Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/30/2001
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 30, 2001
- Al-Hariri visits Pakistan next Tuesday
The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri will pay an official visit to Pakistan on Tuesday that lasts for 24 hours during which he will hold talks with the ruler of Pakistan general B. Musharaf and Pakistani officials. Lebanon-Pakistan, Politics, 8/4/2001 - Lebanese- Iraqi economic relations
The economic sides in Lebanon have welcomed appointing Wafiq Ruheimi as the first Lebanese diplomat at the rank of a consultant for the charge de affairs of the Lebanese embassy in Iraq. This decision was taken after Beirut had decided in march this year to resume diplomatic relations with Iraq following a suspension of 7 years. Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 8/4/2001 - France reminds of the need to deploy the Lebanese army
In the course of the reaction to the decision of the UN Security Council towards Lebanon, France has expressed its satisfaction over the UN decision and reminded of the need to deploy the Lebanese army in South Lebanon. Lebanon-France, Politics, 8/4/2001 - Israel continues reinforcement of its positions in Shebaa farms
The Israeli occupation forces continued on Thursday enforcement of its positions in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms by armed vehicles. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/4/2001 - Lahoud stressed just, durable peace in ME
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has stressed that Lebanon is an advocate of a just and comprehensive peace based on the implementation of UN resolutions, the land for peace formula and the return back of the Palestinian refugees to their territories. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/2/2001 - Junblat to meet with a delegation of 1948 Palestinians in Amman Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2001
- UN Security Council extends for UNIFIL
The UN Security Council has unanimously on Tuesday renewed the mission of UNIFIL ( UN forces working in Lebanon) for 6 more months without making a change in the mission of these forces. But the UN assigned the UN secretary general kofi Annan to prepare a detailed report after making consultations with the Lebanese government on " a possible defining of these forces as an observatory mission." Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2001 - US refuses Jordanian proposal on tanks to Lebanon
The Israeli radio has quoted the Jordanian daily " Jordan Times," as saying that Washington refused a request proposed by Jordan to give Lebanon more than 50 Jordanian tanks, made by the US. Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 8/2/2001 - Continued Israeli aggressions against South Lebanon
The Israeli occupation forces on Monday renewed their aggressions at Lebanese areas adjoining the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/31/2001