Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 11/3/1997
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of November 3, 1997
- Toufeili backs from his decision
Toufeili said this decision came after the negotiations with speaker Nabih Berri and his confirmation that money will be spent to rehabilitate the area. Lebanon, Politics, 11/8/1997 - Two militiamen wounded in south Lebanon
Two Israeli-allied militiamen were wounded in south Lebanon Friday, when a roadside bomb planted by Hizbullah guerrillas exploded near their patrol, security sources said. Lebanon, Military, 11/7/1997 - Italian president visits south, calls for independence
Scalfaro's third day in Lebanon began Friday with an address to Parliament in Beirut in which he called on Israel to implement U.N. Resolution 425, which calls on Israel to withdraw its troops from south Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997 - Our unique city
My friend wrote me a letter two days ago. He has recently immigrated to London. In the letter, he confesses how much he misses Beirut. And I can really understand. Lebanon, Short Essay, 11/7/1997 - American cows reach Lebanon
The cows will be sold to farmers who will pay 20% of the price immediately, and the rest of the price will be paid over a period of three years. Lebanon, Agriculture, 11/7/1997 - Bekaa survey to proceed Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
- De Charette in Lebanon Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997
- The Lebanese-Italian Talks
Scalfaro held a met in the morning with president Elias Hrawi. Speaker Nabih Berri, and ministers Michel Murr and Fares Boueiz joined afterwards. The meeting centered around the peace process and the Lebanese-Italian economic relations. Lebanon, Politics, 11/7/1997 - Khaddam denies Syrian intervention in Lebanese affairs
Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam denied his country interfered in Lebanese domestic affairs and said close cooperation was being misinterpreted as interference. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Judiciary says Amnesty accusations not true
"We have reason to believe that the information the report is based on is inaccurate," a report issued by the Lebanese authorities said. Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997 - A solution to the Hermel problem
Speaker Nabih Berri is about to solve the political problem that have plagued Lebanon in the Hermel area, after negotiations with breakaway Sheikh Sobhi Toufeili's Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Scalfaro in Lebanon
Italian intervention in the Israeli-resistance discussion over the exchange of Israeli soldiers' remains with Lebanese detained in Israeli prison, seems possible with the visit of Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Hariri's Last Day in Tokyo
Japan decided to finance the Shabrouh and Bisri dam projects and is also studying other investments worth $350 million, after Hariri's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Ryutaro Hashimutu yesterday. Lebanon, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Tests show American journalist was drunk at time of death
Preliminary blood tests have shown that an American journalist whose body was found in Beirut Sunday was drunk at the time he took the fatal fall from a high walkway on Beirut's Raoushe district. Lebanon, Local, 11/5/1997 - A good or bad habit?
Americans speak English, French speak French and Lebanese speak Arabic. You think it's obvious? Well don't. It's not even absolutely true. Lebanon, Short Essay, 11/5/1997 - Monitoring committee's meeting
The meeting took place after the Israelis filed a complaint over the wounding of a Lebanese woman in the Resistance's attack of Rihan, last Sunday. Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997 - Hariri in Tokyo
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri urged the Japanese to invest in Lebanon as they did before the war, during the second day of his visit to Tokyo yesterday. Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997 - Limited appointments
While some MPs supported the appointment of all municipality council member and others stressed on the importance of free elections, the majority opted for "limited appointments." Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997 - Italian President in Lebanon
Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro arrived in Beirut Wednesday for an official visit to Lebanon, the second by a foreign head of state since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. Lebanon, Politics, 11/5/1997 - Toufeili threatens ministers
Security in Hermel-Bekaa was at center stage in yesterday's parliamentary meeting at the Nijmeh square. MPs Sami Khatib and Mohammed Al-Mais denied the rumors that they were attacked by breakaway Sobhi Toufeili's followers when they went to the Baalbek area. Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997 - Hizbullah forms new military group to fight Israel
Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said the "Brigades of Resistance to Israeli Occupation" would provide a venue for any Lebanese wishing to participate in the resistance, regardless of their religion or political affiliations. Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997 - The Situation in the South Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/1997
- American journalist found dead in Beirut
The body of an American journalist was found on Beirut's Raoushe shore on Sunday Lebanon, Local, 11/3/1997 - Lebanese woman injured in south Lebanon
Israeli planes raided suspected guerrilla positions in south Lebanon Sunday after an attack by Hezbollah guerrillas on an Israeli patrol injured a Lebanese civilian Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997 - Lebanon, Egypt to discuss relations
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Harir discussed promoting Egytpian-Lebanese ties during a meeting with Egypt's envoy in Beirut, ambassador Adel-El Khodarey. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997 - Lebanese Prime Minister visits Japan
Japan requested the extradition of the five to stand trial in Japan on terrorism charges. Lebanon, International, 11/3/1997 - Toufeili renews his warnings Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
- New draft of the election law to the parliament Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997
- Hizbullah announces new recruitment policies today
Interested parties and individuals are to be given the freedom to choose the kind of work they wish to do, whether military or not. Lebanon, Politics, 11/3/1997