Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 3/20/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of March 20, 2000
- Two days before Geneva summit, Syrian military delegation in Beirut
Just two days before the convening of the Geneva summit between Presidents Clinton and al-Assad, Lebanon has asserted unity of the "Syrian and Lebanese tracks concerning the peace process," repeating their conditions for achieving Middle East peace, especially maintaining "a just solution to the question of the Palestinian refugees who live in Lebanon." Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/25/2000 - On the UNIFIL forces in south Lebanon Lebanon-UN, Politics, 3/25/2000
- Beirut to host Arab tourism exhibition
The 5th Arab world tourism and travel exhibition (AWTTE 2000) will be held in Beirut, Lebanon, Mar 30-April 2. Regional-Lebanon, Business, 3/25/2000 - Lebanese resistance operations in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Friday renewed their attacks against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/25/2000 - Three SLA militiamen killed, wounded in south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday continued their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/24/2000 - Al-Hoss, al-Shara talks on al-Assad - Clinton summit Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/23/2000
- Lebanon: 30 Million euros for Lebanese hotels
A loan of 30 million euros presented from the European Investment Bank to the Lebanese government started being carried out in Beirut to develop the Lebanese hotels. Lebanon-European Union, Economics, 3/23/2000 - Israel attack Lebanese civilians
A 55-year old Lebanese taxi driver, Ali Haidar, suffered a severe head injury and another civilian was slightly hurt by machine-gun fire coming from the Israeli zone near the site of an explosion that hit the occupied part of south Lebanon on Wednesday. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/23/2000 - Lebanese president confers with Qatari minister Lebanon-Qatar, Politics, 3/22/2000
- Lebanon releases a member in the Japanese Red army Lebanon, Politics, 3/22/2000
- Al-Hoss describes issue of detainees and captives as the great national cause Lebanon, Politics, 3/22/2000
- One SLA member killed in south Lebanon
The Lebanese resistance on Tuesday killed a pro- Israeli militiaman in his house in south Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/22/2000 - Lebanese, Yemeni defense ministers meet Lebanon-Yemen, Politics, 3/21/2000
- The impact of Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on Palestinian refugees
The chairman of the Political bureau at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Farouk Qaddoumi said, "I think when the Israeli forces withdraw (not redeploy) its forces in south Lebanon, it will be then the right of the Palestinian people to return to their homeland." Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 3/21/2000 - Syria, Lebanon boycott water talks in the Hague Lebanon-Syria-International, Politics, 3/21/2000
- Beirut hosts FAO meeting on agriculture in Middle East
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) holds its 25th ministerial regional conference for the Middle East on March 23-24 in Beirut. Regional-Lebanon, Agriculture, 3/20/2000 - Israel refuses to give members of SLA militia political asylum
A high-ranking Israeli source said on Sunday that Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon will be gradual and from position in the Lebanese depths and that positions close to the borders will continue to be controlled for a certain period of time. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/20/2000 - Israel continues aggressions against Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Sunday carried out mock raids at low altitude over the Lebanese south and the western Bekaa. Lebanese Army and resistance anti- aircraft guns fired at the raiding planes, Lebanese security sources said. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/20/2000