Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 10/16/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of October 16, 2000
- Israel escalates the situation in South lebanon, bombards al-Majedeyah area Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/21/2000
- Hizbullah discovers an Israeli intelligence network in Lebanon
During the hours separating the announcement made of capturing the Israeli colonel who is an agent for the Mossad on Sunday morning and between investigations carried out by Israel to know the identity of the captured colonel, Hizbullah discovered a group of Israeli intelligence network, obstructing its works and arresting some of its members. Lebanon, Politics, 10/20/2000 - Lahoud gets a phone call from Chretien Lebanese Lebanon-Canada, Politics, 10/19/2000
- Israeli warplanes on Wednesday broke the sound barriers over the Lebanese Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/19/2000
- Berri reelected as speaker of the Lebanese parliament
In its first session held on Tuesday, the new Lebanese parliament elected Nabih Berri as the speaker of the parliament for a third session of the Lebanese parliament. He won 124 votes out of 126 votes for parliamentarian who attended the session. Two white papers were seen in the ballot center. Lebanon, Politics, 10/18/2000 - The refugees in Lebanon ask Arafat to declare the country Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/17/2000
- Lebanese ambassador warns against Israel's attacks against Lebanon
Lebanon's ambassador to the US Fareed Abboud has warned Israel against launching any attacks against civilian targets in Lebanon. Lebanon, Politics, 10/17/2000 - Nasrullah holds a press conference on the captured Israeli Colonel
The secretary general of the Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrullah has stressed on Monday that the Israeli col. Anhnan Ninin Bueim who works with the Israeli Mossad and who was recently captured by the Lebanese national resistance was arrested in Lebanon by the Lebanese national resistance, as he entered Lebanon on a forged foreign passport coming from Brussels. Lebanon, Politics, 10/17/2000 - An Israel colonel captured by Lebanese resistance
The Lebanese national resistance on Sunday captured an Israeli colonel in a new " special" operation. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 10/16/2000 - New Lebanese parliament speaker to be elected on Tuesday
The newly elected Lebanese parliament will hold its first session on Tuesday to elect a speaker and the council's presidium commission. Lebanon, Politics, 10/16/2000