Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/19/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 19, 1999
- South Lebanon militia member killed in Hizbullah ambush Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/24/1999
- Beirut's national Arab forum Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/22/1999
- Demonstration by Lebanonese workers union
The General Labor Confederation in Lebanon on Wednesday staged a demonstration in protest of increasing taxes and fees and to call for "correcting" wages. Lebanon, Economics, 4/22/1999 - Decline in income from Lebanese treasury bonds Lebanon, Economics, 4/22/1999
- AL voices support for Lebanon Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 4/22/1999
- Lebanese resistance attacks Israeli forces
Israeli forces on Wednesday resumed shelling the towns adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. The Israeli artillery located in al-Zafata shelled al-Rafe mount and the course of al-Zahrani river in al-Tuffah district. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/22/1999 - Abdul Meguid assures Lebanese prime minister al-Hoss of efforts on Arnoun
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid sent a written message today to Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss which explained the details of communications Abdul Meguid made with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, the head of the UN Security Council, the US and Russia to support Lebanon's stance in the international circles toward Israel's occupation of Arnoun village in south Lebanon. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/21/1999 - Hizbullah criticizes April Understanding statement
Lebanese Parliamentarian Muhammad Raad, who is also chairman of the political council of the Hizbullah party, has strongly regretted the content of the statements released on Tuesday by the April Understanding Monitoring Committee. Lebanon, Politics, 4/21/1999 - Lebanon denies kidnapping of US journalist Lebanon, Local, 4/21/1999
- Britain, France condemn Israel's reoccupation of Arnoun
Britain has condemned Israeli forces' reoccupation of Arnoun. British ambassador David Ross McLennan expressed his country's regret for the Israeli occupation of Arnoun following his meeting with the Lebanese Foreign Ministry's secretary general, Zafer al-Hassan, on Tuesday in Beirut. Lebanon-International, Politics, 4/21/1999 - Lebanese clarification on occupied town of Arnoun
Lebanese governmental sources on Tuesday commented on the statements of the April Understanding Monitoring Committee on the issue of Arnoun that it is "in the interest of all sides to seek a solution to the issue of Arnoun and that, to this end, the issue should be further examined on an urgent basis, both by the parties and in bilateral channels." Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/21/1999 - Israel build fortifications in Arnoun, aggression continues
Israeli occupation forces and the Lahd militias opened fire on a group of journalists who were covering the news of occupying the village of Arnoun outside the barbed wires surrounding the town Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/21/1999 - Understanding committee condemns Israel Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/21/1999
- Lebanese president rejects arrangements with Israel Lebanon, Politics, 4/20/1999
- Israel escalates aggression against Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday continued to launch attacks on areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese security sources said Israeli heavy artillery shelled the flow of al-Zaharani river and the outskirts of Jabaa town. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/20/1999 - Lebanon calls on US, France to force Israel out of Arnoun
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has denied that Lebanon was told by the US about Israel's refusal to withdraw from the Lebanese town of Arnoun. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/20/1999 - Qana massacre's third anniversary
At dawn April 11, 1996, Israel started brutal attacks against Lebanon. Explosions were heard everywhere, while Israeli warplanes were striking every village and town. It was a barbarous war by all means. Lebanon-Israel, Editorial, 4/19/1999 - Israeli attacks hit Lebanese civilians
On Sunday, Israel attacked Lebanese civilians in their houses in Arab Salim village and its warplanes carried out air raids against the village of Zibqin, adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/19/1999 - Lebanese president: Israel is erecting another Berlin wall among the Lebanese
Lebanese President on Sunday received the US ambassador to Lebanon, David Satterfield. The two sides discussed conditions in Lebanon, especially the recent Israeli aggressive acts in annexing Arnoun to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 4/19/1999