Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/1/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 1, 2002
- Clashes in south Lebanon between the resistance and the Israeli forces
The Lebanese border line with Israel witnesses violent confrontation between the Lebanese resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces following the Israeli violations of the Lebanese sovereignty in land and sea. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/6/2002 - Damascus and Beirut agreement for redeployment of Syrian forces under Taif Accord
The military committee of the Syrian- Lebanese higher council which is composed of the leaderships of the two armies in Syria and Lebanon met at the headquarters of the Lebanese army in al-Yarzeh. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/4/2002 - Hizbullah strikes Israeli positions in Shebaa
Eye witnesses said that the Hizbullah party bombarded Israeli positions in Shebaa farms. The witnesses added that the Lebanese Hizbullah party launched an attack at the positions of the Israeli army in Rweisat al-Alam, al-Sammaqa and Ramtha in Shebaa area, using missiles and mortars. No casualties were reported in the lines of the Israelis. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/4/2002 - Continued investigations with Lebanese spy net with Israel Lebanon, Local, 4/4/2002
- Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon, Lebanese resistance attacks Israeli positions in Shebaa
The Lebanese national resistance on Tuesday attacked several positions for the Israeli forces in the Shebaa occupied farms. Israel-Lebanon, Military, 4/3/2002 - Lahoud denounced the US bias position
The chairman of the Arab summit, the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has denounced the international silence which encourages the Israeli prime to continue his policy which has threatened the region as a whole. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 4/2/2002 - Lebanese parliament speaker calls for an emergency summit for the Arab parliamentary union
The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri has called for convening a general session to the council today to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 4/2/2002 - Sheikh Fadlullah justifies martyrdom operations for women
Lebanese scholar Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah had a "Fatwa" which provides for justifying the Palestinian woman to carry out "martyrdom operations" against the Israeli forces in order to make a new history and a glorious history for the Arab and Muslim woman. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 4/2/2002 - Intensive Libyan contacts on conditions in the Palestinian territories Lebanon-Libya, Politics, 4/1/2002
- Israeli attacks against Shebaa, Nasrullah calls for severing relations with Israel
Member of the Lebanese parliament for the south Qasem Hashem on Sunday inspected the losses resulted from the Israeli aggressions against Kafer Shouba and Shebaa, stressing that these aggressions which targeted the unarmed civilians are but of the nature of Israel's hegemony. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 4/1/2002 - Lebanese president, Crown prince Abdullah review tense Palestinian conditions
The Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday in Beirut discussed with the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud results of the contacts Lebanon had made in its capacity as the head of the Arab summit in order to deal with the grave and tense situation in the Palestinian territories. Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/1/2002