Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 5/3/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of May 3, 1999
- Syria and Lebanon mark Martyrs Day
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Thursday, May 6, which marks the Turkish occupation hanging Syrian and Lebanese patriots in Beirut and Damascus on May 6, 1916, simultaneously, visited the martyrs monument at the Damascus Qasyoun mountain, where he laid a wreath. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/7/1999 - Israeli bombs the residence of Arab-Salim village, Hussein Saleh's house damaged
Lebanese security sources said on Thursday that at 8 a.m. Israeli war planes raided Ansar district, located between Zibqin and Yater towns and fired several air-surface missiles on the area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/7/1999 - Six Lebanese complaints against Israel to April Understanding committee
The April Understanding Monitoring committee on Wednesday held a meeting at the headquarters of UNIFIL in the Lebanese border town of al-Naqoura. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/6/1999 - US company studies establishing factory for treating gas in Lebanon
The American M.W. Kellogg Company won a contract to conduct the technical studies regarding a factory for treating gas which forms a main part of a project to providing Lebanon with its needs of gas to generate electric energy. Lebanon, Business, 5/6/1999 - Israeli uprooted olive trees farms as it continues raids on south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Wednesday raided the valley located between Zalaya and Yahmour in the western Bekaa. Lebanese security sources said the Israeli planes bombarded the targeted areas by six air-surface missiles. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/6/1999 - Lebanese president to visit Jordan
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud will head at the beginning of next week to Jordan for an official visit, the first since he assumed his post, to answer an invitation presented by Jordan's King Abdullah Bin Hussien. Lebanon-Jordan, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Two spies for Israel suspended in Lebanon Lebanon, Politics, 5/5/1999
- Lebanese officials confer with Canadian Middle East peace coordinator Lebanon-Canada, Politics, 5/5/1999
- Lebanese resistance escalates resistance
Two members of the pro-Israeli South Lebanon Army militia were killed and several others wounded in a bomb explosion targeted at one of their foot patrols on the Jezzine road. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/5/1999 - Hizbullah: Netanyahu prepares to strike south Lebanon
Leadership sources in the Hizbullah Party have revealed that there is security data carried through US and French diplomatic channels saying that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to strike against south Lebanon within the coming days. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 5/5/1999 - Lebanon's imports from Indonesia's up while exports lag far behind
The agency said Indonesia's non-oil exports to Lebanon increased in 1998 to $68.95 million compared to $47.56 million dollars in 1997. Lebanon, Economics, 5/5/1999 - Prince Ali: Lahoud to visit Jordan very soon Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 5/4/1999
- One Israeli soldier killed in south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance on Monday attacked the Israeli occupation position in Sujoud inside the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanese resistance sources said one of its groups attacked Israeli movements in the position at 6 a.m. Monday. Direct hits were achieved. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/4/1999 - Lebanese Parliament speaker confers with US ambassador on south Lebanon
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri on Monday reviewed with the US ambassador in Lebanon, David Satterfield, developments in Lebanon, especially conditions in the south. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 5/4/1999 - $2.7 billion expected in Lebanese investments in Egypt in three years
Badran Kamal, head of the Egyptian - Lebanese Business Association, expected an increase in Lebanese direct investment in Egypt to $2.7 billion during the coming three years in comparison to $880 million currently. Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 5/4/1999 - Qaboos receives Lebanese Mufti Oman-Lebanon, Politics, 5/4/1999
- Jordanian prince pays tribute to Qana martyrs Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 5/3/1999
- On the situation in south Lebanon
A high-ranking US officials has said that the situation in South Lebanon is very sensitive at this stage due to military tensions and the Israeli elections. He urged Lebanon, Israel and Syria to act in such a way as to avoid repeating the "Grapes of Wrath" aggression conducted in 1996. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 5/3/1999 - Israel continues strikes against south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said Israeli artillery shelled the woods of Jabal al-Rafee, Sujoud and al-Rayhan, the areas of the Litani and al-Tasse rivers and Habboush bridge which links al-Tuffah district to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/3/1999 - French warship to anchor at Beirut's port Lebanon-France, 5/3/1999
- Religious issues discussed between Oman, Lebanon Oman-Lebanon, Religion, 5/3/1999