BBC Monitoring Headlines From Pan-Arab TV 1 July 05
The following is a selection of Pan-Arab TV headlines from bulletins broadcast at 0400 and 0500 gmt on 1 July:
Al-Alam 0400: Israelis and Palestinians deny kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claims to be holding soldiers and threatens to kill them … Islamic Jihad expresses doubts about Israeli intentions to withdraw from Gaza Strip … Quartet representative says Palestinian-Israeli coordination on Gaza withdrawal going well … US Security Council tells Lebanese government to exert full control over its territories after clashes in south with Israel … New Lebanese Prime Minister Fu’ad Sinyurah appointed … Released Islamist leader Hasan al-Turabi criticizes Sudanese constitution … Sudanese president says emergency laws to be repealed in most areas … US says it will investigate alleged links of new Iranian president to 1979 kidnapping of US embassy staff … Gunmen kill four associates of Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubay’i, policemen killed, one injured in Ba’qubah … US army recovers bodies after Taleban downs helicopter in Afghanistan … Sanaa meeting of foreign ministers of Organization of the Islamic Conference concludes.
Al-Arabiya TV 0500: US freezes financial assets of two leading Syrian officials in former Lebanese security apparatus, Syria asks for clarification … New Lebanese Prime Minister Fu’ad Sinyurah appointed … Morocco and Spain request UN intervention to solve Western Sahara issue … Fatah Central Committee meets in Jordan … Release of Sudanese Islamist leader Al-Turabi, jailed for alleged coup attempt.
Al-Jazeera 0400: US freezes assets of two former Syrian intelligence chiefs in Lebanon; Interior Minister Ghazi Kan’an and Rustam al-Ghazali … Fatah Central Committee meets in Ammam to discuss anticipated Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip and northern West Bank … Two Israeli soldiers reportedly returned by Palestinian forces, authorities deny their kidnapping … Sudanese opposition leader Al-Turabi condemns government, constitution following release … US army locates bodies after Afghanistan helicopter crash … George Bush comments on suspicions of new Iranian president’s role in 1979 kidnapping of US embassy staff … US troops make 13 arrests in western Iraq … Lebanese president charges Fu’ad Sinyurah with forming new government … Reactions by both sides to clashes on Lebanon-Israel borders … French president visits future site for nuclear fusion installation.
LBC SAT 0500: New Lebanese Prime Minister Fu’ad Sinyurah appointed … UN Security Council calls for Lebanon to take full control of its territories and stop actions of militias … Syria criticizes US’s asset-freezing of two leading officials on terrorism charges.
Sources: As listed