Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 10/9/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of October 9, 2000
- First Lebanese plane in Baghdad
A Lebanese plane (T.M.A) carrying medical aid of 25 tons arrived at Baghdad's airport on Friday in an initiative to back the Iraqi people. The flight was organized by several businessmen. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Israel continues provocation acts against South Lebanon
The Israeli warplanes on Friday carried out mock and provocative raids over al-Nabatiyah and Tire areas in south Lebanon at intermediate altitude. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2000 - Lahoud stresses clinging to Shebaa farms
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Thursday met with the UN secretary general Kofi Annan upon his arrival in Beirut. Lebanon-Iran-UN, Politics, 10/13/2000 - Lahoud confers with Solana, Moratinos
President Lahoud informed the European delegate that Israel continued its daily aggressions against Lebanon and endangers the safety and security of the unarmed Lebanese people and violate the Lebanese airspace. A matter which all constitute a violation to the content of the UN resolution 425 and a flagrant violation to the Lebanese sovereignty. Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/2000 - Lebanese officials criticize Annan's regarding Israeli captives
The Lebanese officials criticized Kofi Annan, the U.N secretary general, due to his declarations that the capture operation by Hezbollah of three Israeli soldiers is a violation of resolution No. 425. Lebanon, Politics, 10/12/2000 - UAE flowers to Lebanon, Europe, Japan, Australia
The United Arab Emirates has started to export its flower production to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, Lebanon, Europe, Japan and Australia. United Arab Emirates-Lebanon, Economics, 10/12/2000 - Arab sources: The 3 Israeli soldiers are captives of a battle and not victims of kidnapping in south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000
- Al-Hoss confers with British ambassador Lebanon-UK, Politics, 10/11/2000
- Hizbullah and Syria Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/11/2000
- Annan arrives in Beirut today to discuss conditions in occupied lands
Kofi Annan, the U.N secretary general, arrived at Beirut today in his current tour in the area to discuss the deteriorated positions in the occupied lands and to ease the tension between Lebanon and Syria on one hand and Israel on the other. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/11/2000 - Israeli pilots pressure to attack Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian infrastructure
The Lebanese daily al-Deyar said in its Tuesday's issue quoting the American strategic bulletin that the Israeli pilots are pressuring the Israeli army chief of staff Moufaz to destroy the infrastructure in Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian state. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/11/2000 - Negotiation begins with Hezbollah concerning the captured Israeli soldiers
The negotiations concerning the 3 Israeli captive soldiers captured by the Lebanese Hezbollah in south Lebanon began and a Red Cross International committee conveyed a message from Israel to Hezbollah concerning the 3 captives. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Russia seeks to mediate between Hezbollah and Israel to release captured soldiers
Russia informed the Lebanese Hezbollah its desire to play the intermediary role in exchanging the Israeli soldiers captured recently by Hezbollah with Lebanese detainees held in the Israeli prisons during the visit paid by the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov to Beirut , yet no formal declaration was issued concerning this matter. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Al-Hoss confers with Russian foreign minister
Lebanese premier and foreign minister Salim al-Hoss on Monday discussed with the Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov developments of conditions on the regional arena and the situation in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Russia, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Lahoud confers with UN special envoy
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Monday at Baabda presidential palace received the personal envoy for the UN secretary general to Lebanon. Talks dealt with the escalation in South Lebanon in kafer Shouba and in southern Lebanese areas. The envoy described the meeting as good. Lebanon, Politics, 10/10/2000 - Barak and the situation in South Lebanon
Israel's prime minister Ehud Barak on Sunday held Syria fully responsible for all acts committed against Israel in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2000