Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 9/12/2005
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of September 12, 2005
- Security forces mentioned in Beirut's explosions
Lebanese parliamentarians on Saturday loomed to the responsibility of the Lebanese security forces which worked during the Syrian presence period for the al-Ashrafeyah explosions which took place on Friday evening and killed one person and injured other 22. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/17/2005 - Lifting banking secrecy from eight Lebanese officials
A banking official said that the banking committee in charge of fighting money laundry chaired by the governor of the Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, decided to lift the banking secrecy protection off the accounts of 8 Syrian figures and Lebanese figures close to Syria. Lebanon, Politics, 9/16/2005 - Lebanon detains leaders of outlaw party that calls for killing Palestinians
The Lebanese authorities detained three leaders of the Christian extremist "Hurras al-Arz" (the guards of cedar) party. Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 9/15/2005 - Ahmadinejad: No world peace by hegemony Iran-Lebanon, Politics, 9/15/2005
- Lahoud: Palestinian Diaspora has right to return to their lands
President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon on Tuesday renewed his country's commitment to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on the UN relevant international resolutions on the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the UN resolution No. 194 on the right of the Palestinian Diaspora to return to their lands. Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 9/14/2005 - al-Thawra: Syrian-Lebanese water cooperation
"The Syrian-Lebanese Water Committee is to resume deliberations on Thursday to discuss the stages of establishing a dam on the River Orontes in Lebanon and another on the Syrian Southern Great River according to an agreement between the two sides to ensure the necessary credits equally," The Syrian daily al-Thawra said Tuesday. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 9/14/2005 - UN Hariri death investigator to interrogate Syrian officers
Chairman of the UN investigation team in the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri, Detlev Mehlis, ended a decisive visit to Damascus where he is to return again to it by the end of the current week. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 9/13/2005 - Lahoud heads for NY
The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud left Beirut for New York in order to take part in the works of the UN General Assembly world summit despite the objections of the Lebanese parliamentary majority which stands against Syria. Lebanon-UN, Politics, 9/13/2005 - Lebanese officials call to strengthen internal front
Head of Lebanese Najada Party Mustafa Hakim on Sunday warned against hostile plots which target distinguished relations with Syria who offered support to Lebanese resistance which defeated the Israeli occupation. Lebanon, Politics, 9/12/2005 - UN investigator in Damascus tomorrow Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/12/2005