Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/27/1998
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 27, 1998
- Shehab and Hariri discuss cooperation in universities Egypt-Lebanon, Education, 5/2/1998
- EU Middle East envoy: 425 is clear, needs no amendment
Lebanese President Elias Hrawi on Thursday received the European Union Middle East peace process envoy Miguel Moratinos. Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 5/1/1998 - Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/1/1998
- Lebanon public sector pay Lebanon, Economics, 4/30/1998
- Israeli Prime Minister to visit New York in May
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit New York in the middle of May, to meet with the secretary-general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan and discuss the Israeli proposal of conditional withdrawal from south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/30/1998 - President Hrawi review ties with Fiji President Lebanon-Fiji, Politics, 4/30/1998
- Lebanon lodge a complaint against Israeli shelling of civilians
Five civilians were wounded in Zibqin, Maidoun and Kafra towns, and a number of houses in Yater town were damaged as a result of the Israeli attacks. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/29/1998 - Lebanon - tax Lebanon, Economics, 4/29/1998
- Israeli defense minister calls on Syria to join his initiative on 425
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai today reiterated his call on Syria to join his initiative to change the situation in Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/29/1998 - Former UN Chief in Lebanon calls for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese President Elias Hrawi on Tuesday received the secretary-general of the Francophone States Organization Butros Ghali, who is also the former UN chief. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/29/1998 - EU envoy to visit Lebanon Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 4/29/1998
- Five Israeli soldiers wounded in south Lebanon
the intensive Israeli bombardment against al-Tuffah district damaged electricity grids in the whole area. Lebanese security news said the Israeli bombardment targeted Arabsalim highway. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/28/1998 - Lebanon, Libya to foster bilateral relations Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 4/28/1998
- Hrawi opens Francophonic University Association meeting in Beirut
In an inaugural speech, President Hrawi welcomed the conferees and praised the efforts exerted to support Lebanon's march of building and development despite ordeals yielded by the 20-year old Israeli occupation. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 4/28/1998 - Israeli army kills two Lebanese children
Lebanese security sources said two Lebanese children were wounded when an Israeli artillery shell fell on Balat district at UNIFIL's Nepalese contingent's position in Kafra town in the western sector of south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/27/1998 - Rafik Hariri: The future depends on the private sector
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stated that the Arab states' future depends greatly on the private sector. He called on businessmen to take initiative and not to wait for governments to lead. Lebanon-Egypt, Economics, 4/27/1998