Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/12/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 12, 1999
- Israel reoccupies Arnoun, al-Hoss call for expelling Israel by all possible means
The Israeli occupation forces today, for the second running day, continued annexation of the town of Arnoun to the occupied part of south Lebanon and imposing a siege on it by erecting barbed wires and earth mounds. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/17/1999 - Monitors to meet on Arnoun Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/17/1999
- Arnoun once again in the hands of Israel
On February 18 there was the first occupation. On the February 26, just eight days after being seized by Israel, Arnoun was freed from the barbed wires at the hands of Lebanese students. Arnoun enjoyed the taste of freedom for just a few weeks. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/16/1999 - Lebanon arrests network of spies for Israel
A Lebanese security source said in a statement on Thursday that the directorate of intelligence in the Lebanese army continues to dismember other spy networks with Israel, adding that efforts made in this respect resulted in discovering and suspending a networking which works for the Israeli intelligence and its elements and their department 504. Lebanon, Politics, 4/16/1999 - Singaporean economic delegation visits Lebanon Lebanon, Economics, 4/16/1999
- Israeli may maintain partial withdrawal from south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/15/1999
- Israel continues aggression against south Lebanon
The bombardment was accompanied with intensive sorties by Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanese areas to the capital, Beirut. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/15/1999 - Kuwaiti donation to the Lebanese army Kuwait-Lebanon, Politics, 4/15/1999
- Ivanov to visit the region shortly Regional-Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 4/14/1999
- Israel waiting for final plans to minimize troops in south Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens is now waiting for the final army plans to minimize down to one thousand soldiers the number of Israeli troops in occupied south Lebanon, sources said Tuesday. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/14/1999 - Syria-Lebanon for speeding up gas cooperation
Syrian and Lebanese oil ministers on Tuesday discussed means and ways of seeding up the supply of 1. 1 billion cubic meters of Syrian gas per year to feed the Lebanese power plants. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 4/14/1999 - April Understanding Committee meets today Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/14/1999
- Israeli forces bombard south Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday shelled, using heavy artillery, the hills of Abu Rashed, al-Jabbour and al-Saraiah in the Western Bekaa as well as the surroundings of Zibqin, al-Mansouri and al-Butoum. Lebanese security sources said properties and plantations were damaged as a result of the bombardment. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/14/1999 - Hariri - Berri meeting Lebanon, Politics, 4/14/1999
- Unrest among Lahd militia Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/14/1999
- Ruler of Bahrain receives a message from Lebanese Premier Bahrain-Lebanon, Politics, 4/14/1999
- Israel displaces Lebanese children Lebanon, Politics, 4/13/1999
- One Israeli soldier killed, two wounded in south Lebanon
In a statement, the Lebanese resistance said its fighters on Monday detonated an explosive charge when an Israeli patrol was driving on Beaufort road. The resistance said it had directed a qualitative blow to the Israeli Army when the resistance forces broke down anew all Israeli security measures. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/13/1999 - Al-Fahoum: Campaigns halted between democratic front, Fatah- Intifada
Chairman of the Palestinian National Salvation Front, Khaled al-Fahoum, has announced that an agreement was signed to "halt media campaigns" between Fatah-Intifada, led by Col. Abu Mousa, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine led by Nayef Hawatemah, after the cultural club in the al-Beddawl camp in Beirut was handed over to the democratic front on Monday. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 4/13/1999 - Israel to minimize military presence in south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/13/1999
- Israel escalates aggression against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said the Israeli planes twice raided the western Bekaa and dropped six air-to-surface missiles on the area located between the town of Zibqin and al-Butoum mountain. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/12/1999 - On the Inter-Palestinian conflict in north Lebanon
The secretary general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nayef Hawatemah, spoke about the real reasons that pushed opposition Palestinian groups to attack the headquarters of his front in al-Beddawi camp in north Lebanon. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 4/12/1999 - Maronite patriarch to visit Damascus
In its most recent issue, the Lebanese magazine al-Shera said Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Nasrullah Sfeir will soon visit Damascus, as asserted by political circles which follow up on the course of contacts currently being made between the Maronite patriarchy and Damascus. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/12/1999 - Lebanese fund for to help small industrial businesses
The Lebanese government decided to start establishing a Lebanese fund to support small and medium-sized industrial projects in cooperation with the international finance affiliated to the World Bank. Lebanon, Economics, 4/12/1999