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The president is widely thought to be grooming his son Gamal to succeed him. But the
46-year-old investment banker-turned-senior party leader faces some opposition within
the party and there is widespread resistance to "inheritance" of power among the public.
(Al Arabiya)
5. LEBANON / LÜBNAN
Syria and Hezbollah do not want the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) to take into
account telecommunications evidence linked to the 2005 assassination of former Prime
Minister Rafik Hariri, As-Safir newspaper reported on Tuesday.
“Any decision based on *telecom+ evidence will not be objective, considering Israel’s
infiltration of Lebanese phone networks,” the daily added.
Tension is high in Lebanon amid unconfirmed reports that the Special Tribunal for
Lebanon (STL) will soon issue an indictment in its investigation of former PM Rafik
Hariri’s 2005 assassination. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported on
November 21 that the STL has telecommunications evidence strongly linking Hezbollah
to the murder.
During a press conference last Tuesday, Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas
said Israeli penetration of Lebanon’s telecom sector is “clear and proven” and that the
state and private sectors must work together to defend the networks. (Now Lebanon)
In the event that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)’s pending indictment is issued in
December, Hezbollah will implement “field plans” it has already laid out, pro-Hezbollah
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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