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Suffering of Taxi Drivers
In every cab one takes, the same complaints are repeated by the drivers. Gas prices may be increased, and 1000 Lebanese Pounds per passenger will not be sufficient anymore.
Lebanon, Essay, 8/30/1997

200 buildings to be destroyed
The Lebanese Government announced its intention to demolish 200 old buildings with the consent of their owners.
Lebanon, Local, 8/30/1997

Brazilian support to Lebanon
Brazilian President Fernando Henry Cardasso intends to welcome Lebanese President Elias Hrawi on his visit to Brazil, planned for the second of September.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/30/1997

Joumblat denounces trouble-makers for Druze
Walid Joumblat accused secret agent services of trying to provoke troubles among Druzes.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/30/1997

Beirut loses out on games
Ottawa, Canada has won the right to host the 2001 Francophone games.
Lebanon, Sports, 8/29/1997

Conference boosts religious understanding
The Lebanese center for Islamic-Christian studies at Balamand University and the Geneva-based World Council of Churches launched a seminar on the exchange of ideas between Christians and Muslims in the past 30 years.
Lebanon, Religion, 8/29/1997

Four Israelis burn to death in fierce clash
At least four Israeli soldiers were killed and six wounded in a series of fierce gun battles with Amal and Hizbullah.
Lebanon, Military, 8/29/1997

Hariri rejects suggestion that Lebanon issue new foreign debt bonds
The Lebanese foreign minister reached an agreement with the economic institutions on the necessity of fixing the country's general debt.
Lebanon, Economics, 8/28/1997

Children's rights in the spotlight
The Children's Rights Committee proposed to the Lebanese parliament a plan forbidding legal procedures against minors.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/28/1997

Mufti Qabalan warns the population
Yesterday Mufti Cabalan delivered a wrathful speech warning the population about Israeli maneuvers to turn the Lebanese people against the resistance.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/28/1997

Israeli helicopters try to approach Bekaa
Lebanese channels reported yesterday that three Israeli helicopters skimmed over Bekaa.
Lebanon, Military, 8/28/1997

Further Israeli reinforcements sent to south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces sent ten armed vehicles to their positions at Abbas hill, Markaba barracks and Mash'roun in occupied south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/27/1997

Naameh must not become another Bourj Hamoud
Greenpeace warned authorities not to dump toxic ash from the Karantina incinerator or the baled waste stored in a hangar in Bourj Hamoud in a quarry in Naameh
Lebanon, Local, 8/27/1997

Israeli raids near Beirut; Netanyahu: Syria tried to calm situation
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian bases a few kilometers south of Beirut a day after Irael was condemned by the five-nation monitoring committee for the lethal attack on Sidon.
Lebanon, Military, 8/26/1997

Sukom expels Greenpeace members
Lebanese channels reported yesterday that Greenpeace members were forbidden to take samples of burnt material that they suspect of being toxic from Sukom, a sewage works company in an area of quarantine.
Lebanon, Local, 8/26/1997

Albright stresses efforts for Middle East peace
In a message conveyed by the American ambassador in Lebanon to Lebanese President Elias Hrawi, Albright said her country is committed to reviving the stalled negotiations between Arab countries and Israel.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/26/1997

Samples from toxic barrels sent abroad from Lebanon for tests
"The results will come out in approximately two months," Shuhayib told reporters.
Lebanon, Local, 8/26/1997

Pastry shop blast pair charged
Two men charged with bombing a pastry shop in Baabda were charged while a serviceman arrested in connection with the same case was released.
Lebanon, Judicial, 8/26/1997

Upper Metn wraps up 13th annual festival
Among the crafts on display were cloth making and tobacco curing along with many other local handicrafts, needlework, folklore dances and grain pressing.
Lebanon, Culture, 8/26/1997

US state department says Palestinian security mechanism is working
The US State Department James Rubin called for both sides to "exercise maximum restraint" in dealing with the situation in Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/25/1997

Israel blamed for fatal Sidon SLA shelling
The Five-nation international cease-fire monitoring committee rejected Israel's attempt to distance itself from the fatal shelling of Sidon last week.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/25/1997

Fierce clashes in south Lebanon, eight Israelis killed
The Lebanese resistance declared that eight Israeli soldiers were killed and more than seven were wounded during confrontations between Israeli soldiers and resistance-men.
Lebanon, Military, 8/25/1997

Lebanon-Egypt cooperation agreements
Lebanon and Egypt have signed 13 cooperation agreements and protocols in the fields of economy, tourism, culture and judiciary.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/25/1997

Israelis attack villages in South Lebanon
According to Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berry, Israelis are trying to provoke a progressive war, "but they are not going to get Lebanon."
Lebanon, Military, 8/25/1997

Hariri meets Jones
After American ambassador Richard Jones visited Israel, Jordan, and Syria, he met Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and both seemed optimistic about the future.
Lebanon, Politics, 8/25/1997

Hrawi returns from Ladkieh
The main issue of the Lebanese-Syrian summit was the escalating tension in South Lebanon.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/25/1997


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