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Hezbollah flexes muscle in Jerusalem Day parades
At least 10,000 Hezbollah supporters attended the parade in a Beirut southern suburb, in which the group's secretary-general, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, gave a fiery speech vowing to continue the battle against Israel.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/24/1998

Israel hits guerrilla bases; three Israelis wounded
Israeli fighter bombers struck Hizbullah bases in southern Lebanon for the second straight day Friday after guerrilla ambushes and firefights left three soldiers wounded, security sources said.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/24/1998

Lebanon's reservations to issue entry visa to Lythos
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fares Boueiz informed the International Labor Organization in Geneva about Lebanon's reservations toward appointing Ibrahim Al Lythos as director of the ILO regional office in Beirut.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/24/1998

Demonstration outside parliament decries new taxes
At least 3,000 people, including workers, students and teachers joined forces in the morning demonstration, which was spurred mainly by a clause in the draft budget seeking to raise government revenues by increasing the road tax and car registration fees.
Lebanon, Economics, 1/23/1998

Israel raids Hizbullah bases after soldier wounded
Two jets fired two missiles over the Lweizeh hills in Iqlim al-Tuffah, just across from an Israeli-occupied enclave in the south. The planes later returned to fire two more missiles west of the village of Yater.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/23/1998

Resistance against Israeli forces sacred Maj. Gen. Says
Major General Sami al-Khatib, said resistance against occupation is a sacred duty and a legitimate course for Lebanon to liberate its territory from Israeli occupation.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/23/1998

Lebanon budget
Lebanon, Economics, 1/22/1998

Israeli forces shell south Lebanese villages
Israeli occupation troops Wednesday before noon shelled with heavy artillery the outskirts of Jabal al-Bottum and Zibqin in the western sector of south Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/22/1998

One killed, two wounded in shootout with police
One man was killed and two others wounded in an exchange of fire between security forces, aided by Syrian troops in the region, and suspects in several car thefts.
Lebanon, Local, 1/21/1998

No Cabinet reshuffle, Hariri says
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri stressed that there is no intention to make a governmental change or reshuffling in the Lebanese Cabinet immediately.
Lebanon, Politics, 1/21/1998

Shabaa citizens still under detained
Lebanon-Israel, Local, 1/21/1998

Israeli artillery shells south Lebanon
Homes in Akil Khalof and Ja'jar Tafili were damaged, and further reports said that al-Tuffah district, al-Litani riverbed, Nab' al-Faseh, Jabal al-Rafee and al-Salouki valley were bombarded.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/20/1998

Lebanon to host international energy conference
The pan-Mediterranean conference, to be held February 12-14, is meant to provide a forum for countries to exchange information and technical expertise in the field of power generation.
Regional-Lebanon, Science, 1/20/1998

World Bank lends Lebanon $63 million
Lebanon has signed with the World Bank a $63 million loan agreement to help the country build new schools and colleges and expand existing ones.
Lebanon, Economics, 1/20/1998

President Hrawi determined to bring civil marriage
According to Hrawi, a Maronite Christian, introducing civil marriage would be a "first step on the way of eliminating sectarianism in Lebanon."
Lebanon, Politics, 1/19/1998

Algeria rejects Lebanon's offer to help
Algeria's ambassador to Lebanon, Hassan Bou Fares, has announced his country's total rejection of a Lebanese offer to form an Arab committee to help end violence in the north African country.
Lebanon-Algeria, Politics, 1/19/1998

South Lebanon ceasefire committee convenes tomorrow
The Lebanese government had submitted to the committee a complaint against Israel in regards to the Israeli forces' shelling of Lebanese residential areas in the villages of Al Tuffah province.
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/19/1998


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