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SLA releases two detainees from Khiam prison
Omar Ahmed and Shawki Nasrallah were taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross from the prison to the Hammoud hospital in Sidon. Hospital officials said they were suffering from poor health conditions
Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/1997

Government bans Aoun interview
Information Minister Bassem Sabee has requested a local television station planning a live interview with ex-army commander General Michel Aoun to cancel the show.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/1997

Irish president lends her troops moral support
Being from Belfast, I have a very strong view that peace is something that we take far too much for granted.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/1997

New Israeli violation of April Understanding
The April Understanding monitoring committee which met at the Lebanese al-Naqoura town, held Israel and Lahd's militias responsible for the killing of three Lebanese civilians in Majdul Sulum last Friday.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/12/1997

Hizbullah fighter reported killed in south Lebanon
Lebanon, Military, 12/12/1997

Government to clamp down on television immorality
The confrontation has been brewing for some time now between the government and local television stations. It culminated Wednesday with a meeting of the central security council that lay the ground for censorship of television programs and banning of live political shows.
Lebanon, Culture, 12/11/1997

Mysterious explosion targets U.N. post
A statement issued by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the explosion took place at a post belonging to UNIFIL's Nepalese battalion near the village of Yater, on the edge of an Israeli-occupied border enclave in south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Local, 12/11/1997

Lebanon maintains active participation in summit
The Iranian spiritual leader praised Lebanon's stand in refusing to hold bilateral talks with Israel, describing such a stand as "source of pride" and saying that "divine coexistence" in Lebanon is a well-established fact.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/11/1997

Lebanese national resistance attacks SLA positions
Lebanese resistance-men on Wednesday afternoon destroyed a Lahd militia personnel carrier in two attacks on a position in Kafr Honeh area.
Lebanon, Military, 12/11/1997

Main suspect in airline scam released
The main suspect in a scandal involving the leasing by Middle East Airlines of three Airbus jetliners from Singapore Airlines was released Wednesday, pending further investigations.
Lebanon, Judicial, 12/10/1997

Irish president in Beirut Thursday
The Irish president is scheduled to visit the southern coastal town of Naqoura on Friday, which has housed the headquarters of a United Nations peace-keeping force in Lebanon since 1978.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/10/1997

Lebanese resistance reports hit on Israeli troops
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces continued attacks on areas adjacent to the occupied strip of South Lebanon. Lebanese security sources the Israeli artillery shelled the edges of the towns of Kafra, Yatter and Hariss.
Lebanon, Military, 12/10/1997

U.S. ambassador moved by Qana massacre site
U.S. Ambassador Richard Jones on Monday said he was "moved" by the sight of Qana, the little village in southern Lebanon where at least 100 Lebanese civilians were slaughtered by Israeli shelling of a U.N. base in April 1996.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/9/1997

Monitoring committee discusses Lebanese complaints
Nabil Baydoun, 44, who holds an American passport, said militiamen from the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army threw him and his family out of the village of Bint Jbeil and burned down his house.
Lebanon, Military, 12/9/1997

Syrian, Lebanese Presidents in Teheran for Summit
In a pre-departure statement to Teheran, President Hrawi of Lebanon asserted that south Lebanon is the responsibility of Lebanon.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/9/1997

Lebanese resistance attacks occupation positions
Hizbullah on Sunday warned Israel it will hit back on its northern territories if Israeli troops continue their attacks on innocent civilians in south Lebanon.
Lebanon, Military, 12/8/1997

President, prime minister, off to Islamic conference
Hrawi, a Maronite Catholic, is the only non-Muslim head of state taking part in the Eighth summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/8/1997


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