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Israeli warplanes attack guerrilla bases after two soldiers wounded
The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, meanwhile, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack on the edge of the security zone Friday
Lebanon, Military, 10/25/1997
Security sweep in Hermel
Infantry and army forces joined together for a predawn security sweep yesterday in Hermel, Bekaa, with the interference of the army's helicopters for the first time since 1974. The operation came a day before the major civil disobedience rally called for by breakaway leader Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/25/1997
Lebanese citizens banned from entering Qatar?
Diplomats at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denied receiving official word on measures reportedly taken by Qatari officials banning Lebanese passport holders from entering Qatar.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/1997
Murr: no early presidential elections
The declaration came after his meeting with president Elias Hrawi in Baabda, following a one-day trip to Damascus where he met with the vice president Abdel-Halim Khaddam and several Syrian officials.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/1997
Lebanese public debt decreases by about 75 billion liras
The Lebanese actual public debt decreased by about 75 billion liras ($48 million).
Lebanon, Economics, 10/24/1997
No unilateral Israeli pullout in Lebanon
Yitzhak Mordechai, Israel's defense minister, yesterday ruled out withdrawing Israeli troops unilaterally from the south Lebanon occupation area.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/24/1997
Berri - Hariri meeting
Alternatives were proposed concerning the religious distribution of the administrative positions.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/24/1997
Begging prohibited in Mount Lebanon
The decision was taken in order to "safeguard Lebanon's image as a civilized country and in order to put a limit on some groups which have made begging a profession they take advantage of through uncivilized ways and means."
Lebanon, Local, 10/24/1997
Labor group to stage warning strike
A statement issued by the group demanded immediate steps be taken by the government towards improving living conditions and tending to the economic crisis "which threatens to have dangerous repercussions on more than one level."
Lebanon, Economics, 10/24/1997
Harel: Israel cannot fight against guerrillas
"We have to put all the responsibility on what is happening on our northern border onto the government of Lebanon. Israel cannot fight against guerrillas, but it can confront states and governments. By being in south Lebanon, we remove the responsibility from the government of Lebanon," MK Yahuda Harel said.
Lebanon, Analysis, 10/23/1997
Reactions to Hrawi's call for early election
President Elias Hrawi is ready to drop the call he made for early presidential elections, reported former Prime Minister Saeb Salam after his meeting with Hrawi in Baabda yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/23/1997
Israeli air raids on guerrilla bases after two soldiers wounded
Within 20 minutes, Israeli jets fired at least six air-to-surface missiles at positions of the Hizbullah group on a mountainous area in Iqlim al-Tuffah, or Apple Province, an area facing an Israeli-occupied enclave in southern Lebanon, the sources said.
Lebanon, Military, 10/23/1997
Hariri in Kuwait
Hariri communicated president Hrawi's salute to the Kuwaiti crown prince and invited him to visit Lebanon. The crown prince affirmed Kuwait's support of the Lebanese case.
Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 10/23/1997
Second Palestinian dies after gun attack
The two brothers have been selling vegetables in a Beirut market since arriving in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Palestine, Local, 10/23/1997
Chamoun murderer Geagea to be questioned about Karami assassination
Geagea, who headed the banned Lebanese Forces Militia, is already serving two life sentences for the 1990 killing of Christian leader Dany Chamoun and the attempted murder of Interior Minister Michel Murr.
Lebanon, Judicial, 10/23/1997
Hrawi desires to step down and have early elections
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said during an interview with Tele Liban, yesterday, that there was no reason in the change of the election schedule and that it wouldn't be wise to raise this issue now.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
Hizbullah in no hurry to swap Israeli remains for detainees
Hizbullah deputy Mohammed Raeed claimed that the group was not in a hurry to exchange prisoners detained in Israeli jails.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
Che Guevara's son supports Lebanese struggle against Israeli occupation
The son of legendary revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara has brought his father's revolutionary spirit to Lebanon, expressing during a week-long visit to the country his support for its struggle against Israeli occupation.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
Fire destroys ancient trees in private nature reserve
Environmentalists were particularly concerned over the loss of juniper trees aged 400-to 500 years and found only in Lebanon and Turkey.
Lebanon, Local, 10/22/1997
Akkar MP attacks the Troika system
Akkar MP Issam Fares on October 21 launched a scathing attack on the troika system of government, calling it a clear breach of political democracy and the traditional role of the parliament and the council of ministers .
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
AL cheif returns home from Lebanon
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
Reelection of parliament's committee members
In a twenty-minute meeting, the parliament reelected the same members to its 13 parliamentary committees, yesterday at the Nijmeh Square.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/22/1997
Developments in the South
Two Israelis, at least, were injured during a confrontation with the Resistance army in Ali-Taher and Bear-Kilab in the South, yesterday.
Lebanon, Military, 10/22/1997
Israel hits Naameh again
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian guerrilla bases near Beirut on Monday, the second such attack in three days, security sources said.
Lebanon, Military, 10/21/1997
Palestinian brothers killed in Beirut
Unidentified gunmen armed with silencer-equipped pistols shot and killed a relative of Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal on Monday and wounded his brother when the two stopped at a Beirut intersection.
Lebanon, Local, 10/21/1997
Many Lebanese still in Israeli jails
Israeli occupation authorities are still detaining a large number of Lebanese citizens in their jails despite of the expiration of some of the detainees' sentences and lack of a trial for others.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997
Egyptian-Italian cooperation
Discussions focused on means of boosting the economic, trade, and technical relations between the two countries and their mutual cooperation with the some other regions of the world, especially the Balkan region.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997
Lebanese honor Terry Fox spirit with 7-kilometer run
About 4,000 Lebanese and foreigners turned up Sunday for the race through Beirut to honor Canadian Terry Fox whose 5,373-kilometer marathon in 1980-81 on one leg raised awareness of cancer worldwide.
Lebanon, Culture, 10/21/1997
Hariri in Armenia
The discussions resulted in the signature of a Lebanese-Armenian agreement of friendship and cooperation, and the project of a common Lebanese-Armenian bank.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/21/1997
Israeli soldier killed, two wounded in south Lebanon
Hizbullah guerrillas attacked Israeli troops in south Lebanon Saturday, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding two others
Lebanon, Military, 10/20/1997
Pleasant surprises
Lebanon, Short Essay, 10/20/1997
Abu Nidal relative killed
Lebanon, Politics, 10/20/1997
National museum to open on November 25
The national museum closed its doors in 1975, and was heavily damaged during the civil war.
Lebanon, Culture, 10/20/1997
More lawsuits against Al Diyar
The general prosecutor at the appellate court in Beirut, Abdallah Bitar, filed a second lawsuit against the publisher and editor in chief of Al Diyar and its director.
Lebanon, Judicial, 10/20/1997
Baalbek public park reopens with Japanese help
Efforts to revive the Baalbek area were given a boost as the Raas al Ain park was inaugurated by the Japanese ambassador to Lebanon.
Lebanon, Economics, 10/20/1997
Che Guevara's Son in Lebanon
Guevara told his supporters that, "We understand your feelings because we have had the same experience."
Lebanon, Local, 10/20/1997
Hariri in Damascus yesterday and Armenia today
The discussion will center around the ways to develop the political and economical cooperation between the two countries.
Lebanon, Politics, 10/20/1997
Film festival opens in Beirut
Lebanon's first film festival opened Saturday in the heart of the Lebanese capital Beirut, a place which once witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the civil war and a symbol of Lebanon's destruction and revival.
Lebanon, Culture, 10/20/1997
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