Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/26/1998
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 26, 1998
- Israeli forces bombard Lebanese villages, towns
Israeli forces closed Beit Yahoun crossing in the central sector and prevented entry through it to the occupied part of the south. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/30/1998 - Lebanese budget deficit 37% in 1998
Lebanese aggregate revenues which had been ratified by the Lebanese parliament reached $3.03 billion while the aggregate expenditures reached $4.8 billion, thus the budget deficit for 1998 was estimated at 37%. Lebanon, Economics, 1/30/1998 - Iranian envoy meets Hrawi: No dialogue with Washington
Abtahi said he conveyed a verbal message from Iranian President Khatami to the Secretary General of the Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrallah voicing support for the Lebanese resistance against the Israeli occupation and praising the sacrifices made by the Hizbullah Party. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 1/30/1998 - Iranian Envoy meets with Hizbullah Chief
Iranian envoy Muhammad Ali Abtahi on Thursday met with the secretary-general of the Hizbullah Party, Hassan Nasrallah. Talks dealt with the continued Israeli aggressions against the areas of south Lebanon and the western Bekaa. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 1/30/1998 - Hariri in Saudi Arabia Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/30/1998
- Israeli troops shell south Lebanon
Israeli forces closed Beit Yahoun crossing in the central sector and prevented entry through it to the occupied part of the south. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/29/1998 - Lebanese President received a message from Iranian counterpart Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 1/29/1998
- Israeli defense minister stresses need for dialogue with Syria
Mordechai repeated his stand in refusing to enact a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon without concluding a security agreement with the Lebanese government. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/29/1998 - Lebanese parliament approves 1998 budget
Opposition deputies have expressed serious doubt that the government would stick to its forecast figures. In 1997, the deficit of revenues against expenditures reached 59 percent, well over the forecast 36 percent. Lebanon, Economics, 1/28/1998 - Lebanese resistance attacks pro-Israeli militia position
Israeli gunners opened artillery fire on south Lebanon villages in the eastern sector of the zone, wounding a 26-year-old woman identified by Lebanese security sources as Hiam Yassin. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/28/1998 - Hizbullah expels maverick sheikh and previous leader
Hizbullah accused Tufeili of inflicting "moral and political" damages on the party's resistance movement. It also accused the sheikh of seeking to create divisions in the ranks of Hizbullah through his actions. Lebanon, Politics, 1/26/1998 - Lebanese resistance attack Israeli position wounding 2 soldiers
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in the attack. The incident was confirmed by an Israeli army spokesperson who said the guerrillas had opened fire on an Israeli outpost in the eastern sector of the occupied border zone. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/26/1998