration: 2:29
- Updated: 03 Aug 2015
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Lebanese legislators were due to convene on Wednesday to elect a new president, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote for the...
Lebanese legislators were due to convene on Wednesday to elect a new president, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote for the country's top Christian post amid regional unrest.
The meeting is expected to be the first in several attempts to elect a president before President Michel Suleiman's six-year term expires on May 25.
Suleiman has said he will not seek re-election but few candidates have announced their race to the presidency.
Samir Geagea, a former Christian warlord and leader of a rightwing, fiercely anti-Hezbollah political party, is the only politician to have officially put forward his candidacy.
Geagea announced a broad campaign platform stressing the state's monopoly on the use of force, implementing the constitution and restoring the authority of the government.
He is highly unlikely to secure the backing of the majority of parliament's 128 members.
Nadine Moussa, an independent activist for civil society, said in a new conference on Tuesday that she had wide support from all sections of Lebanese society.
Other candidates, including former army commander Michel Aoun, have said they are prepared to take the post if consensus for their candidacy is reached.
A new Lebanese president faces massive security and economic challenges, most of them related to the spillover from the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.
But the country's leaders are deeply split along sectarian and ideological lines with one camp supportive of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the other supportive of the rebels fighting to oust him.
According to Lebanon's sectarian-based power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the parliament speaker a Shiite Muslim.
Failure to agree on a consensus president could make things harder for the government at a crucial time while it struggles with sectarian violence and an influx of over a million Syrian refugees.
Any candidate must secure at least two thirds of lawmakers' votes to become president, a position that is much coveted but has lost some of its significance in recent years.
The Taif Agreement which ended the 1975-90 civil war stripped the Lebanese president of some powers in favour of the prime minister.
Lebanese elections are traditionally influenced by international and regional actors and presidents get elected only after securing the necessary consensus among Lebanon's perpetually feuding politicians.
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wn.com/4 3 New President Will Face Severe Challenges When He Is Chosen On Wednesday
Lebanese legislators were due to convene on Wednesday to elect a new president, kicking off what is expected to be a lengthy and fiercely contested vote for the country's top Christian post amid regional unrest.
The meeting is expected to be the first in several attempts to elect a president before President Michel Suleiman's six-year term expires on May 25.
Suleiman has said he will not seek re-election but few candidates have announced their race to the presidency.
Samir Geagea, a former Christian warlord and leader of a rightwing, fiercely anti-Hezbollah political party, is the only politician to have officially put forward his candidacy.
Geagea announced a broad campaign platform stressing the state's monopoly on the use of force, implementing the constitution and restoring the authority of the government.
He is highly unlikely to secure the backing of the majority of parliament's 128 members.
Nadine Moussa, an independent activist for civil society, said in a new conference on Tuesday that she had wide support from all sections of Lebanese society.
Other candidates, including former army commander Michel Aoun, have said they are prepared to take the post if consensus for their candidacy is reached.
A new Lebanese president faces massive security and economic challenges, most of them related to the spillover from the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.
But the country's leaders are deeply split along sectarian and ideological lines with one camp supportive of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the other supportive of the rebels fighting to oust him.
According to Lebanon's sectarian-based power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the parliament speaker a Shiite Muslim.
Failure to agree on a consensus president could make things harder for the government at a crucial time while it struggles with sectarian violence and an influx of over a million Syrian refugees.
Any candidate must secure at least two thirds of lawmakers' votes to become president, a position that is much coveted but has lost some of its significance in recent years.
The Taif Agreement which ended the 1975-90 civil war stripped the Lebanese president of some powers in favour of the prime minister.
Lebanese elections are traditionally influenced by international and regional actors and presidents get elected only after securing the necessary consensus among Lebanon's perpetually feuding politicians.
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Syrian troops in valley, vox pops, headlines
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- Duration: 2:10
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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Bekaa Valley
1. Wide shot of Bekaa Valley
2. Various of traffic passing Syrian intelligence checkpoint in Bekaa Valley
3. Syrian anti-aircraft position on to...
Bekaa Valley
1. Wide shot of Bekaa Valley
2. Various of traffic passing Syrian intelligence checkpoint in Bekaa Valley
3. Syrian anti-aircraft position on top of a hill in Bekaa Valley
4. Syrian soldiers lined up in the early morning on top of hill
Beirut
5. Beirut street
6. Wide shot of people next to newspaper stand
7. People reading newspapers
8. Mid shot newspaper
9. Mid shot newspaper stand
10. Close up newspaper with headline reading ''''Assad announces today Syria''s new plan for Lebanon''''
11. Piles of newspapers
12. Wide shot of the mosque where assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was buried, with tents in front
13. Close up two balloons, one with Lebanese flag, the other with ''''the truth'''' written on it in Arabic
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop:
''''I expect Bashar al-Assad to withdraw all of his troops and his intelligence personnel from Lebanon as soon as possible and we promise him in front, of course, of the whole of international public opinion that we are to be staying here in the civilised fight against the very uncivilised Syrian regime and off course their puppet representatives in Lebanon.''''
15. Lebanese security in the street of Beirut
STORYLINE:
Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce he''ll be pulling back Syrian troops in Lebanon closer to the Syrian border.
US President George W. Bush has rejected anything but a full withdrawal as insufficient.
Assad''s announcement, expected to be made during a speech to his parliament on Saturday , is seen as a bid to ease increasing Arab and US-led international pressure over the presence of 15,000 Syrian troops in Lebanon and the risk of isolation.
His unscheduled speech comes after another rough week, beginning with the resignation of his allied government in Lebanon and ending with the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah telling him face-to-face to get all his forces out of Lebanon quickly.
Lebanese Defence Minister Abdul-Rahim Murad - a member of the pro-Syria government, which remains in place as a caretaker - said Assad was expected to announce "a redeployment to the Bekaa region" in eastern Lebanon.
Past redeployments, particularly since 2000, have seen some Syrian troops return.
But Murad said Assad wants to keep some troops here long-term and conduct a complete removal after negotiating with Lebanon''s governments in line with the 1989 Arab-brokered agreement, the Taif Accord.
The Taif agreement calls for Syria to pull its troops in Lebanon back to the border, then for the two countries to negotiate their withdrawal.
Bush dismissed redeployment alone as a "half-measure," while Arab leaders would likely be unsatisfied by such a move.
Bush wants Syria''s troops and its intelligence agents out of Lebanon by May, when Lebanese parliament elections are to be held.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are leading Arab efforts to get Syria to go beyond a redeployment and quickly remove all troops.
Syria also faces pressure from Lebanon''s opposition, which forced the resignation of the pro-Damascus government this week with a giant protest by 25,000 people, fuelled by anger over the February 14 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Many Lebanese blame Syria and the Lebanese government in the killing. Both deny involvement.
Syrian troops are currently based in central Lebanese mountains overlooking Beirut and in northwestern regions.
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Bekaa Valley
1. Wide shot of Bekaa Valley
2. Various of traffic passing Syrian intelligence checkpoint in Bekaa Valley
3. Syrian anti-aircraft position on top of a hill in Bekaa Valley
4. Syrian soldiers lined up in the early morning on top of hill
Beirut
5. Beirut street
6. Wide shot of people next to newspaper stand
7. People reading newspapers
8. Mid shot newspaper
9. Mid shot newspaper stand
10. Close up newspaper with headline reading ''''Assad announces today Syria''s new plan for Lebanon''''
11. Piles of newspapers
12. Wide shot of the mosque where assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was buried, with tents in front
13. Close up two balloons, one with Lebanese flag, the other with ''''the truth'''' written on it in Arabic
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop:
''''I expect Bashar al-Assad to withdraw all of his troops and his intelligence personnel from Lebanon as soon as possible and we promise him in front, of course, of the whole of international public opinion that we are to be staying here in the civilised fight against the very uncivilised Syrian regime and off course their puppet representatives in Lebanon.''''
15. Lebanese security in the street of Beirut
STORYLINE:
Syrian President Bashar Assad is expected to announce he''ll be pulling back Syrian troops in Lebanon closer to the Syrian border.
US President George W. Bush has rejected anything but a full withdrawal as insufficient.
Assad''s announcement, expected to be made during a speech to his parliament on Saturday , is seen as a bid to ease increasing Arab and US-led international pressure over the presence of 15,000 Syrian troops in Lebanon and the risk of isolation.
His unscheduled speech comes after another rough week, beginning with the resignation of his allied government in Lebanon and ending with the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah telling him face-to-face to get all his forces out of Lebanon quickly.
Lebanese Defence Minister Abdul-Rahim Murad - a member of the pro-Syria government, which remains in place as a caretaker - said Assad was expected to announce "a redeployment to the Bekaa region" in eastern Lebanon.
Past redeployments, particularly since 2000, have seen some Syrian troops return.
But Murad said Assad wants to keep some troops here long-term and conduct a complete removal after negotiating with Lebanon''s governments in line with the 1989 Arab-brokered agreement, the Taif Accord.
The Taif agreement calls for Syria to pull its troops in Lebanon back to the border, then for the two countries to negotiate their withdrawal.
Bush dismissed redeployment alone as a "half-measure," while Arab leaders would likely be unsatisfied by such a move.
Bush wants Syria''s troops and its intelligence agents out of Lebanon by May, when Lebanese parliament elections are to be held.
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are leading Arab efforts to get Syria to go beyond a redeployment and quickly remove all troops.
Syria also faces pressure from Lebanon''s opposition, which forced the resignation of the pro-Damascus government this week with a giant protest by 25,000 people, fuelled by anger over the February 14 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Many Lebanese blame Syria and the Lebanese government in the killing. Both deny involvement.
Syrian troops are currently based in central Lebanese mountains overlooking Beirut and in northwestern regions.
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Inside the Lebanese Army
Lebanon gained its independence from France on November 22, 1943. In 1944, the Lebanese government started negotiations with the French authorities on the st......
Lebanon gained its independence from France on November 22, 1943. In 1944, the Lebanese government started negotiations with the French authorities on the st...
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UN envoy Roed-Larsen and Annan's special envoy give press conference
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- Duration: 3:03
- Updated: 24 Jul 2015
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1. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special adviser Vijay Nambiar, UN chief spokesman in Lebanon Khaled Mansour and UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at news...
1. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special adviser Vijay Nambiar, UN chief spokesman in Lebanon Khaled Mansour and UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at news conference
2. Wide of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"Ambassador Nambiar and myself have been dispatched by the Secretary General of the United Nations to Lebanon and Israel as a part of his preparation for his reports to the Security Council as called for in Security Council Resolution 1701. This resolution will be presented to the Security Council within nineteen days. The report will have at its score the criteria for the implementation of this Security Council resolution, and needless to say, such a report will be of crucial importance for the national interests of Lebanon, of Israel, and with the consequences for the rest of the region, and also of course, of paramount importance for the stability of the whole region."
4. Close up of Khaled Mansour's nameplate
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"Ambassador Nambiar and myself, at the instruction of the (UN) Secretary General (Kofi Annan) have based all our conversations here on the assumption that there have to be found national solutions for all the complicated issues we just touched upon in Security Council Resolution 1701. This also is our hope and we have impressed on all our interlocutors, should be reached through a national unity in Lebanon, building on the experiences from the Taif agreement which ended the civil war in Lebanon but also building on the letter and spirit of that agreement."
6. Wide of news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"I'm pleased to announce to you that the Prime Minister of Lebanon has accepted a suggestion from the United Nations to set up a high level mechanism which will be comprised of the Prime Minister, the Minister for Defence, the Minister for the Interior, the Chief of Staff of the army and other high security officials with counterparts General (Alain) Pellegrini, (UNIFIL commander) and the Secretary General's personal representative to Lebanon, Geir Petersen, who will meet on a weekly basis in order to address all issues related to the coordination and cooperation, sharing of information etcetera, between UNIFIL and the Lebanese army."
8. Zoom out of news conference
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"This endeavour, based on national unity and national solutions, will only be possible if a determined international community stands by Lebanon, and this includes, of course, also all relevant regional actors."
10. Zoom out of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Lebanese Prime Minister has accepted a suggestion from the United Nations to set up weekly meetings to address issues related to coordination and cooperation between UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said on Sunday.
UNIFIL is the UN peacekeeping force which has for decades been stationed in southern Lebanon, and is due to be expanded exponentially by the recent UN-brokered peace deal which ended fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
The mechanism "will be comprised of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Staff of the army and other high security officials with counterparts General (Alain) Pellegrini, (UNIFIL commander) and the Secretary General personal representative to Lebanon Geir Petersen," Roed-Larsen told a news conference.
He also said that "there have to be found national solutions for all the complicated issues we just touched upon in Security Council resolution 1701."
He said full international cooperation will be required, including constructive cooperation from countries like Iran and Syria.
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1. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's special adviser Vijay Nambiar, UN chief spokesman in Lebanon Khaled Mansour and UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at news conference
2. Wide of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"Ambassador Nambiar and myself have been dispatched by the Secretary General of the United Nations to Lebanon and Israel as a part of his preparation for his reports to the Security Council as called for in Security Council Resolution 1701. This resolution will be presented to the Security Council within nineteen days. The report will have at its score the criteria for the implementation of this Security Council resolution, and needless to say, such a report will be of crucial importance for the national interests of Lebanon, of Israel, and with the consequences for the rest of the region, and also of course, of paramount importance for the stability of the whole region."
4. Close up of Khaled Mansour's nameplate
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"Ambassador Nambiar and myself, at the instruction of the (UN) Secretary General (Kofi Annan) have based all our conversations here on the assumption that there have to be found national solutions for all the complicated issues we just touched upon in Security Council Resolution 1701. This also is our hope and we have impressed on all our interlocutors, should be reached through a national unity in Lebanon, building on the experiences from the Taif agreement which ended the civil war in Lebanon but also building on the letter and spirit of that agreement."
6. Wide of news conference
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"I'm pleased to announce to you that the Prime Minister of Lebanon has accepted a suggestion from the United Nations to set up a high level mechanism which will be comprised of the Prime Minister, the Minister for Defence, the Minister for the Interior, the Chief of Staff of the army and other high security officials with counterparts General (Alain) Pellegrini, (UNIFIL commander) and the Secretary General's personal representative to Lebanon, Geir Petersen, who will meet on a weekly basis in order to address all issues related to the coordination and cooperation, sharing of information etcetera, between UNIFIL and the Lebanese army."
8. Zoom out of news conference
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, UN envoy:
"This endeavour, based on national unity and national solutions, will only be possible if a determined international community stands by Lebanon, and this includes, of course, also all relevant regional actors."
10. Zoom out of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Lebanese Prime Minister has accepted a suggestion from the United Nations to set up weekly meetings to address issues related to coordination and cooperation between UNIFIL and the Lebanese Army, UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said on Sunday.
UNIFIL is the UN peacekeeping force which has for decades been stationed in southern Lebanon, and is due to be expanded exponentially by the recent UN-brokered peace deal which ended fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
The mechanism "will be comprised of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Staff of the army and other high security officials with counterparts General (Alain) Pellegrini, (UNIFIL commander) and the Secretary General personal representative to Lebanon Geir Petersen," Roed-Larsen told a news conference.
He also said that "there have to be found national solutions for all the complicated issues we just touched upon in Security Council resolution 1701."
He said full international cooperation will be required, including constructive cooperation from countries like Iran and Syria.
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Lebanese army closes streets, anti-Syrian demo
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- Duration: 1:29
- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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1. Wide of Lebanese Army checkpoint deployed to enforce curfew in downtown Beirut
2, Lebanese soldiers standing by military vehicl...
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++Night shots++
1. Wide of Lebanese Army checkpoint deployed to enforce curfew in downtown Beirut
2, Lebanese soldiers standing by military vehicle
3. Various of military in empty streets of downtown Beirut
4. Anti-Syrian demo near Hariri''s grave in downtown Beirut
5. Wide of anti-Syrian demonstration, protestors brandishing Lebanese flags
6. Protestors marching
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roland Jabr, protestor:
"Our demands now are for the Syrian army to leave our country, to leave us alone and the full implication of the Taif agreement (which consecrated the independence of Lebanon), this agreement that should have been applicated (applied) since 1990."
8. Various of protestors marching
STORYLINE
Lebanese troops moved to downtown Beirut on Sunday to enforce a curfew ahead of a day of demonstrations demanding the withdrawal of 15,000 Syrian troops from Lebanon.
Anti-Syrian protesters vowed to go ahead with planned demonstrations despite a ban by Lebanon''s pro-Damascus government, which threatened to use force to stop rallies from taking place on Monday, setting the stage for confrontations that could inflame tensions further in this country since the February 14 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.
Fearing clashes between anti-Syrian opponents and pro-government supporters during two planned Monday demonstrations, Lebanon''s interior minister, Suleiman Franjieh, banned the protests, citing "supreme national
interests and maintaining national peace."
But protestors showed defiance to the ban on Sunday night, marching and chanting anti-Syrian slogans near the the grave where Hariri was buried in downtown Beirut.
"Our demands now are for the Syrian army to leave our country", one protestor said.
Lebanon''s Army Command later issued a statement urging citizens not to demonstrate nor gather anywhere in Beirut, especially in squares and streets surrounding the Parliament building in the capital''s downtown district from 5 a.m. (0300 GMT) Monday.
It mentioned the Martyrs'' Square where Hariri was buried in a grave near a mosque.
However, the anti-Syrian opposition rejected the ban and vowed to go ahead with Monday''s planned protest.
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++Night shots++
1. Wide of Lebanese Army checkpoint deployed to enforce curfew in downtown Beirut
2, Lebanese soldiers standing by military vehicle
3. Various of military in empty streets of downtown Beirut
4. Anti-Syrian demo near Hariri''s grave in downtown Beirut
5. Wide of anti-Syrian demonstration, protestors brandishing Lebanese flags
6. Protestors marching
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roland Jabr, protestor:
"Our demands now are for the Syrian army to leave our country, to leave us alone and the full implication of the Taif agreement (which consecrated the independence of Lebanon), this agreement that should have been applicated (applied) since 1990."
8. Various of protestors marching
STORYLINE
Lebanese troops moved to downtown Beirut on Sunday to enforce a curfew ahead of a day of demonstrations demanding the withdrawal of 15,000 Syrian troops from Lebanon.
Anti-Syrian protesters vowed to go ahead with planned demonstrations despite a ban by Lebanon''s pro-Damascus government, which threatened to use force to stop rallies from taking place on Monday, setting the stage for confrontations that could inflame tensions further in this country since the February 14 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.
Fearing clashes between anti-Syrian opponents and pro-government supporters during two planned Monday demonstrations, Lebanon''s interior minister, Suleiman Franjieh, banned the protests, citing "supreme national
interests and maintaining national peace."
But protestors showed defiance to the ban on Sunday night, marching and chanting anti-Syrian slogans near the the grave where Hariri was buried in downtown Beirut.
"Our demands now are for the Syrian army to leave our country", one protestor said.
Lebanon''s Army Command later issued a statement urging citizens not to demonstrate nor gather anywhere in Beirut, especially in squares and streets surrounding the Parliament building in the capital''s downtown district from 5 a.m. (0300 GMT) Monday.
It mentioned the Martyrs'' Square where Hariri was buried in a grave near a mosque.
However, the anti-Syrian opposition rejected the ban and vowed to go ahead with Monday''s planned protest.
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Kouchner comments on talks between feuding factions
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- Updated: 21 Jul 2015
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1. Media gathering for news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister:
"(Those who) realised this political risk w...
SHOTLIST
1. Media gathering for news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister:
"(Those who) realised this political risk were here with us and they (the Lebanese parties) reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect the foundation of the Lebanese State, its sovereignty, its independence, as well as its independence of all exterior influences. They approved, of course, and reaffirmed their attachment to the Lebanese Constitution, to the National Pact of '43, to the Taif agreement and to the army, to which they gave their full support, in particular during the current situation. They agreed to fully implement a social dialogue in the coming days, as well as the new agreements to come. The participants agreed solemnly not to use violence for political ends and to use peaceful means to resolve tensions. They highlighted the need to preserve permanent contact, to create an early warning system, to encourage dialogue with us (France) and with others - we are not the only ones to have an interest in the Lebanese dialogue."
3. Kouchner leaving
STORYLINE
Lebanon's feuding political parties met for a second day on Sunday at a chateau outside Paris for closed-door talks aimed at easing a crisis that has put Lebanon's democracy at risk of breakdown.
The talks on Saturday and Sunday at La Celle Saint Cloud, west of Paris, were organised by France with US and Iranian approval.
They were not expected to bring any breakthrough in the deadlock between the Western-backed prime minister and the Hezbollah-led opposition, but were designed simply to get the sides talking to each other.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Koucher said that during the talks, the Lebanese parties "reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect the foundation of the Lebanese State, its sovereignty, its independence, as well as its independence of all exterior influences."
"The participants agreed solemnly not to use violence for political ends and to use peaceful means to resolve tensions," added Kouchner.
The talks were the first time the 14 parties have met since a national dialogue conference in November that failed to resolve the tensions.
Since then the country's worst political crisis since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war has escalated.
Parliament and government are barely functioning. Prime Minister Fuad Saniora refuses to step down and is locked in a power struggle with the Hezbollah-led, pro-Syrian opposition.
A former colonial power, France has strong ties with some of the rival factions and hopes to use its clout to encourage dialogue.
The conference is one of the diplomatic initiatives led by the energetic new government of President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, co-founded the Nobel Prize-winning aid group Doctors Without Borders.
It is a delicate task.
Hezbollah almost backed out of the weekend talks after Sarkozy last week accused the Shiite Muslim group of carrying out terrorist acts - raising the question of how France could brand it as a terror group while simultaneously inviting it to visit.
The talks have no set agenda. Kouchner and other French diplomats were there simply to observe, not to mediate.
Nonetheless, the talks will be closely followed in Lebanon for any sign of softening positions - or failure, which would be certain to worsen the current instability.
During last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel, France was instrumental in getting the U.N. resolution for a cease-fire and fortified peacekeeping force for Lebanon.
Hezbollah is the largest single bloc in Lebanon's parliament.
The resignation of Hezbollah's two Cabinet ministers last year, along with other ministers from the pro-Syrian opposition, threw the country into its current crisis.
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SHOTLIST
1. Media gathering for news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister:
"(Those who) realised this political risk were here with us and they (the Lebanese parties) reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect the foundation of the Lebanese State, its sovereignty, its independence, as well as its independence of all exterior influences. They approved, of course, and reaffirmed their attachment to the Lebanese Constitution, to the National Pact of '43, to the Taif agreement and to the army, to which they gave their full support, in particular during the current situation. They agreed to fully implement a social dialogue in the coming days, as well as the new agreements to come. The participants agreed solemnly not to use violence for political ends and to use peaceful means to resolve tensions. They highlighted the need to preserve permanent contact, to create an early warning system, to encourage dialogue with us (France) and with others - we are not the only ones to have an interest in the Lebanese dialogue."
3. Kouchner leaving
STORYLINE
Lebanon's feuding political parties met for a second day on Sunday at a chateau outside Paris for closed-door talks aimed at easing a crisis that has put Lebanon's democracy at risk of breakdown.
The talks on Saturday and Sunday at La Celle Saint Cloud, west of Paris, were organised by France with US and Iranian approval.
They were not expected to bring any breakthrough in the deadlock between the Western-backed prime minister and the Hezbollah-led opposition, but were designed simply to get the sides talking to each other.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Koucher said that during the talks, the Lebanese parties "reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect the foundation of the Lebanese State, its sovereignty, its independence, as well as its independence of all exterior influences."
"The participants agreed solemnly not to use violence for political ends and to use peaceful means to resolve tensions," added Kouchner.
The talks were the first time the 14 parties have met since a national dialogue conference in November that failed to resolve the tensions.
Since then the country's worst political crisis since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war has escalated.
Parliament and government are barely functioning. Prime Minister Fuad Saniora refuses to step down and is locked in a power struggle with the Hezbollah-led, pro-Syrian opposition.
A former colonial power, France has strong ties with some of the rival factions and hopes to use its clout to encourage dialogue.
The conference is one of the diplomatic initiatives led by the energetic new government of President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, co-founded the Nobel Prize-winning aid group Doctors Without Borders.
It is a delicate task.
Hezbollah almost backed out of the weekend talks after Sarkozy last week accused the Shiite Muslim group of carrying out terrorist acts - raising the question of how France could brand it as a terror group while simultaneously inviting it to visit.
The talks have no set agenda. Kouchner and other French diplomats were there simply to observe, not to mediate.
Nonetheless, the talks will be closely followed in Lebanon for any sign of softening positions - or failure, which would be certain to worsen the current instability.
During last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel, France was instrumental in getting the U.N. resolution for a cease-fire and fortified peacekeeping force for Lebanon.
Hezbollah is the largest single bloc in Lebanon's parliament.
The resignation of Hezbollah's two Cabinet ministers last year, along with other ministers from the pro-Syrian opposition, threw the country into its current crisis.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
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OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية
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OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| خبر أو خبريه: إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية taef agreement and the saudi -syrian relations....
OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| خبر أو خبريه: إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية taef agreement and the saudi -syrian relations.
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OTV: Khabar aw Khabrieh| خبر أو خبريه: إتفاق الطائف والعلاقات السعودية السورية taef agreement and the saudi -syrian relations.
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Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009)
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- Duration: 2:35
- Updated: 06 Jul 2010
- views: 83
- author: WashingtonTVArchive
Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009) - Iran in the Press Thursday, 23 April 2009 Alkhaleej, UAE Washington threatening harsh sanctions if Iran refused initiati......
Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009) - Iran in the Press Thursday, 23 April 2009 Alkhaleej, UAE Washington threatening harsh sanctions if Iran refused initiati...
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Iran in the Press (April 23, 2009) - Iran in the Press Thursday, 23 April 2009 Alkhaleej, UAE Washington threatening harsh sanctions if Iran refused initiati...
- published: 27 Jan 2010
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Reconciliation, reform and resilience: Positive peace for Lebanon (Accord 24)
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- Duration: 19:47
- Updated: 10 Dec 2013
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- author: Conciliation Resources
Accord 24 editors Elizabeth Picard and Alexander Ramsbotham, and issue contributor Joseph Bahout highlight some of the key findings from their analysis of th......
Accord 24 editors Elizabeth Picard and Alexander Ramsbotham, and issue contributor Joseph Bahout highlight some of the key findings from their analysis of th...
wn.com/Reconciliation, Reform And Resilience Positive Peace For Lebanon (Accord 24)
Accord 24 editors Elizabeth Picard and Alexander Ramsbotham, and issue contributor Joseph Bahout highlight some of the key findings from their analysis of th...
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WRAP UN envoy meets Lebanese FM, comments, meets Saniora
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- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 24 Jul 2015
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1. United Nations envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry
2. Various of meeting between Larsen and Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi S...
1. United Nations envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry
2. Various of meeting between Larsen and Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh
3. Roed-Larsen and Salloukh at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, United Nations envoy to Lebanon:
"We do see that there now are huge opportunities that might be great upside for the Lebanese people and the government of Lebanon in order to continue to solidify a good democracy and to solidify the authority of the state of Lebanon on all its territory based on the Taif agreement and also on the very constructive seven-point plan of the government of Lebanon which has formed the basis of our discussion with the foreign minister here this morning."
5. Wide of news conference
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Fawzi Salloukh, Lebanese Foreign Minister:
"One of the important points of our discussion was the continued Israeli blockade on the ports and airports in Lebanon. And the delegation has promised us that it will discuss the subject during its visit to Israel. We are fully cooperating with the United Nations organisation which is the legitimate international organisation, and others (Israel) should also cooperate with this as we are doing. And we will work on fully implementing U.N Resolution 1701."
7. Terje Roed Larsen leaving news conference
8. Delegation arriving to Grand Serail, Lebanon's seat of government
9. Various of meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora
STORYLINE:
U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen has arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut to discuss the implementation of U.N. Resolution 1701 and to prepare for the upcoming visit of U.N. General-Secretary Kofi Annan.
The U.N. resolution authorised up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers to help 15,000 Lebanese troops extend their authority into south Lebanon, which has been controlled by Hezbollah, for the first time as Israel withdraws its soldiers.
The aim is to create a buffer zone free of Hezbollah fighters between the Litani River and the U.N.-drawn border, known as the Blue Line, about 18 miles (29 kilometres) to the south.
Terje-Larsen and the U.N. delegation held talks early Saturday with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh.
He said Lebanon has now a good opportunity to solidify its authority over all of its territory.
"There now are huge opportunities that might be great upside for the Lebanese people and the government of Lebanon," Terje-Larsen said
Salloukh said he discussed the continued Israeli blockade of the country's ports and airports and called on Israel to cooperate with the U.N. in implementing Resolution 1701.
"We are fully cooperating with the United Nations organisation which is the legitimate international organisation, and others (Israel) should also cooperate with this as we are doing", he said.
Israel imposed the blockades at the start of the conflict on July 12.
Following Monday's cessation of hostilities, Israeli army officials said they would maintain the air and sea blockade of Lebanon to prevent arms from reaching Hezbollah.
The U.N. delegation also met with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora later on the day.
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1. United Nations envoy Terje Roed-Larsen arriving at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry
2. Various of meeting between Larsen and Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh
3. Roed-Larsen and Salloukh at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terje Roed-Larsen, United Nations envoy to Lebanon:
"We do see that there now are huge opportunities that might be great upside for the Lebanese people and the government of Lebanon in order to continue to solidify a good democracy and to solidify the authority of the state of Lebanon on all its territory based on the Taif agreement and also on the very constructive seven-point plan of the government of Lebanon which has formed the basis of our discussion with the foreign minister here this morning."
5. Wide of news conference
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Fawzi Salloukh, Lebanese Foreign Minister:
"One of the important points of our discussion was the continued Israeli blockade on the ports and airports in Lebanon. And the delegation has promised us that it will discuss the subject during its visit to Israel. We are fully cooperating with the United Nations organisation which is the legitimate international organisation, and others (Israel) should also cooperate with this as we are doing. And we will work on fully implementing U.N Resolution 1701."
7. Terje Roed Larsen leaving news conference
8. Delegation arriving to Grand Serail, Lebanon's seat of government
9. Various of meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora
STORYLINE:
U.N. envoy Terje Roed-Larsen has arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut to discuss the implementation of U.N. Resolution 1701 and to prepare for the upcoming visit of U.N. General-Secretary Kofi Annan.
The U.N. resolution authorised up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers to help 15,000 Lebanese troops extend their authority into south Lebanon, which has been controlled by Hezbollah, for the first time as Israel withdraws its soldiers.
The aim is to create a buffer zone free of Hezbollah fighters between the Litani River and the U.N.-drawn border, known as the Blue Line, about 18 miles (29 kilometres) to the south.
Terje-Larsen and the U.N. delegation held talks early Saturday with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh.
He said Lebanon has now a good opportunity to solidify its authority over all of its territory.
"There now are huge opportunities that might be great upside for the Lebanese people and the government of Lebanon," Terje-Larsen said
Salloukh said he discussed the continued Israeli blockade of the country's ports and airports and called on Israel to cooperate with the U.N. in implementing Resolution 1701.
"We are fully cooperating with the United Nations organisation which is the legitimate international organisation, and others (Israel) should also cooperate with this as we are doing", he said.
Israel imposed the blockades at the start of the conflict on July 12.
Following Monday's cessation of hostilities, Israeli army officials said they would maintain the air and sea blockade of Lebanon to prevent arms from reaching Hezbollah.
The U.N. delegation also met with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora later on the day.
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Squabbling Politicians Push Lebanon to Sectarian Brink
Edit Huffington Post 22 Nov 2015
After the deaths of as many as 150,000 and displacement of perhaps a million civilians, the Taif Agreement ended the conflict in 1990 ... agreement with Iran, though he was cautious in his assessment ... While the Taif Agreement formally reunited Lebanon, sectarian and factional leaders retain outsize influence, even within government ministries ... The Taif Agreement rebalanced sectarian influence....
Interview with Saudi Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud: 'We Try To Learn from Our Mistakes'
Edit Spiegel Online 30 Oct 2015
In a SPIEGEL interview, Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud discusses Saudi Arabia's push for modernity, its role in the Yemeni civil war, anti-Iranian sentiment and the human rights situation in the Gulf's powerful but conservative monarchy ... SPIEGEL ... Where do you stand on this decision? ... SPIEGEL ... But the Kingdom has achieved its most remarkable successes -- such as the Taif agreement which ended the Lebanese civil war -- with diplomacy ... ....
Insight: Lebanon's rubbish crisis exposes political rot
Edit Yahoo Daily News 07 Sep 2015
By Samia Nakhoul ... As mounds of rubbish steam in the heat and humidity of the Lebanese summer, the broad-based movement of civic protest in the streets has taken aim at politicians with its campaign slogan. “You Stink” ... Bitter divisions within the Maronite Christian community mean Lebanon has been over a year without a president who, under the sectarian power-sharing 1989 Taif agreement that ended the civil war, is always a Christian....
Lebanon's rubbish crisis exposes political rot
Edit Yahoo Daily News 07 Sep 2015
By Samia Nakhoul ... As mounds of rubbish steam in the heat and humidity of the Lebanese summer, the broad-based movement of civic protest in the streets has taken aim at politicians with its campaign slogan. “You Stink” ... Bitter divisions within the Maronite Christian community mean Lebanon has been over a year without a president who, under the sectarian power-sharing 1989 Taif agreement that ended the civil war, is always a Christian....
Lebanon's Uprising Could Shake The Country's Sectarian Foundations
Edit Huffington Post 04 Sep 2015
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you...". On June 20, 2013, hundreds of Lebanese activists gathered in downtown Beirut to protest against the parliament extending its term and canceling elections ... men, women, children, the elderly -- everyone ... And that was that ... This was Lebanon in a nutshell ... This is what ended the civil war in 1990 with the Taif Agreement, a re-balancing of sectarian power structures ... ....
Will Lebanon Fall To ISIS Next?
Edit Topix 25 Aug 2015
It is hard to say what is going to happen but there is reason for concern and our domestic media is not addressing this increasingly deteriorating situation. Sectarianism In the Taif Agreement that helped bring an end to the civil war that lasted from the mid 1970s until 1990, the Lebanese constitution was rewritten so that the president is a Christian, the prime minister is a Sunni, and the speaker of the parliament is a Shiite.... ....
Meet the Pyromaniac Playboy Leading Hezbollah’s Fight in Syria
Edit The Daily Beast 03 Aug 2015
Meet Mustafa Badreddine, the pyromaniac playboy leading the Party of God’s fight in Syria ... Under the patronage of the Syrian occupation newly legitimized by the international community in the 1989 Taif Agreement, Dhu al-Faqar and his fellow “Islamic Resistance” mujahideen were about to spend some of their happiest years bringing misery and death to the 1,500 Israeli troops who would remain in south Lebanon till the year 2000.Reuters ... ....
Undeclared Division of Syria
Edit Khaama Press 14 Jun 2015
By Manish Rai. Weakened by years of war, Syria’s government appears ready for the country’s de facto partition, defending strategically important areas and leaving much of the country to rebels and jihadists ... It seemed that the division of Syria is inevitable or it’s actually has happened ... An UN-backed treaty similar to the Taif Agreement that ended Lebanon’s civil war could be way to again reunite the Syria....
The Anti-Arab Zionized Ruling Al Saud
Edit The People's Voice 13 May 2015
In 1916 the British also entered into agreement with Hussein bin Ali; the Sharif of Mecca, into what is known as Hussein/McMahon Correspondence ... The Saudis financed and armed the Lebanese Maronite Christian groups especially the Kataeb/Phalangist, started the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), and imposed the Taif Agreement that resulted into the departure of the PLO to Tunisia and the division of Lebanon into rival sectarian groups....
Rafiq Hariri tribunal: Was the former Lebanon PM's assassination the work of Syria's President Assad?
Edit The Independent 12 May 2015
Walid Jumblatt, the Lebanese Druze leader, was describing the last days of his friend, the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. “We sat in the garden, it was a summer day and it was very warm. He looked upset, angry, sad. His attitude was strange. He said that Bashar al-Assad told him ... Me too ... They wanted a return to the original end-of-civil-war Taif agreement, Jumblatt said, which called for a gradual departure of Syrian troops ... ....
A dangerous deal for the region
Edit Al Jazeera 02 Apr 2015
Netanyahu said what many in the region were thinking, Iran's ambitions go beyond just a nuclear agreement, Iran ... It is the opposite, Hezbollah invaded Syria, it has created tension in Lebanon and blocked the new appointment of a President in Lebanon in the carefully balanced sectarian politics guaranteed by Saudi Arabia in the Taif agreement of 1989....
The Saudi King Who Fought The Wrong Wars
Edit Huffington Post 01 Dec 2014
There is one man for whom Hosni Mubarak's acquittal will come as welcome relief, his friend and fellow potentate King Abdullah. Such was the Saudi King's anxiety about Mubarak that he has nudged the Egyptian military to be more active on the former dictator's behalf ... What will his legacy be? ... When the Lebanese civil war ended , it was in the Saudi city of Taif that the agreement between the warring parties was signed ... ....
Wilson’s 14 points worth another look
Edit The Japan News 10 Jul 2014
... should perhaps recall that the United States was opposed to the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement, the famous “line in the sand” that is now said to be dissolving ... After all, Lebanon was effectively partitioned during its 15-year civil war, but Lebanese national identity proved strong enough that its sovereignty was restored in the Taif Agreement of 1989....
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