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Tamraz witness forgets facts
The endurical military court resumed on July 16 the trial of fugitive Lebanese-American businessman Roger Tamraz and three alleged accomplices on charges of passport fraud in 1987.
Lebanon, Local, 7/18/1997

Marriage law reform for equality and interfaith
Sweeping changes to existing marriage laws were proposed on July 16 by
Beirut MP Ghassan Matar in a bid to narrow the gap between men and
women in society and allow for wedlock across the confessional divides.
Lebanon, Culture, 7/18/1997

Two Lebanese hurt in rocket attack
Two Lebanese civilians were wounded on July 15 when the Iranian-backed Hezbullah fired Katyusha rockets at the Israeli-occupied border zone in South Lebanon, he added.
Lebanon-Israel, Local, 7/18/1997

Lebanon tourism Arab common market strategic step
A leading Lebanese official yesterday praised President Hosni Mubarak's support of Arab political and economic issues, saying that the Egyptian stances helped greatly to enhance pan-Arab coordination.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 7/17/1997

Japanese give 55,000 US dollars for irrigation in Bekaa
The town's agricultural cooperative association, represented by its president Hanna Khoury, signed the agreement at the Japanese embassy in Baabda.
Lebanon, Economics, 7/17/1997

Iraq cancels scheduled trade mission to Beirut
Baghdad canceled a visit by an Iraqi trade delegation, the first to Lebanon since 1990, in an angry reaction to the exclusion of its sportsmen from the Pan Arab Games.
Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 7/17/1997

Tamraz on trial in Lebanon and US
A military court on July 9 resumed the trial of fugitive Lebanese-American businessman Roger Tamraz and three alleged accomplices on charges of passport fraud in 1987.
Lebanon, Business, 7/16/1997

World Bank loans 60 million US dollars for rural aid
World bank enthusiasm for 848 development projects supervised last year by the rural and municipal affairs ministry has attracted a 60 million US dollar loan from the international lending institution to further help rural areas, according to minister Hagop Demerdjian.
Lebanon, Economics, 7/16/1997

Abu Rizk fine if found guilty in minor case
Elias Abu Rizk and Yasser Naameh were charged on July 14 with defaming the Lebanese state, an action that their lawyer called a "minor case."
Lebanon, Politics, 7/16/1997

Two killed in SLA revenge bombardment
Two civilains were killed and a third wounded on July 14 when artillery shells fired by the South Lebanon Army (SLA) crashed into the village of Berti, 10 km east of Sidon, signaling an alarming expansion of the war to areas previously untouched by the conflict.
Lebanon, Local, 7/15/1997

Solutions to potato dumping and banana fights sought
A visiting Syrian agricultural delegation toured farms in the South of Lebanon on July 14, as improving the two countries coordination on bilateral trade tops the officials agenda, according to agriculture minister Shawki Fakhouri.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/15/1997

Two Israeli soldiers injured in South Lebanon
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on July 13 when Lebanese resistance men rocketed their outpost in South Lebanon, pro-Israeli militia sources said.
Lebanon, Local, 7/14/1997


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