Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 7/25/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of July 25, 2005
- U.S. supports new government, urges end to militias, Syrian influence
The United States will "stand with the people of Lebanon" as they move toward becoming "a more free, more prosperous, more secure and more fully sovereign country," Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch said in testimony before the House International Relations Committee July 28. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/30/2005 - Washington, Paris lessen pressure on Lebanon
The US administration announced on Friday it had agreed with Paris to lessen their pressures on Lebanon concerning the Lebanese Hizbullah party. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/30/2005 - Lebanese supporting prisoners committee
The Follow-up Committee for Support of Lebanese Prisoners in Israeli jails underlined on Friday the necessity of putting on trial all those who committed massacres and perpetrated torture against the Lebanese that escaped to Israel to avoid punishment. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/30/2005 - Siniora in Damascus on Sunday Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/30/2005
- UN Security Council renews peace mission on Lebanon's border with Israel
The UN Security Council, unanimously on Friday renewed the mission of the UN Interim Forces for keeping peace in South Lebanon UNIFIL for other 6 months, expressing "strong concern" over the " continued tension and violence" along the so-called Blue Line of seperation. Lebanon-UN, Military, 7/30/2005 - Lebanese parliament discuss the ministerial statement in preparation to give confidence to the government
The government, which included various main parliamentary factions with the exception of the opposition parliamentarian Michael Aoun and his allies, described its statement as "the statement of pardon, reconciliation and tolerance, dialogue and openness to brothers and to the world." Lebanon, Politics, 7/29/2005 - Lebanese officials underline good relations with Syria
Head of the resistance bloc at the Lebanese Parliament, MP Mohammad Raad on Thursday underlined the importance of "distinguished relations" with Syria and protecting national resistance in light of the Israeli continuous aggressions on Lebanon. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/29/2005 - Lebanese premier stresses distinguished relations with syria
The ministerial statement of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora underlined keenness on establishing distinguished and strong relations with Syria based on the fraternal, historic, and geographic ties and comman interests between them. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/28/2005 - Lahoud: no peace without Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday said "a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East will not be achieved except through implementing international relevant resolutions." Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/28/2005 - Lebanon's Samir Jaajaa released from prison
The commander of the dissolved Lebanese Forces, Samir Jaajaa, said that the country is in a state of unbalance, but he will not spare efforts to rehabilitate it, calling for cooperation because what happened in the past is in the past and cannot be retracted. Lebanon, Politics, 7/27/2005 - Karami criticizes the pardoning of Jaajaa
Former Lebanese prime minister Omar Karami criticized the pardoning of Samir Jaajaa who was found to be guilty, together with the dissolved Lebanese Forces, in the case of the assassination of his brother the former Lebanese prime minister Rasheed Karami in 1987. Lebanon, Politics, 7/27/2005 - UN resolution 1559, a cause for sedition among Lebanese People
Chairman of the Lebanese Solidarity Party, Emile Rahma, has stressed that the Lebanese new government should enhance the distinguished relations between Syria and Lebanon and reactivate the fraternal, cooperation and coordination treaty between them. Lebanon, Politics, 7/27/2005 - Lebanese president meets US congressmen
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud yesterday said that geographic and historic factors which link between Syria and Lebanon should be taken into consideration. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/26/2005 - Huballah rejects any conditioned foreign economic support to Lebanon
Lebanese parliament member representing Al-Wafaa Bloc for Resistance, Hasan Huballah, expressed rejection to any foreign economic support conditioned with political relinquishments, particularly regarding Lebanon's relations with Syria. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/26/2005 - Lebanese figure: relations with Syria inevitable and fundamental Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 7/26/2005
- CNN: Al-Hariri: Lebanon is in need of time to discuss Hizbullah weapons
Replying to a question on the need of dismantling the weapons of Hizbullah party, al-Hariri who presides over the largest parliamentary bloc in the parliament said "we live in a fragile country and need to solve our problems by ourselves," noting that Hizbullah is ready to discuss such issues. Lebanon, Politics, 7/25/2005 - Galloway on the Syrian-Lebanese relations
During the celebration marking "July 23rd Revolution in Egypt" on Saturday that was held by the Pan-Arab Conference in Lebanon, Gallawi said "Syria is exposed to foreign pressure because she represents the last castle of the Arab dignity and the Arab rights." Lebanon-UK, Politics, 7/25/2005 - Israeli warplanes violate Lebanese air-space Lebanon-Israel, Military, 7/25/2005