Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 8/30/2004
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of August 30, 2004
- Lebanon defies the UN security council, extends Lahoud's presidency
The Lebanese parliament on Friday approved the amendment of article 49 of the constitutions, defying thereby the UN Security Council resolution no. 1559 over presidential elections in this country. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 9/4/2004 - UN Security Council calls for withdrawal of all foreign troops from Lebanon
The UN Security Council approved a resolution presented by France, Germany, Britain, and the US, demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the Lebanese territories. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 9/4/2004 - Lebanon debates foreign interventions
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud Thursday conferred with Lebanese Defense Minister Mahmoud Hammoud and Lebanese State Minister Karam Karam, separately, on the Lebanese foreign diplomatic move to confront foreign interventions in the internal affairs and in the Syrian-Lebanese relation. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/3/2004 - Syria: UN security council voting over Lebanon's sovereignty is unjustified
Syria said that there is nothing justifying demands raised by the USA that the UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution asking it to honor Lebanon's sovereignty. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/2/2004 - Lebanese parliament discusses the extension of Lahoud's term of office on Friday
Members of the Lebanese parliament will on Friday vote on amending the constitution in Lebanon so as it will permit the re-election of the current President of the Republic, Emil Lahoud, for a second term of office. A matter which raised internal and external criticism. Lebanon, Politics, 9/2/2004 - UN Security Council votes an American- French draft resolution on Lebanese elections
The draft decision to extend a new term of office for the Lebanese President was not accepted by the US administration. The spokesman for the US Department Of State, Richard Boucher, said that the Lebanese presidential elections should be made according to the current constitution which bans re-electing the President for a second term of office, accusing Syria of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 9/2/2004 - A Preliminary committee for an opposition Iraqi conference in Lebanon
Iraqi opposition figures selected a preliminary committee during the conference which was held for three days in Beirut with the aim to draw a new political system based on rejecting the occupation and the stemmed Iraqi authorities as a result of this occupation. Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 9/1/2004 - Lebanese rejection to west criticism of the presidency term of office extension issue
Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid Monday criticized the West intervention in the Lebanese internal affairs. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/31/2004 - Lebanon sends a message to Kofi Annan over extension to Lahoud
Lebanon on Monday rejected any foreign intervention in its internal affairs, particularly proposing the presidency election issue to the UN Security Council. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 8/31/2004 - Lahoud: Lebanon will never bargain sovereignty Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/31/2004
- Libya will not be silent about the incident of Imam Sadr
The disappearance of Imam Musa Sadr, was a circle in a continuous chain of incidents of kidnappings, assassinations, settling of accounts among the many political, denominational, and ideological belligerents in the Arab East area, in the 70s of the past century Libya-Lebanon, Politics, 8/30/2004 - Lebanese patriarch criticizes extension for Lahoud's term of office
The Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir on Sunday criticized the extension for the current Lebanese President Emile Lahoud for a new term office, considering that the situation is "regrettable." Lebanon, Politics, 8/30/2004 - Three are killed, others wounded in Ein al-Helweh camp in Lebanon
Three persons were killed and others were injured yesterday in an attack launched by unidentified persons in Ein al-Helweh camp, the largest Palestinian camp in Lebanon, during a demonstration voicing support for the demands of the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails. Lebanon, Local, 8/30/2004 - Lebanese continued alliance with Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/30/2004