Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 6/10/2002
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of June 10, 2002
- Israel continues military moves in South Lebanon; Lahoud asks US for neutrality
While Israel continued its military moves in south Lebanon, the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud stressed the need of US neutrality in dealing with the Middle East question. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/14/2002 - 30 new Israeli violations of south Lebanon, Lahoud confers with Japanese envoy
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Wednesday in Beirut discussed with the special envoy for the Japanese envoy Tatsoa Areema, accompanied by the director of the political affairs department at the Japanese foreign ministry the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations. Lebanon-Japan, Politics, 6/13/2002 - Israel denies intention to release Lebanese prisoner
The spokesman for the Israeli army has denied the assertion made by the Lebanese daily Assafir in its Monday issue that Israel will release the Lebanese detainee Muhammad Abbas al-Barzawi shortly, who is held in the Israeli jails since 1987. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/11/2002 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/10/2002
- Two Lebanese delegations in Baghdad
Well-informed Lebanese sources in the Iraqi capital Baghdad stressed that the speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri received an invitation from his Iraqi counterpart Saadoun Hammadi Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 6/10/2002 - Syrian- Lebanese summit expected today in Lattakia
News reports issued by the Lebanese al-Kifah al-Arabi daily said Saturday issue spoke of an expected Syrian- Lebanese summit to take place in Lattakia ( coastal Syrian city) today on the occasion of the 2nd death anniversary of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/10/2002