Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 5, 1999
- Lebanon decides to stop trips of Bulgarian company Balkan to Beirut
Engineer Faisel Makwash, the general manager of civil aviation in Lebanon said yesterday that the Lebanese civil authorities asked the civil aviation authorities in Bulgaria to stop the trips of the Bulgarian airline company, Balkan, to Beirut starting from July 15. Lebanon-Bulgaria, Business, 7/10/1999 - April Understanding committee to meet next Tuesday
The April Understanding monitoring committee will meet next Tuesday at the headquarters of UNIFIL in the Lebanese border town of al-Naqoura, after Israel has announced that it is returning to the committee. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/10/1999 - SLA militia approaching its end
News reports from the occupied part of south Lebanon spoke of further collapse and dismembering in the lines of the Israeli-allied South Lebanon Army militia. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/9/1999 - $5 billion in foreign investments in Lebanon
The volume of foreign investments in Lebanon increased during 1998 to $5 billion. Lebanon, Economics, 7/9/1999 - Lebanese premier comments on Barak's statements on peace
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss has reiterated Lebanon's commitment to a just and comprehensive settlement that provides for liberating the land and restoring legitimate rights. He stressed his country's persistence toward resuming negotiations from the point at which they broke off, providing for Israel's withdrawal to the June 4, 1967 border lines. Lebanon, Politics, 7/8/1999 - Third Arab International Communication Conference in Beirut next March
Lebanon's post and communication minister, Issam Naaman, announced on Wednesday that the third Arab International Communication Conference and fair (Arabcom-2000) would be held in Beirut on March 25-28, 2000. Regional-Lebanon, Economics, 7/8/1999 - Two banks merge in Lebanon
The Lebanese trade bank agreed to merge with the Lebanese United Bank to become the third-largest bank in Lebanon. Lebanon, Business, 7/8/1999 - Former Lebanese prime minister dies Lebanon, People, 7/8/1999
- Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/8/1999
- France for full Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon Lebanon-France, Politics, 7/8/1999
- Israel bombards outskirts of Majdal Zoun
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday bombarded with heavy artillery the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, Jib Sweid and al-Rahrah towns in the western sector of south Lebanon from their position in Teir Harfa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/7/1999 - Syrian - Lebanese joint decision on the Palestinians Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/6/1999
- Lebanese Parliament speaker confers with US ambassador
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received the US ambassador to Lebanon, David Satterfield, on Monday in Beirut. Talks dealt with local and regional developments. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/6/1999 - Israel continues its aggression targeting suburbs of Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal
Israeli heavy artillery on Monday shelled from their positions in al-Qantara, Wadi al-Hajeir and the suburbs of Hadatha and Eita al-Jabal south Lebanese areas. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/6/1999 - Confrontation between Amal movement and Hizbullah Lebanon, Local, 7/5/1999