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EU president calls for Israeli withdrawal, security
"We are in favor of an Israeli withdrawal as long as security guarantees are provided and there is complete control of the Lebanese territories by the army to prohibit any operation outside the borders in the south," Poos said.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/15/1997

Lebanon rejects Canadian call land mine ban treaty
"We know that there are always good reasons given to the military use of land mines. But we forget that 90 percent of victims are civilians, mainly children, women, farmers and workers. They're the ones who pay the price," Axworthy said.
Lebanon, Military, 11/15/1997

The Army in the Bekaa
Army soldiers deployed, this morning, in the Baalbek-Hermel area, at the cabinet's demand, in an attempt to shut down Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili's "Hunger revolution."
Lebanon, Politics, 11/15/1997

Hariri's Speech in Hanoi
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri demanded Lebanon's Francophone partners to help him liberate his territories from Israeli occupation, at the opening of the Francophone summit in Hanoi yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/15/1997

Hezbollah chief to run for third term
Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah announced on Friday his decision to run for a third term for the position of secretary-general.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/15/1997

Time is gold
Time is gold. Maybe this is why we have a great poverty rate in Lebanon... People over here seem to think they have all the time in the world. Their specialty is to postpone a duty, forget a commitment or arrive late to a meeting.
Lebanon, Short Essay, 11/14/1997

Labor strike fails
Lebanon, Politics, 11/14/1997

Jones visits Hrawi, Berri
Lebanon, Politics, 11/14/1997

Hariri meets Ghali in Hanoi
After the meeting, Ghali announced his desire to visit Lebanon in the coming months and said he supported Hariri's proposal to host the 2001 Francophone summit in Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/14/1997

Hrawi brings up increase in petrol prices
Deputies who visited Baabda yesterday reported that president Elias Hrawi clearly mentioned his support for the increase in petrol prices.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/14/1997

Lebanon workers stage partial strike
The strike was only partially observed, reflecting the split between the government-recognized GLC, led by Ghanime Zoghbi, and that of Elias Abu-Rizk, who was ousted in elections he claimed were forged, earlier this year.
Lebanon, Economics, 11/13/1997

More violence in the south
Lebanon, Military, 11/13/1997

Maronite archbishops meeting
The meeting resulted in the refusal of appointments, even limited, in municipal and mayoral elections.
Lebanon, Religion, 11/13/1997

The cabinet's decides: the army will act , and radio shut-down
While asking his followers to avoid confrontation with the army, he described the country's politicians as "enemies of God and humanity, who must not set foot in our region."
Lebanon, Politics, 11/13/1997

Government gives army free hand in eastern Bekaa
The Lebanese cabinet on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for the army to take full control over eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, where a Shiite Muslim cleric has been leading a "hunger revolt" and challenging government authority.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/12/1997

Military rule in part of Lebanon
The cabinet will today declare the Bekaa a military zone, after consultation with Damascus. All police and security forces will be put under the command of army chief General Emil Lahhoud.
Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997

Israel put terms for Lebanon pullout
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in remarks published yesterday that Israel would immediately withdraw from south Lebanon if guerrilla groups there were dismantled and other conditions were met.
Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997

Canadian foreign to Beirut, Prime minister next?
Axworthy stated that his discussions with Lebanese officials will focus on the economic situation and what Canada can do to support the Lebanese reconstruction process, especially in the field of telecommunications.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/12/1997

Lebanon
Lebanon, Politics, 11/12/1997

Israeli planes attack Palestinian base near Beirut
The raiding jets fired one missile at the base, belonging to guerrillas of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, a radical group which opposes the Middle East peace process.
Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997

Lebanon welcomes Clinton's decision on drugs
Lebanese authorities have welcomed a decision by the United States to remove Lebanon and Syria from a list of major-drug producing countries.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/12/1997

Lebanon and Syria off the list of drug producers
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/12/1997

The Monitoring Committee's Meeting
Lebanon, Military, 11/12/1997

Lebanon to boast biggest cement factory in Middle East
Lebanon confirmed that the Lebanese Al Touraba Company which is the biggest cement company in Lebanon has inaugurated the biggest cement furnace in the Middle East.
Lebanon, Business, 11/11/1997

Palestinian-Lebanese discussions
Kaddumi said that the boycott of the Mena conference to be held in Qatar isn't specifically against Qatar but because of the conference's connotations.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 11/11/1997

Thursday's strike confirmed
Thursday's laborer strike was confirmed, yesterday, despite the session that brought the General Labor Confederation together with the Industrialists Syndicate, yesterday.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/11/1997

Hariri at opening of conference on Reconstruction of War-Destroyed Cities
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri confirmed Lebanon's insistence on reconstruction and resistance until a total and fair peace is achieved.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/11/1997

Israel strikes again
The monitoring committee is meeting today to examine two Lebanese complaints concerning attacks on Ain-Buswar and explosions in Nabatieh.
Lebanon, Military, 11/10/1997

Developments concerning the Bekaa issue
After new demonstrations in the Hermel area yesterday, the Bekaa issue will be discussed during the cabinet's meeting tomorrow, according to governmental sources.
Lebanon, Politics, 11/10/1997

De Charette claims the Resistance's right to face Israel
Lebanon, Politics, 11/10/1997


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