Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 1/24/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of January 24, 2005
- UN Security council renews for UNIFIL, rejects Lebanese claims on Shebaa farms
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the mission of the United Nations Interim Forces In South Lebanon UNIFIL, noting simultaneously it will "reconsider" it in the end of the new mission. It also rejected Beirut's allegations that Shebaa farms are Lebanese. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/29/2005 - Lahoud stresses unity of Lebanese people
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said Thursday that the strategy Lebanon has adopted many years ago had protected it in the face of the developments occurred in the region. Lebanon, Politics, 1/28/2005 - Syrian prime minister visits Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/28/2005
- Lebanese expatriate and Arab economic integration Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 1/28/2005
- Lebanese embassy in Baghdad seeks to release Kidnapped Citizens Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 1/28/2005
- Bank of Lebanon denies receiving illegal Iraqi money
The governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Rida Salameh, put an end to rumors which talked on transferring $ 300 million in cash from Iraq to Lebanon illegally, stressing that there are no illegal sums in the Lebanese banks. Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 1/26/2005 - Lebanon rejects change to UNIFIL's mission
Lebanon has officially complained against the possibility of changing the mission of the UN Interim Forces working in South Lebanon UNIFIL by the UN Security Council or decreasing its work mission which is renewed every 6 months. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 1/26/2005 - Aoun, Junblat renew rejection of the Syrian presence in Lebanon
Two main figures of the Lebanese opposition Maj. Gen. Michael Oun and the Druz leader Walid Junblat on Monday stressed their cling on the need of the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from Lebanon. This was a reaction to the announcement made by the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara that his country's forces will stay in Lebanon for two years. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/25/2005 - Two men injured in clashes in Ein al-Helweh camp in Lebanon
One man and one child were injured as a result of fire exchange in Ein al-Helweh camp, situated near Sidon city to the south of Lebanon. Lebanon, Local, 1/25/2005 - Al-Shara: the Syrian forces might stay in Lebanon about two years
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara said yesterday that the Syrian forces in Lebanon might stay there only "for two years." Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 1/24/2005