Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 2/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of February 25, 2002
- Al-Assad will pay an visit to Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/2/2002
- Lahoud discusses with Khouri activities of the Syrian- Lebanese higher council Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 3/2/2002
- Israeli warplanes violated the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 3/2/2002
- A Lebanese spying networking for Israel
The Lebanese security authorities have arrested Hassan Hashem who took part in forming a spy network for Israel both in Lebanon and outside it. Lebanon, Local, 3/2/2002 - Al-Assad confers with al-Khouri on Syrian- Lebanese economic cooperation Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 3/1/2002
- Lahoud hopes summit will cling to comprehensive solution
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has expressed his hope that the next Arab summit that the next Arab summit will conclude resolutions that will support the Arab position that provides for the realization of a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, according to principles set by the Madrid conference, according to UN resolutions concerned. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 3/1/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace
The Israeli warplanes on Thursday flew in the western and central sectors of south Lebanon and violated thereby the Lebanese airspace. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 3/1/2002 - Lebanon continues curbing Opium fields
The Lebanese joint forces which are composed of the drug- fighting office continued its campaign to curb and eliminate drugs and Opium plantations for the third running day. Lebanon, Local, 3/1/2002 - Opium fields were destroyed in the Bekaa Lebanon, Local, 2/28/2002
- One Lebanese killed by Israeli landmines, 35 Israeli violations of the Lebanese sovereignty in one week
Lebanese security sources said that an anti- vehicle mine went off on Wednesday in a small truck in Ein al-Meir area to the east of Sidon and it resulted in killing the driver of the truck and wounding of his companion, while the truck was destroyed. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/28/2002 - UN chief to attend Arab summit Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 2/27/2002
- Nasrullah denies reaching agreement with Israel on prisoners issue
The secretary general of the Hizbullah party Hussein Nasrullah has denied news which talked about reaching partial agreement though one of the German mediators concerning the exchange of the Lebanese prisoners and detainees in the Israeli occupation jails. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 2/27/2002 - An Israeli spy network arrested in Lebanon
The intelligence directorate in the Lebanese army following a series of investigations announced the discovery and arrest of a network working for the interests of Israel. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/27/2002 - King Fahd stresses consolidation of Arab solidarity Saudi Arabia-Lebanon, Politics, 2/26/2002
- Hizbullah says it did not give assurance on Shebaa farms
Member of the political bureau of the Hizbullah Party Muhammad Fannish has denied that the Hizbullah party has had promised the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri to halt the operations at Shebaa farms in response to his request for meeting European conditions in this regard, in preparations for convening the Paris conference. Lebanon, Politics, 2/26/2002