Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/14/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 14, 2002
- UN permits a film on kidnapping three Israeli soldiers to their families Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/19/2002
- The Euro-Mediterranean agreement between the European Union and Lebanon
The EU is Lebanon's main trading partner. Lebanon imports from the EU were valued at $ 3 billion in 2000, accounting for 44% of total imports. Exports to the EU reached $156 million, or 20% of total export. Lebanon-European Union, Economics, 1/18/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2002
- Al-Assad gets an invitation from Lahoud to attend Beirut summit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday at al-Rawda Presidential palace received the Lebanese foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud. The meeting was attended by the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/17/2002 - Drastic conditions of Lahd hireling militia members in Israel Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/17/2002
- Al-Shara, Hammoud hold discussions on preparations for Beirut summit Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/15/2002
- Saudi crown prince confers with Lebanese army commander Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 1/15/2002
- Libya and the Beirut summit
Libya's permanent representative at the Arab League Abdul Menem al-Houni has stressed his country's position towards transferring the forthcoming Arab summit from Beirut to Cairo due to divisions in the lines of the Lebanese government towards the convening of this summit. Libya-Lebanon, Politics, 1/15/2002 - Kuwaiti fund signs $ 65 million loan with Lebanon
The Kuwaiti fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) will sign a 20 million Kuwaiti Dinars loan agreement (approximately US$ 65 million) to contribute to financing Al-Litani river irrigation project, the fund director general Badr Al-Humaidi said on Monday. Lebanon-Kuwait, Economics, 1/15/2002 - Saudi- Lebanese military cooperation Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Military, 1/14/2002
- Lebanese president sends invitation for Arab summit
A statement of the Lebanese presidency office published this Monday says Lebanese culture minister, Ghassane Salame, will be travelling to Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania to extend an invitation from Lebanese president, Emile Lahoud, to attend the Arab ordinary summit, slated for next March. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/14/2002