Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 6/6/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of June 6, 2005
- Junblat: all Lebanese opposition are targeted
The question of the Syrian presence in Lebanon came to the forefront with the beginning of the Lebanese parliamentary elections. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/11/2005 - Lebanese Lt. Gen. Suleiman on Syrian sacrifices in Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/11/2005
- Lebanese forces announce candidates
In the course of preparations for the third and fourth round of the Lebanese parliamentary elections, Streida Jaajaa, wife of the chairman of the banned Lebanese forces Samir Jaajaa who has been in jail since 11 years, announced nominating herself for one of the north of Lebanon areas, in addition to announcing other 7 candidates for the elections. Lebanon, Politics, 6/9/2005 - Nasrullah condemns foreign interventions in Lebanon
Secretary General of the Lebanese Resistance Hizbullah on Wednesday condemned the foreign interventions in the Lebanese internal affairs, particularly regarding the disarmament of the national resistance. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 6/9/2005 - Al-Thawra: Investment project of Lebanese-Arab Insurance Company
"The Syrian insurance law is characterized by clearness which is distinguished from other insurance laws of the Arab and foreign countries, the thing which help to attract more customers on the Syrian insurance market," Director General of the Arab-Lebanese Insurance Company owned by Awdeh Bank Salam Hanna said. Lebanon-Syria, Business, 6/9/2005 - Preparations underway for third phase of Lebanese elections
Preparations are underway for the third phase of the Lebanese parliamentary elections in the Bekaa area and the Mount of Lebanon next Sunday. Lebanon, Politics, 6/8/2005 - Lebanese musician and writer named UN 'artist for peace'
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) cultural agency is set to appoint Lebanese musician and writer Marcel Khalife one of its artists for peace, saying his original musical compositions make him a "cultural ambassador." Lebanon, Local, 6/8/2005 - Israeli planes violate Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Military, 6/8/2005
- On the Lebanese legislative elections
The Lebanese Ministry of the Interior confirmed today that the alliance of Hizbullah- Amal movement won all seats of the circles of the South Lebanon governorate in the legislative elections whose second phase was completed on Monday. Lebanon, Politics, 6/7/2005 - After Hizbullah great elections win, Washington calls for dismantling Hizbullah weapons, considers it terrorist organization
In the first reaction of the Lebanese Hizbullah party winning the second round of the parliamentary elections in south Lebanon, Washington said that this party will continue to be viewed by it as "a terrorist organization" while the party stressed it will not give up its arms. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 6/7/2005 - Amal, Hizbullah announce winning all seats of south Lebanon
Nabil Qawook, the Hizbullah party official in south Lebanon said that all voters prove by their voting they protect the resistance, the same way the resistance protected the homeland by weapons and bullets. Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2005 - On the election operations in south Lebanon
Voters in the cities of south Lebanon casted their votes in the second round of the parliamentary elections which are being held in three phases, the first of which started in Beirut on May 29. The list of Saad al-Hariri had won all the 19 seats in the capital. Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2005 - On the sit in of the Lebanese opposition
The Lebanese opposition decided to postpone the sit in it had called for today (Monday) near the Lebanese Presidential palace in order to pressure the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud and push him to resign. Lebanon, Politics, 6/6/2005