Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/26/1999
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 26, 1999
- Lahoud: Israeli withdrawal must be complete, unconditional
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said yesterday in a letter to the Lebanese army on the occasion of Army Day that Lebanese soldiers should be in a state of exceptional alert to be ready for coming regional developments, the Lebanon National News Agency said. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/31/1999 - Security Council extends UN forces mandate in south Lebanon
The United Nations Security Council yesterday extended the mandate of UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) until January 31, 2000. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 7/31/1999 - Israeli attacks continue in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces in south Lebanon yesterday attacked the villages of Majdal Salim, Khirbet Silem, Jmayjmeh, Souaneh, and Kaysieyeh in the central sector of south Lebanon, as well as Majdal Zoun in the western sector, causing material damages, the Lebanon National News Agency said. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/30/1999 - Berri meets with Habash
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met yesterday with the secretary general of the opposition Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, George Habash, the Lebanon National News Agency reported. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 7/30/1999 - Israel continues aggression on south Lebanon, siege of village
Israeli occupation forces shelled the south Lebanon villages of Majdal Zoun, Eita Jabal, Hadatha, al-Sawan, Kaakaeet - Jesser and Zoutar yesterday Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/29/1999 - Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon
Lebanese resistance forces on Tuesday carried out a number of operations against the Israeli occupation forces and their South Lebanon Army militia allies in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/28/1999 - Lebanese president, prime minister confer with Polish FM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Monday in Beirut received Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, who started an official visit to Lebanon on Sunday night. Lebanon-Poland, Politics, 7/27/1999 - Continued Israeli aggressions against south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Monday raided for the third time al-Qeseyeh valley between al-Sawanneh and al-Tamereyah. News reports from south Lebanon said the Israeli warplanes dropped air-surface missiles against the targeted area, resulting in fires in the plantations. The mock and provocative raids launched by the Israeli warplanes prevented access of firefighting equipment to the area. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/27/1999 - Hizbullah secretary general: Syria not to attempt to end Hizbullah attacks
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hizbullah in south Lebanon, stated that Syria did not place any pressure on them to halt the attacks of the resistance against the Israeli occupation army in south Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 7/27/1999 - Lebanese president confers with renowned Egyptian journalist Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 7/27/1999
- Israel violates Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/26/1999