Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 5/17/2004
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of May 17, 2004
- Huge Lebanese march in solidarity with the Iraqis
More than half a million Lebanese people took to the streets on Friday in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital to express solidarity with the Iraqi and Palestinian peoples. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 5/22/2004 - Fadlullah and Syria's strategic role Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/20/2004
- Obeid: sanctions should be on Israel and not Syria
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received Monday Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the region, particularly in Iraq and in Palestine. Talks also dealt with issues of mutual concern. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/18/2004 - Pope denounces violence in the Middle East, meeting with Lahoud
Pope John Paul II stressed the necessity of establishing just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Lebanon-Vatican, Politics, 5/17/2004