Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/24/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 24, 2000
- Hizbullah, Amal movement discuss latest developments in south Lebanon
The leaders of both the Hizbullah Party and the Amal movement on Friday held a meeting in which Israeli military escalation in southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa was discussed. Lebanon, Politics, 4/29/2000 - Nasrallah: Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon a result of resistance effort
Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hizbullah, asserted that the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon is a result of the Lebanese resistance in Lebanon, adding that the resistance is the one that impose the withdrawal on Israel by making it afraid to remain in the Lebanese lands. Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/29/2000 - Lebanese resistance operations in south Lebanon
In a detailed report on its Friday operations, the Lebanese resistance said its groups at 6:00. a.m. broke into the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia's Aramti position and attacked more than 24 positions of the Israeli occupation troops and their agents along the front line. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/29/2000 - Al-Hoss: we will not accept any arrangements for Israel's withdrawal
Lebanon has asserted its commitment to national principles and renewed its opposition to giving Israel any security arrangements as a stipulation for withdrawal from south Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 4/28/2000 - The 4th anniversary of the April Understanding: facts and figures about the Israeli aggression
April 26 was the fourth anniversary of the April Understanding, which was concluded following Israeli aggressions against Lebanon that started on April 11, 1996. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/28/2000 - Saudi commercial delegation leaves Lebanon
A Saudi commercial delegation is concluding today its visit to Beirut, Lebanon, which lasted for five days and fulfilled the invitation of the international Lebanese company for marketing and investment. Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Economics, 4/28/2000 - A Lebanese view on Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon
The editorial added that those who called for the withdrawal of the Syrian forces also made a deadly mistake because they have dealt with both Syria and Israel in one criterion. He said that Israel, since its establishment in 1948, has been an enemy against Lebanon while Syria is a sisterly neighboring country and entered Lebanon in a different way and its being in Lebanon was a result of several matters: Lebanon, Politics, 4/28/2000 - Five SLA militia members killed, 10 wounded in confrontations in south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said today that five pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia members were killed and another 10 wounded in attacks by the Lebanese resistance against Israeli forces and their militia allies. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/28/2000 - Israel continues aggressions against south Lebanon, one resistance man killed
The Israeli forces on Thursday continued their aggressions against areas adjacent to the occupied part of south Lebanon and its western Bekaa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/28/2000 - Israeli mini-cabinet to meet on withdrawal from south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/27/2000
- Israeli paper and withdrawal from south Lebanon Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/27/2000
- Report: United Nations not to move troops without Lebanese consent
The Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas said on Wednesday, quoting well-informed Lebanese sources, that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told specialized Lebanese sources that he will not move one UN soldier before Lebanon agrees to this plan for Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 4/27/2000 - UN special envoy visits Middle East
UN special Terje Larsen envoy started today a special 13-day visit to the Middle East the to focus on discussing the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. Lebanon-Regional-UN, Politics, 4/27/2000 - Lebanese premier confers with Arab tourism writers board
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss met on Wednesday with the board of the Arab tourism writers federation, currently meeting in Beirut, in a special session as an expression of solidarity with Lebanon. Lebanon-Regional, Economics, 4/27/2000 - Israeli jets strike Lebanese areas
Israeli warplanes on Wednesday morning carried out three raids on the areas of the western Bekaa and eastern Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/27/2000 - Lebanese resident confers with ALO chief Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/26/2000
- Israel continues aggression against south Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday arrested Mustafa Nabaa, Hassan Mustafa Nabaa and Muhammad Qasem Nabaa from the occupied town of Shabaa. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/26/2000 - Al-Shara conveys a message from al-Assad to Lahoud
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Monday in Beirut at Baabda palace received Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara. The meeting was attended by Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss and the chairman of the Syrian security intelligence for the Syrian forces in Lebanon, Lt. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 4/25/2000 - Nasrallah declares continuing the armed struggle against Israel Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/25/2000
- Israel expels Lebanese children from the south, continues aggressions
The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday evening expelled Lebanese children Khalil, Khudr and Ala' Muhammad Nabaa from their occupied town, Shabaa, in the occupied part of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/25/2000 - Egypt, Lebanon for complete pullback of Israeli forces
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Lebanese President Emile Lahoud asserted that Israel's complete pullback from the Golan to the June 4, 1967 border lines, the Lebanese and Palestinian territories and the return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland, is the core of the establishment of a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 4/24/2000 - Lebanese president: Syrian presence in Lebanon legitimate
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud returned to Beirut on Friday concluding a tour which lasted for six days and took him to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iran and Egypt. Lebanon, Politics, 4/24/2000 - Israel strikes Irish contingent in south Lebanon
The barracks of the Irish contingent working within UNIFIL on Saturday evening came under the fire from the Israeli occupation forces and the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/24/2000 - Telephone call between al-Assad, Lahoud Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/24/2000