STL Receives Evidences on “Israel’s” Involvement, Parliament Legislation on Top

The white smoke came out uncovering the distinction between the dawn's ray of light and dark blackness of night.

Syrian leadership said yes to dialogue while the scattered opposition in its fancy and trends have not announced a clear position.

Masks fell and what was said about hardening in the Syrian attitude was reflected in the actions of the so-called opponents.

But still the people's word was decisive.

The sreams in the Syrian Raka ecoed that chants in Deir ez Zor that mingled with those of Aleppo, Latakia and Damascus.

There and everywhere in Syria there is no place for debate. People want reform under the command of their leadership.

Damascus Accepts Arab Plan

The agreement between Syria and the Arab League (AL) Ministerial Committee on a work plan regarding the situation in Syria was announced on Wednesday evening at the AL headquarters in Cairo.

The agreed plan provided "for stopping all acts of violence from any source in protection of the Syrian citizens, releasing the people who were arrested as a result of the current events and clearing the cities and residential areas from all armed aspects."

The blueprint also included "opening the way before the relevant AL organizations and the Arab and international media to move freely all around Syria to inspect the reality of the situation and monitor the events taking place."

Calling the Syrian government to take tangible steps toward implementing its commitments, the plan added that "AL Ministerial Committee will embark on holding the necessary contacts and consultations with the government and all sections of the Syrian opposition to prepare for a national dialogue conference within two weeks of the date."

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, the head of an Arab task force on the Syrian crisis, said: "The agreement is clear and we are pleased to have reached it and we'll be more pleased when it is implemented."

Similarly, Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohammad Amr Kamel saluted Syria and its President for their wisdom.

"This will help overcome any problems that emerge on the way to carry out the .plan," he stressed

Parliament's Legislative Session

In Lebanon, parliament passed Wednesday a draft law proposed by the "Change and Reform" Bloc leader MP Michel Aoun to settle the situation of those who carry a Lebanese nationality and have fled to Occupied Palestine after the "Israeli" withdrawal in May 2000.

Under the urgent draft law, Lebanese who collaborated with the Zionist entity will be arrested by Lebanese authorities on the border upon their return and tried under Lebanese law.

As for their families, an amendment to the bill allows them to return under certain mechanisms and regulations to be stipulated later in decrees issued by the government.

The law also stipulates that the return should take place within one year of the issuance of the decrees.

"Loyalty to resistance Bloc" MP Nawwaf Musawi, endorsed the draft law, adding that he relied on the "patriotism of Aoun to cement the patriotic feelings of returnees."

Berri -Siniora's Meeting

House Speaker Nabih Berri hailed the parliament's accomplishments describing "Wednesday's session" as "productive."

In an interview with "as-Safir" Lebanese newspaper, Berri stressed that "most of the draft laws that were on the legislature's agenda were adopted."

At the side of the legislative session, a meeting was held between Berri and "Future Bloc" head Foad Siniora.
Berri told "as-Safir" that he discussed with Saniora the possibility of "Future" movement's participation in the national dialogue.

"Saniora needs time before giving his final answer," Berri said.

Siniora told "an-Nahar" daily that the meeting was "good and aimed at cooperation on condition of not having things remain limited to talking."

He also explained that the meeting addressed two issues, the first one being of a financial nature whereas the second pertains to Speaker Berri's dialogue initiative.
Key official sources asserted to "an-Nahar" that the government made a clear decision to hold intensive sessions as of November 11 in order to discuss and adopt the new draft electoral law.

Bellmare Sick, STL "Israel's" Evidence

At the Special Tribunal for Lebanon level, Prosecutor Judge Daniel Bellemare is suffering from an advanced stage of diabetes, the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Thursday.

Bellemare has isolated himself in a room in Canada away from the people's sight over his "serious illness," it said.

"Some officials are urging head of U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Patricia O'Brien to look for a successor for Bellemare, if his health condition deteriorated more," the sources said.

For its part, "al-Akhbar" Lebanese newspaper that "an official memorandum was handed to the court asserting that "Israel" is involved in the assassination of former PM Rafiq al-Hariri.

According to "al-Akhbar", the lawyer Marwan Dalal, who previously worked in the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, submitted a memo to the Pre-Trial Judge in the STL, Daniel Fransen, citing a documented information about the possible involvement of "Israeli" intelligence (Mossad) and its former head Meir Dagan, in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005.