Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 11/6/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of November 6, 2000
- Junblat and Syria
The Kuwaiti daily al-Watan quoted sources close to the Lebanese parliament member Walid Junblat as saying that channels have not been yet cut between Syria and Junblat after his recent stances concerning the Syrian presence in Lebanon and the decision taken by Damascus to prevent his entry to Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/11/2000 - Lebanese boat detained by Israeli navy Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/11/2000
- Syrian contingent evacuates Lebanese position Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/11/2000
- Lahoud: raising the issue of the Syrian presence in Lebanon pleases Israel
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has stressed that raising the issue of the Syrian presence in Lebanon at his very particular time is satisfactory for Israel and at the same time keeps a blind eye on the Palestinian uprising, noting to the series of the recent Israeli threats against Lebanon and Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/9/2000 - Damascus: Jumblat can visit Syria as Lebanese citizen, but not officially
In a step reflecting the extent of the Syrian upset from stances advocated by Lebanese parliamentarian Walid Junblat, well-informed Syrian sources said on Tuesday a measure which states to deprive the chairman of the Socialist Progressive Party and members of his party from all privileges and licenses that permit their entry to the Syrian territories. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/8/2000 - French source denies Peres statements
A French source denied in a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai al-Am denied what was stated by the Israeli regional cooperation minister Shemon Peres that the French President Jacques Chirac has interfered at the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Iranians to release the four Israeli soldiers held recently by Hizbullah party. Lebanon-Israel-France, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Lebanese president meets with Kuwaiti finance minister
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday received the Kuwaiti minister of Finance Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, currently visiting Lebanon. Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 11/8/2000 - Syrian Premier visits Lebanon to greet the new Lebanese government
President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon on Monday in Beirut received the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro. Miro conveyed, during the meeting greetings of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Lebanese president and for the progress and prosperity of the Lebanese people. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/7/2000 - Lebanese government wins confidence
The government of Rafik al-Hariri on Monday won the confidence of the Lebanese parliament. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 11/7/2000 - French efforts to release the four Israeli soldiers held by the Hizbullah Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/7/2000
- Lahoud and the Israeli threats to Lebanon
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has unveiled that the US ambassador in Beirut David Satter- Field told him after the capturing of the three Israeli soldiers at the occupied farms of Shebaa an Israeli warning to strike several area in Lebanon and to convert Lebanon into " hell" if it does not release the soldiers within four hours. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/6/2000 - Lebanese premier to visit Morocco shortly
Lebanese premier, Rafiq Hariri, will be visiting Morocco shortly, part of a tour to Arab states that will also take him to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, announced Morocco's ambassador to Lebanon, Abdeljalil Fenjiro. Lebanon-Morocco, Politics, 11/6/2000 - On Khatami's visit to Lebanon Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 11/6/2000