Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 4, 2005
- Lahoud meets Abbas, supports Palestinian issue
President Emil Lahoud of Lebanon underlined his country's support to the Palestinians' efforts to defend their just issue. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Tishrin: Syria signs contracts on railways projects
The General Establishment of al-Hijaz railways signed a contract with a cost of $ 54 million with a Lebanese company of Rock Wall to build a railway between Damascus and Damascus Airport. Syria-Lebanon, Business, 7/8/2005 - Miqati and Dibble discuss Lebanese-US relations Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/8/2005
- Sanyoura achieves progress in forming the Lebanese government
One of the main points standing before forming the government is the demand set by the Shiite alliance to get the foreign ministry in the first participation Hizbullah Lebanon, Politics, 7/7/2005 - Aoun continues to boycott government Lebanon, Politics, 7/7/2005
- Paris rules out international force deployment in Lebanon Lebanon-France, Politics, 7/7/2005
- Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/7/2005
- Lebanese parties unify stances Lebanon, Politics, 7/6/2005
- Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air-space Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/6/2005
- Delay in forming new Lebanese government, Hizbullah wants two ministerial bags
The formation of the first government in Lebanon after the Syrian withdrawal was delayed because of differences between the two trends of Saad al-Hariri and Michael Aoun who said he will not take part in the new government. Lebanon, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Tunisian killed in armed confrontation at Syrian- Lebanese borders
Armed confrontations took place between the Syrian security forces and an "extremist group" which tried to infiltrate into the Lebanese territories, resulted in killing two Syrian soldiers and the leader of the group who is of a Tunisian nationality called Majdi Bin Muhammad Bin Saeed al-Zreibi ( 26 year old) and the detention of 34 of his supporters of various Arab, but not Syrian, nationalities. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air-space Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/5/2005
- Syrian troops fully withdrew from Lebanon, chief of staff says Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/5/2005