Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 2/2/2004
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of February 2, 2004
- Beirut permanent center for displaying Syrian products
Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade, Marwan Hmadeh, discussed on Friday with Chairman of Global Company Board, Hassan al-Nouri and with Director General of Marketing Company for Trade and Industry, Amira Naser, the current preparations for the establishment of the permanent center for the Syrian products in Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 2/7/2004 - Lebanese parties commends Syria's policy
Lebanese political and national parties in Mount Lebanon highly lauded Syria's pan-Arab stances and her leadership. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/7/2004 - Landmine maps: 60 mine fields are far from the borders; exchange of captives not linked to fate of Iranian diplomats
The visit of the Iranian foreign minister, Kamal Kharazi, to Beirut has opened the door wide before the second phase of the exchange negotiations between Israel and the Hizbullah Party. Many issues have been made clear including the desire of the main sides concerned not to relate files to each others. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 2/7/2004 - Lahoud meets Smaha and Khouri for coordination on developments Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/6/2004
- Kharazi holds Talks with Lebanese officials in Lebanon Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 2/6/2004
- Kharazi in Beirut to discuss fate of missing Iranian diplomats
The Iranian foreign minister, Kamal Kharazi, arrived yesterday in Beirut accompanied by families of four Iranian diplomats missing since 1982, that Tehran thinks are being held in Israel. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 2/6/2004 - Baqradouni: Syria's presence in Lebanon is legitimate Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 2/5/2004
- Obeid meets with German ambassador on freed Lebanese, Arab captives Lebanon-Germany, Local, 2/5/2004
- Freed German prisoners seeks Lebanese nationality
The German Steven Smeirak, who was released by Israel last week in the course of exchanging prisoners with the Lebanese Hizbullah Party, started yesterday travel measures to Lebanon in his goal to get the Lebanese nationality. Lebanon-Germany, Local, 2/4/2004 - Israeli warplanes violate the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 2/4/2004
- Lebanon returns back to Iraq millions of frozen dollars
Member of the Iraqi Governing Council, Muwafak al-Rube, said that Lebanon will give back a sum of 500 million dollars of the money deposited by the former regime in Iraq in the Lebanese banks before the invasion. Lebanon-Iraq, Economics, 2/2/2004 - Nasrullah: fate of remaining prisoners is still unknown
The Secretary General of Hizbullah Party in Lebanon Hassan Nasrullah said the resistance would do its best to determine the fate of the remaining prisoners, those missing and the remains of the martyrs whose whereabouts are still unknown. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 2/2/2004 - Lahoud and the release of Arab captives from Israel Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 2/2/2004
- Al-Shara confers with Lebanese peer on development Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 2/2/2004
- Kharrazi highlights Lebanese Resistance Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 2/2/2004