Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 2/17/2003
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of February 17, 2003
- Syrian- Lebanese coordination underlined Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/22/2003
- France commends partial pullout of Syrian forces from Lebanon
The assistance for the spokesman of the French foreign ministry Bernard Valero on Wednesday praised the new partial pullout of the Syrian forces deployed in Lebanon and considered it a step in the right track. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2003 - Lahoud: Lebanese- Kuwaiti relations are solid
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has underlined the importance of inter- Arab solidarity and unifying Arab ranks to withstand current challenges and expected requirements, recalling the common Arab position during the recent Beirut Arab summit conference. Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 2/21/2003 - One Lebanese sentenced to death in absentia over collaborating with Israel
The Lebanese permanent military committee yesterday sentenced to death in absentia Hassan Awadah who joined the lines of the Israeli army and took part in the operations killing Lebanese resistance men, directly. Lebanon-Israel, Local, 2/21/2003 - AL chief gets Kuwaiti complaint against Lebanon's administration of Arab FMs meeting
The secretary general of the Arab league AL Amr Moussa yesterday in Cairo received an official message of complaint from Kuwait on the way Lebanon had run the emergency meeting of the Arab foreign ministers which was held last Sunday. Kuwait-Lebanon, Politics, 2/20/2003 - Kuwait complains against Lebanon's running of Arab foreign ministers meeting
An official source at the Arab League said yesterday that Kuwait has filed an official complaint on what it called the presidency of the Ministerial council of the foreign ministers meeting which was held last Sunday and dedicated to discuss the situation in Iraq. Lebanon-Kuwait, Politics, 2/19/2003 - New redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
Upon directives of the two Presidents, Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon's Emile Lahoud, and in the framework of cooperation and coordination agreement between Syria and Lebanon and according to al-Taif Agreement, Chief of General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Hasan Tourkmani and an accompanying military delegation on Tuesday paid a visit to Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/19/2003 - Israeli forces continue aggressions against South Lebanon
The Israeli forces positioned in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms yesterday bombarded the towns of Kafer Shouba, Burket al-Naqqar and Bawabat Hassan. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/19/2003 - Al-Assad confers with al-Hariri, Ideh Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/19/2003
- Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/18/2003