Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 19, 2004
- Israeli jet fighter violates the Lebanese airspace amid efforts to ease
One Israeli jet fighters yesterday violated the Lebanese airspace in south Lebanon which was exposed to Israeli raids in retaliation to the killing of one Israeli soldier on Tuesday, in an attack carried out by Hizbullah fighters against an Israeli bulldozer that crossed the Lebanese border. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/22/2004 - Lahoud meets with Greek counterpart: commitment to just ME peace Lebanon-Greece, Politics, 1/22/2004
- Greek president confers with Lebanese premier, parliament speaker in Beirut Lebanon-Greece, Politics, 1/22/2004
- A-Shara, Obeid discuss ME developments on a telephone call Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/22/2004
- Gulf states condemns Israeli aggressions against south Lebanon Gulf-Lebanon, Politics, 1/22/2004
- Turkey, Lebanon to sign free trade agreement
Turkey and Lebanon expressed their will to sign an agreement for free trade between them in order to find a good environment to enhance their bilateral trade and investment ties. Lebanon-Turkey, Economics, 1/21/2004 - Lahoud deplores Israeli provocations in South Lebanon
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud held Israel responsible for Monday's incident inside southern Lebanese lands in which an Israeli military bulldozer was destroyed. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 1/21/2004 - Lahoud stresses Syrian- Lebanese coordination Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/20/2004
- One Israeli soldier was killed, one wounded in south Lebanon
The party considered that such a behavior constitutes a "land violation carried out by the occupation forces," noting that this is not the first time in which the occupation forces cross the borders towards the Lebanese lands. Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/20/2004 - De Mitsura deplores the Israeli air violations of South Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Military, 1/20/2004
- Two explosions in Ein al-Helweh camp in Beirut
News reports in Beirut said that two mortars went off in Ein al-Helweh camp for the Palestinian refugees in south Lebanon. Lebanon, Local, 1/19/2004 - Al-Shara meets with Smaha on regional developments Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/19/2004