Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 6/13/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of June 13, 2005
- Lebanese elections make for strange alliances
Political contacts among the main forces in north Lebanon and the elections in general have brought together old opponents joining each other in a mesh of political alliances and rivalries. Lebanon, Politics, 6/17/2005 - Lahoud: Just peace is the only solution according to UN resolutions
President Lahoud, meeting Turkish Premier Recep Tayyeb Erdogan, added that "security in Lebanon is a red line that should not be overstepped," stressing that the return of security to Lebanon is stabilizing day by day. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 6/17/2005 - Lebanon calls to develop Arab stock market
Lebanon called on Thursday the Arab states to develop financial markets and catalyze Arab companies to allow them to include their shares in local stock markets to make use of available finance liquidity. Regional-Lebanon, Economics, 6/17/2005 - Hariri intensifies efforts in the Lebanese elections
In preparations for the fourth and last phase of the Lebanese parliamentary elections, Lebanese opposition figure Saad al-Hariri started to intensify his political efforts. He expressed his hope to achieve a surge once again following the sudden victory of his rival Michael Aoun. Lebanon, Politics, 6/16/2005 - Aoun ready to assume the Lebanese presidency
The elected Lebanese parliamentarian Michael Aoun on Wednesday expressed his readiness to assume the post of the President of the Lebanese Republic in case there will be a consensus on his political program and the evacuation of the current President Emil Lahoud. Lebanon, Politics, 6/16/2005 - Ghassan Salameh: Legislative elections in Lebanon are a perpetuation of sectarianism
Commenting on the current legislative elections in Lebanon, former Lebanese minister of culture Ghassan Salameh said that these elections "constitute a consolidation for sectarianism the same as happened in Iraq." Indicating that the success attained by Michael Aoun is not that great and importance. Lebanon, Politics, 6/16/2005 - Lahoud: No peace without implementing UN resolutions
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday said there will be no solution to the Middle East question without the implementation of the UN resolutions. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 6/16/2005 - Hariri launches campaign from Tripoli
The Lebanese opposition figure Saad al-Hariri started his political moves in north Lebanon prior to the fourth and last phase of the parliamentary elections, expressing his hope to do well up again following the sudden victory in competing with Michael Aoun. Lebanon, Politics, 6/15/2005 - Sfeir calls for best relations with Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/15/2005
- Al-Raya: Lahoud: Syria is natural extension of Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/14/2005
- Berri and the Lebanese elections Lebanon, Politics, 6/14/2005
- Aoun achieves victories in the Mount area, looks forward to the north
The trend led by the former leader of the Lebanese army, Michael Aoun, emerged as the most important Christian political force in the country. This was revealed after the results of the third phase of the parliamentary elections which took place on Sunday in the Mount of Lebanon and the Bekaa areas. Lebanon, Politics, 6/14/2005 - Aoun aspires to expand his victories to the north
After winning the elections in the Aley-Keserwan circle, former leader of the Lebanese army Michael Aoun visited the Lebanese parliamentarian Suleiman Franjieh who leads in one circle in north Lebanon the rival list for Saad al-Hariri, son of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Lebanon, Politics, 6/14/2005 - Washington satisfied with the Lebanese elections
In the first foreign reaction to the Lebanese elections, the US expressed satisfaction over these results. The spokesman for the White House Scott McClellan said in general, people consider that the elections are organized in a good way with observers. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 6/14/2005 - Junblat admits defeat before Aoun in Mount Lebanon
The Druze leader Walid Junblat admitted his defeat to Michael Aoun in the third round of legislative elections in the Christian circles of Mount Lebanon. He described that as a victory for extremism. Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2005 - Notable turnout for the third phase of the Lebanese elections
Ballot centers witnessed notable turnout in the Mount of Lebanon and the Bekaa areas by Lebanese voters immediately following the launch of voting operations in the third phase, before the last one of the parliamentary elections. Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2005 - Lahoud clings to complete his presidential term of office in Lebanon
In another development, the Lebanese president Emil Lahoud on Sunday while casting his vote in Baabdat at al-Matin circle renewed his cling to complete his presidential term of office until "the last moment." This was in reaction to the call to resign regularly called for by the opposition. Lebanon, Politics, 6/13/2005