Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 2/15/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of February 15, 1999
- People of annexed Arnoun town in South Lebanon stage sit-in
Old women and children behind the wires wept, demanding the restoration of access to their village. One Lebanese woman from the village said members of the International Red Cross Committee had entered earlier on Friday to bring bread and medicine. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/20/1999 - Israel bombs house of Ahmad Na'eem Haidar in Arab Salim town
News reports from South Lebanon said that the Israeli intelligence service and pro-Israeli Lahd militia stormed a number of villages in the western and central sectors. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/20/1999 - Al-Hoss: Lebanon suffered under Israeli goverments from both Labor, Likud
Before his visit to Cairo today, Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has termed as "excellent" Lebanon's ties with Egypt, with reference to his country's desire to upgrade these ties in all domains. Lebanon, Politics, 2/20/1999 - Beirut refuses Washington's demand not to receive Iraq's foreign minister
The Lebanese government refused yesterday an official US request not to receive Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf in Beirut. Lebanon-Iraq-USA, Politics, 2/20/1999 - France concerned over Israel's annexation of Arnoun Lebanon, Politics, 2/20/1999
- Hizbullah condemns the annexation of Arnoun
Hizbullah party commented on the Israeli annexation of Arnoun saying "Lebanon will continue to be subject to threats so long as the Israeli occupation eyes are on land and concocts plots." Lebanon, Politics, 2/20/1999 - Israel expands border by annexing a Lebanese town
Lebanese security sources stressed news reports that a joint force of Israelis and Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia troops on Wednesday at 7 p.m. approached the surroundings of Arnoun Pool accompanied by trucks, lorries and Jeeps and installed a fence around the city of Arnoun. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/19/1999 - Al-Hoss: Improvement in Egyptian - Lebanese relations
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss is due to arrive in Cairo on a three-day formal visit on Saturday, during which he will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguig. Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 2/19/1999 - Lebanese airline may be privatized Lebanon, Business, 2/19/1999
- Lebanon is ready to sign investment protection accords with Morocco Lebanon-Morocco, Economics, 2/19/1999
- Israel bombards south Lebanon, besieges the coasts
Lebanese security sources said that an Israeli gunboat approached al-Mansouri coast and opened random fire on the region. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/18/1999 - Lahoud briefs Lebanese Cabinet on results of his visit to Damascus
In a Cabinet meeting held in Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud briefed the Cabinet members on the results of talks he recently held in Damascus with President Hafez al-Assad. Lebanon, Politics, 2/18/1999 - Some 3,500 Iraqi, Sudanese refugees in Lebanon
Chairman of the UN protection department at the United Nations High Comission on Refugees in Geneva, Dennis MacNamar, said there are 2,500 refugees from Sudan, Iraq and other countries in Lebanon, to which the organization provides aid estimated at US $2 million per year. Lebanon-Regional, Local, 2/18/1999 - Shamseddine confers with Bashar al-Assad Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/18/1999
- Lebanon - Egypt free trade area agreement ratified by parliament
The implementation of the executive program in support of trade exchange between Egypt and Lebanon is expected very soon after the Eyptian Parliament ratified on Monday night the said program, being ratified on Thursday by the Lebanese parliament. Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 2/17/1999 - Continued Israeli aggressions against Lebanon, one Israeli soldier killed
News reports from south Lebanon said that an Israeli soldier was killed and four others wounded as a result of the resistance operations carried out last Monday night and at dawn on Tuesday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/17/1999 - Lebanon interrogates television photographer for dealing with Israel
A Lebanese source said today that an investigation is currently taking place against Lebanese television photographer Mahmoud Galoul by the means of security specialized bodies accusing him of dealing with Israel. Lebanon, Local, 2/16/1999 - Lebanese president confers with Italian health minister
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Monday in Beirut received Italian Health Minister Rosaria Bindi, currently visiting Lebanon. Lebanon-Italy, Politics, 2/16/1999 - Unease in Lebanese - French ties
Lebanese sources told ArabicNews.com that France directed an invitation to the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Saghir to pay an official visit to Paris soon. Lebanon-France, Politics, 2/15/1999 - Israeli warplanes strike south Lebanon
Earlier, a Lebanese resistance group attacked Balat position while a second group attacked Teir Harfa position. A third group attacked al-Radar position, inflicting casualties on the occupation soldiers. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/15/1999