Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/26/2004
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 26, 2004
- Syria-Lebanon joint gas project
Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Ayyoub Hamid, has stressed that the building of the Syrian-Lebanese gas pipeline has an important investment value for Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 7/31/2004 - Lebanese minister calls to disarm Israel of WMDs Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/31/2004
- UN Security Council extends UNIFIL in south Lebanon
The UN Security Council unanimously yesterday approved renewal of the UNIFIL forces in south Lebanon for other 6 months. But expressed concern over the repeated violations of the border lines between Israel and Lebanon and called on the Lebanese government to continue its efforts to control its southern borders. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 7/30/2004 - Lebanese clergy and the Israeli threats against al-Aqsa mosque Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/30/2004
- Lebanese FM criticizes Iraqi accusations of Iran
The Lebanese foreign minister Jean Obeid has criticized the Iraqi defense minister Hazem al-Shalaan over accusing Iran of interfering in the Iraqi internal affairs. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/29/2004 - Nasrullah calls for defying Israeli threats concerning al-Aqsa mosque Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/29/2004
- UN Security Council renews the UNIFIL in south Lebanon
Diplomats at the UN said yesterdays that members of the UN Security Council approved the extension for authorizing the UN peace keeping forces in South Lebanon UNIFIL for another 6 months. This was, however, after the UN secretary general extended it for the risks of renewed conflict in the region. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/28/2004 - On Allawi - Hariri joint press conference
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Monday stressed his country's keenness to enhance relations with Syria and countries in the region, referring to the agreements recently signed between Syria and Iraq in the economic, oil and security fields. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/27/2004 - Iraq denies normalization with Israel, in talks between Allawi, Hariri
Iraq's interim prime minister Eyad Allawi denied the existence of Israelis in Iraq. He said that the information discussed by the mass media to that Iraq has become a base for the Israeli intelligence and permits the Iraqis to visit Israel are not correct and not precise. Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 7/27/2004 - Allawi arrives in Lebanon Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 7/26/2004
- An explosion in Ein al-Helweh Lebanon, Local, 7/26/2004