Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/7/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 7, 2002
- Lebanon rejects American statements, Hizbullah party has no connection to weapons ship
The Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud on Friday rejected American statements which indicated that there is a link for the Hizbullah party to the ship seized recently by Israel and claimed it was carrying weapons for the Palestinian Authority. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 1/12/2002 - Larsen denies Israel's intention to pullout from Shebaa farms
The UN special coordinator for the UN peace Terry Rod Larsen has denied Israel's intention to pullout from the Shebaa farms. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2002 - Syria provides electricity to Lebanon at an agreement between Miro, al-Hariri
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in its Wednesday's issue that the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro agreed with his Lebanese counterpart Rafiq al-Hariri to re-provide Syrian electricity to Lebanon through the two lines of al-Deimas Anjar and Tartous- Deir Nabouh, after the completion of the maintenance works carried out by the Syrian side and completed on Wednesday. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/11/2002 - Lebanese government hands over a Kuwaiti to the American authorities
The Lebanese government on Wednesday approved an American request stated to hand over the Kuwaiti citizen Muhammad Hassan al-Hammoud ( has an American nationality) to the American authorities. Al-Hammoud is wanted by the American judiciary over financial and falsifying crimes. Lebanon-USA, Local, 1/11/2002 - Lebanese- EU Association Agreement to be signed today in Brussels
Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri will head today for Belgium to take part in the ceremony of Lebanon's signing the Association Agreement with Lebanon at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. Lebanon-European Union, Economics, 1/10/2002 - French diplomacy prevented placing Hizbullah on EU terrorism list Lebanon-France, Politics, 1/10/2002
- Lebanon denies to have links to weapons ship seized by Israel
The Israeli radio on Tuesday commented on the weapons ship seized by Israel in the Red Sea. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/9/2002 - Arab ministers of the interior meet in Beirut Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 1/8/2002
- Libya withdrew consent to convene the Arab summit in Beirut
The Lebanese paper " al-Kifah al-Arabi" said in its Saturday issue that the secretariat of the Libyan African unity has informed the secretary general of the Arab league officially to draw back its consent to convene the next Arab summit in Beirut and asked for holding it in another Arab country. Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 1/7/2002 - Efforts to deal with al-Sader issue
The Lebanese minister of culture Dr. Ghassan Salamah has unveiled efforts made by Syria, Iran and Lebanon and other sides to deal with the question of Imam Mousa al - Sader. Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 1/7/2002