Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/21/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 21, 2002
- Preliminary investigation in Hobeiqa assassination discloses the identity of the booby trapped car
Current preliminary investigations to uncover the side standing behind the assassination of Lebanese minister former minister and parliament member Eli Hobeiqa uncovered the plate number of the car used in the assassination operation. Lebanon, Local, 1/26/2002 - One of Hobeiqa's guards is missing Lebanon, Local, 1/26/2002
- The UN urges Israel to halt its violations of south Lebanon
Lebanese security sources said that the Israeli occupation forces opened its heavy machine- gun fire on Friday at the eastern hills of Kafer Shouba town and the surrounding farms. The bombardment was made from the Israeli position in Rweisat al-Alam and al-Sammaqa. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/26/2002 - Hubeiqa killed by booby trapped car. Lebanon: the crime carried Israeli prints
President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon has condemned the assassination of former Lebanese minister and member of parliament Eli Hubeiqa and considered this act as a multi purpose crime whose executors wanted to undermine the internal security Lebanese has been enjoying since 11 years as well as to occupy the Arab and world public opinion away from the crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinians Lebanon, Local, 1/25/2002 - Lahoud continues invitations for Arab summit, al-Hariri visit to Damascus
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Thursday learnt from the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri the results of talks he had held in Damascus with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/25/2002 - Miro meets with Sarraf
The Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro on Thursday received the chairman of the Lebanese industrialists society Jacque Sarraf and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/25/2002 - Lebanese resistance downs an Israeli spying plane, Israeli land, sea, air aggressions against south Lebanon
Israel on Wednesday violated once again the Lebanese airspace and sovereignty. Its warplanes raised south Lebanon areas and the raids coincided with intensive and violent bombardment of these areas. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/24/2002 - Al-Hariri arrives today in Damascus Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/23/2002
- Lebanon has taken necessary measure to ensure smooth convening of the Arab summit
The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri has stressed that Lebanon has taken necessary and urgent measures to ensure the convening of the Arab summit in Beirut in March in appropriate atmospheres. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/23/2002 - Lebanese invitation to Kuwait to attend the Arab summit
The Lebanese minister of defense Khalil al-Hrawi arrived in Kuwait on Monday evening carrying an invitation from the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to the ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah to attend the ordinary Arab summit conference due to be held in Beirut in March. Kuwait-Lebanon, Politics, 1/23/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/21/2002
- Al-Hariri visits Kuwait today Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 1/21/2002
- A message from Lahoud to Mubarak
Hammoud continued that it pleases Lebanon to have the summit convened after it is possible through its resistance to liberate the greater part of its territories and to deter the Israeli aggression which lasted more than 25 years. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 1/21/2002