Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 3/15/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of March 15, 1999
- Israel raids against the Abu Rashed district
The Israeli warplanes on Friday carried out two raids in the Abu Rashed district in the Western Bekaa and Aqmata farm in al-Tuffah district in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/20/1999 - Fatchett to visit Lebanon on Monday Lebanon-Israel-UK, Politics, 3/20/1999
- Fatchett to visit Lebanon next week
British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Derek Fatchett will conduct an official visit to Lebanon on March 22 and 23, during which he will hold talks with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss dealing with the situation in South Lebanon and the Middle East peace process. Lebanon-UK, Politics, 3/19/1999 - Israeli forces demolish three houses in Arnoun
Lebanon has lodged an urgent complaint with the April Understanding Monitoring Committee after the Israeli occupation forces on Thursday demolished three houses in the liberated town of Arnoun. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/19/1999 - Lebanese premier to visit Qatar, UAE
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss will visit Qatar on Saturday and hold talks with his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, as well as high-ranking officials in Qatar. Lebanon, Politics, 3/18/1999 - Israeli continues air raids against south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Wednesday raided the western Bekaa of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said a formation of Israeli warplanes flew over the western sector and then two warplanes attacked the area located between Zibqin and al-Sheteiyeh towns and fired four missiles. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/18/1999 - Lebanese should expect tax increase Lebanon, Economics, 3/18/1999
- Moroccan-Lebanese business council holds first meeting
The Moroccan-Lebanese business council will hold its first meeting in Morocco this March 24 to review ways of enhancing economic partnership and rev up trade exchange between the two Arab countries. Morocco-Lebanon, Economics, 3/18/1999 - Fatchett to visit Lebanon Lebanon-UK, Politics, 3/18/1999
- Lahoud confirms Lebanese - Syrian tracks are correlative
the Lebanese president confirmed that there are Israeli attempts to separate the two tracks from each other, but he said these attempts will fail. He also confirmed to make any amendment in April's accord. Lebanon, Politics, 3/17/1999 - EU voices support for Lebanon
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday discussed with a European Union Parliamentary group led by Hannes Swoboda the situation in south Lebanon, conditions in the Middle East and means of promoting the European-Mediterranean partnership. Lebanon-European Union, Politics, 3/17/1999 - Understanding committee meets on Lebanese complaints
the April Understanding committee (comprising Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the US and France) held Israel responsible for the violation of the understanding agreement that bans launching attacks on civilians or targeting populated areas. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/17/1999 - Lebanese resistance attacks five occupation positions
Meanwhile, the Lebanese resistance sources said that one of its groups attacked, on Tuesday early morning, the occupation position in Hameed, while another group simultaneously attacked Rasha position Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/17/1999 - Lebanon lodges a new complaint against Israel Lebanon, Politics, 3/16/1999
- Operation carried out by Lebanese resistance
Israeli forces on Monday continued to attack the areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Israeli war planes flew over south Lebanon and the capital Beirut and its suburbs. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/16/1999 - Lebanon marks 21st anniversary of Israeli invasion
In al-Nabatiyah, the Lawyers Union held a sit-in in solidarity with the people of the south on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the first Israeli invasion of south Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 3/15/1999 - US ambassador finds himself in danger on 21st anniversary Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Guards of the US ambassador to Lebanon, David Satterfield, were on Sunday obliged to prepare their machine guns in order to open the road before the car of the ambassador in the Eastern al-Bekaa plain in confrontation of an anti-US demonstration. Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 3/15/1999 - Lebanese operations against Israeli occupation in south Lebanon
Lebanese resistance forces on Sunday carried out a series of operations against the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/15/1999 - Al-Hoss to address Arab National Conference Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/15/1999