Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 5/23/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of May 23, 2005
- Heated parliamentary rivalry in Lebanon
The new alliance maintained between former leader of the Lebanese army Michael Aoun and the Druze leader Talal Arsalan will intensify rivalry with Walid Junblat who is expected to alley himself with Hizbullah which has one seat in Baabda circle. Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005 - 15 Lebanese won elections by being unopposed
The number of persons who run unopposed in the Lebanese parliamentary elections which starts tomorrow, Sunday, increased to 15 parliamentarians after an announcement was made to that four new parliamentarians won in the south of Lebanon on that basis. Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005 - Aoun nominates himself for Bint Jbeil
Former Lebanese army leader Michael Aoun announced his nomination for Mount Lebanon area and he ruled out an alliance with the Christian opposition. This was following his failure to create an alliance with the two blocs of Walid Junblat and Saad al-Hariri. Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005 - Suleiman and the victory of the resistance in Lebanon Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2005
- Kharrazi holds talks in Lebanon on developments and Iraq Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/28/2005
- Lebanese president meets with FM of Iran
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud emphasized Thursday the necessity to develop the Iranian-Lebanese ties and activating them in various fields praising the continued support of Iran to Lebanon. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/27/2005 - Lebanese political parties: resistance is not militia
Lebanese political parties and national organizations on Thursday said "the resistance is not a militia," but it is a resistance against the Israeli occupation. Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/2005 - Iran's foreign minister defends Hizbullah party
Commenting on UN resolution which states dismantling the weapons of Hizbullah party, Kharazi recalled that the position of the Lebanese government states cling to resistance. He said that there are no militias named Hizbullah in Lebanon, rather a resistance by the Lebanese people. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 5/27/2005 - Al-Assad receives two Lebanese party leaders Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/27/2005
- Lebanon celebrates the 5th anniversary of the south
Lebanon celebrated on Wednesday the fifth anniversary of liberating most of the south from Israeli occupation where most cities of the south witnessed large marches stressing support to the Lebanese national resistance. Lebanon, Politics, 5/26/2005 - Nassrallah and the liberation of south Lebanon Lebanon, Politics, 5/26/2005
- Hizbullah confirms owning thousands of missiles
In a festival held on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the Israeli occupation from Lebanon, Hizbullah party secretary general said that the party owns 12,000 missiles that make all north Israel as a whole a target if Lebanon is exposed to any Israeli aggression. Lebanon, Politics, 5/26/2005 - International investigation to al-Hariri assassination starts from site of the explosion
Chairman of the international investigation committee in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri started on Wednesday its first mission by visiting the site of the assassination ,at a time when the count down started for the Lebanese elections which starts on May 29 and continues on stages until June 19th. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 5/26/2005 - Lebanese president and anniversary of liberating south lebanon
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud saluted on Tuesday the fifth anniversary of liberation of the biggest part of southern Lebanon from the Israeli occupation calling to draw a conclusion of the meaning of this occasion and revive the will of unity and cohesion among Lebanese. Lebanon, Politics, 5/25/2005 - Miqati: Liberation proved unity of Lebanese
Lebanese Premier Najib Miqati on Tuesday said the liberation of the greatest part of south Lebanon from the Israeli occupation had confirmed the unity of Lebanese people and boosted their national and pan-Arab options. Lebanon, Politics, 5/25/2005 - Aoun in Lebanese elections independently, apart from Hariri, Junblat
The leader of the free national faction Michael Aoun announced that his faction will enter the Lebanese parliamentary elections independently after his failure to establish an alliance between his trend and each of the independent trend led by Saad al-Hariri, son of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri and the Socialist Progressive Party led by Walid Junblat. Lebanon, Politics, 5/25/2005 - Tishrin: Lebanese Minister highlights Syria's Role in Liberating South Lebanon
Deputy Chairman of the Syrian Social National Party and former Lebanese Minister Mahmoud Abdul Khaleq said that Syria's support to the Lebanese national resistance was one of the most important factors which contributed in liberating South Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2005 - Hammoud describes UN report on Syrian forces withdrawal from Lebanon as Good Lebanon-UN, Politics, 5/25/2005
- Lahoud's son refrains from the elections
Emil Emil Lahoud, the son of the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, said on Monday that he gave up the idea of nominating himself to the elections due on May 29 in protest of carrying out the elections according to the year 2000 elections law. Lebanon, Politics, 5/24/2005 - UN confirms withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon
he said that there is still a question over one border area which is Deir al-Ashayer, which is under dispute and has not identified yet because of the dispute on its ownership, and it is still unmarked yet. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 5/24/2005 - France moves to ban al-Manar TV station in the EU
The French minister of culture and telecommunications Rino De Fiber said on Monday that Paris which had four month before banned the broadcasting of al-Manar TV programs has called for banning it in all countries of the European Union. Lebanon-France, Politics, 5/24/2005 - One person killed in a political party row in Lebanon
Electoral rivalry in Lebanon has taken a new shape after one persons was killed in a row between the supporters of two parties in mount Lebanon to the east of Beirut just less than one week from the beginning of the first phase of the elections. Lebanon, Politics, 5/24/2005 - Aoun nominates himself for the elections, Lahoud warns against vast boycott
The leader of the free national trend, Michael Aoun, said he will nominate himself for the Lebanese parliamentary elections, at a time when each of the former prime minister Omar Karami and the Islamic groups announced their boycott of these elections as nominees and voters. Lebanon, Politics, 5/23/2005 - Hizbullah bombards Shebaa in retaliation of an Israeli attack
The Lebanese Hizbullah party announced that its fighters fired shelling at targets for the Israeli occupation army in Shebaa farms to the south of Lebanon. This was in retaliation to "one Israeli aggression." Lebanon-Israel, Military, 5/23/2005