Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 12/1/2003
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of December 1, 2003
- Lebanon supports the Arab- Latin summit; Lula in Beirut: Cooperation agreements
President Lahoud stressed Lebanon's care to develop the Lebanese- Brazilian historical relations, and his support for a summit bringing together the Arab states with the countries of Latin America. He described the proposal of President of Brazil to this effect as "an important step towards economic and cultural cooperation and integration between the Arab states and the countries of Latin America which host groups of descendants of Arab origin." Lebanon-Brazil, Politics, 12/5/2003 - Washington confirms warning against travel to Lebanon
The US yesterday renewed its warning to Americans on the risks of traveling to Lebanon, through issuing a new statement besides the one issued on May 6th. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 12/5/2003 - Palestinian demonstration in Lebanon against the Geneva peace document
The statement added that Geneva agreement "abandons the UN resolution 194 which guarantees the 'right of return' for five million Palestinians, and exempts Israel from its historical, legal, and moral responsibility of the crime of occupying Palestine." Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 12/4/2003