BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV Headlines 4 June 07

AL-ARABIYA TV 0400 GMT: One Lebanese soldier killed in two-hour armed clash between Lebanese army, Jund al-Sham group at northern entrance to Ayn al-Hulwah refugee camp \ PLO spokesman in Lebanon says Palestinians will not be spark for new war in Lebanon \ Armed clashes in Ayn al-Hulwah follow Lebanese army advances into Nahr al- Barid refugee camp \ Situation calm this morning in Nahr al-Barid, no shelling, gunfire \. Lebanese Druze leader attends funeral of soldier killed in Nahr al-Barid fighting \ US army says 16 of its soldiers killed during previous 48 hours \ Iraqi Sunni Arab politician says present government unable to create real reconciliation \ Iranian president says countdown begun to decline of Israel \ Palestinian Hamas military wing says it fired eight mortar bombs on Israeli settlements in northern Gaza \ Israeli premier says air strikes on Gaza will continue \ Russian president says his country will direct its missiles towards Europe if US continues with missile shield plans.

AL-JAZEERA TV 0400 GMT: Armed clashes between Lebanese army, Jund al-Sham group at Ayn al-Hulwah refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon \ Palestinian factions at Ayn al-Hulwah refugee camp intercede to stop fighting between two sides \ Sporadic armed clashes in Nahr al-Barid refugee camp between Lebanese army, Fatah al-Islam group \ Lebanese Druze leader likens violence against Lebanese army to Israeli attack on Lebanon \ Lebanese opposition figure accuses Arab, Western intelligence agencies of being behind violence \ Fatah al-Islam deputy-leader in telephone call to Al- Jazeera denies reports of his death \ Palestinian Hamas denies it agreed to Lebanese army attack on Nahr al-Barid refugee camp, calls for political settlement to conflict \ Palestinians from Nahr al- Barid flee to other refuge camps in Lebanon \ Egypt releases 130 members of Islamic Jihad following issuance of apology by two of group’s prominent leaders \ Al-Qa’idah in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb releases video of attacks on Algerian security forces \ Russian president says his country may direct its missiles towards Europe if US implements missile shield programme \ US army says 14 of its soldiers killed in attacks in Iraq \ Iraqi police discover 44 unidentified bodies \ Iraqi president says he briefed US president on Iraqi government’s negotiations with insurgents \ Somali prime minister blames Al-Qa’idah for assassination attempt \ US launches air strikes on suspected Al-Qa’idah position in Somalia \ Iranian president warns Israel against attack on Lebanon \ Four Israeli soldiers wounded by rocket attack in northern Gaza \ Helicopter crash in Sierra Leone kills Togolese sports minister \ Al-Jazeera reports on Egyptian veterans of 1967 war.

AL-ALAM TV 0500 GMT: Lebanese army says one of its soldiers killed in armed clashes in Ayn al-Hulwah refugee camp with Jund al- Sham group \ Palestinian Fatah say it is mobilizing fighters to stop further attacks on Lebanese army in Ayn al-Hulwah \ Lebanese army says it has created security cordon around Nahr al-Barid refugee camp \ US army says 14 of its soldiers killed across Iraq \US Democratic Party presidential candidates criticize incumbent president’s handling of Iraq war \ Russian president says his country’s missiles will be directed at Europe if US implements missile shield plan, holds US responsible for possible arms race \ Iranian president warns Israel “it will be pulled out from its roots” if it commits any mistake in the region, says Iranian people will not back down on nuclear rights \ Hamas deputy political bureau chief speaks positively of talks with Fatah held in Cairo, says document will be drawn up on matters agreed \ Renewed clashes between rioters, Bahraini police following spate of arrests \ Somali prime minister survives assassination attempt \ Demonstrations continue in Germany’s Rostock against G8 meeting \ Helicopter crash in Sierra Leone kills 22 \ Eighteenth anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s passing.

SYRIAN TV 0430 GMT: Syrian prime minister holds meeting with services committee \ Renewed clashes between Lebanese army, militants in Nahr al-Barid refugee camp \ Lebanese army advance in Nahr al-Barid, control main road through refugee camp \Lebanese army says one of its officers “martyred”, eight militants killed in latest fighting, \ Militants clash with Lebanese army in Ayn al- Hulwah refugee camp \ Lebanese Nasserite MP blames “illegitimate” government for fostering Fatah al-Islam group, plotting with US, Israel to cause chaos in Lebanon \ Lebanese Shi’i religious leader warns of escalating violence \ Lebanese Shi’i MP says there will be constitutional vacuum in Lebanon if new president is not elected \ Israeli forces attack Gaza \ Palestinians continue internal discussions “to put house in order” \ US army in Iraq announces death of 14 of its soldiers \ US soldiers says it launches helicopter attack on missile launch site in Baghdad’s Al-Sadr City, killed four militants \ Retired US general says his country will not win in Iraq, blames poor leadership.

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