Arabic News Weekly Edition for Politics, 7/22/2002

Weekly Edition, Politics - Week of July 22, 2002

• Maher: What happened in Gaza was a massacre and a war crime against humanity Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Mubarak accuses Sharon of 'bombing' the peace process
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in conclusion of his visit to France strongly warned the Israeli leaders and accused them of trying to "bomb" the peace efforts when they ordered to launch the bloody raid against Gaza. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Mubarak - Chirac talks cover Palestinian, Iraq issues
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak held a session of talks at the Elysee Palace yesterday with French President Jacques Chirac, followed by a press conference. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Sudanese move to explain the Nairobi agreement Sudan-Uganda, Politics, 7/27/2002
• King Mohammed sends message to president of China Morocco-China, Politics, 7/27/2002
• King Abdullah meets with King Fahd, Sheikh Zayed
  Jordanian official sources said that the Jordanian King Abdullah II left Amman Thursday heading for Geneva, Switzerland, marking the beginning of a tour that will last more than one week, centering on conditions in the Middle East. The Jordanian sources added during this tour, the Jordanian king will meet with the US and French presidents and with the British prime minister. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Khaddam, Qaddoumi in Damascus: Sharon is a danger to the USA
  Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and the chairman of the political department at the PLO Farouk al-Qaddoumi stressed in a joint meeting in Damascus on Thursday commitment to "resistance as a legitimate right for self defense against the Israeli occupation," considering that the "existence of the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is a danger on the US and the Israeli people." Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Egypt, Sudan talks on trade and citizens movement
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will receive a message from Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir on bilateral cooperation and continuous efforts to halt violence in the occupied territories. Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Sahara issue: Morocco can only accept clear cut, unambiguous option
  Morocco reiterated it accepts to negotiate on the basis of the framework agreement, brokered by UN secretary general's personal envoy for the Sahara James Baker, but cannot participate in any negotiation on unclear ambiguous proposals on the Sahara. Morocco, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Al-Assad's message to Carlos conveyed by al-Shara
  Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Friday at Lasaroilla royal palace in Madrid received the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. The meeting was attended by the Spanish foreign minister for foreign affairs. Syria-Spain, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Mubarak briefs al-Shara on efforts to halt Israel's aggression
  Egypt's President Honi Mubarak yesterday at his residence in Madrid received the Syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara Syria-Egypt, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Palestinian groups call for continued 'armed struggle'; Damascus meeting
  Seven Palestinian groups on Thursday called for "continued armed struggle" against Israel stressing that the meetings of the Quartet committee on the Middle East and the meetings of the Arab ministers with the US President George Bush were in vain. Palestine-Syria, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Algeria: clashes in Qabael area
  The Algerian police on Thursday interfered, using tear bombs, in order to prevent a demonstration called upon by Berber activists in Teizi Wzou, the largest of al-Qabael area. Algeria, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Rabat worried at Madrid's attempts to retract on agreement regarding Morocco's kingty
  Morocco has voiced concern over Madrid's attempts to retract on what has been settled regarding Morocco's incontestable sovereignty over its air space and territorial waters in the Mediterranean. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/27/2002
• France wishes to preserve stability in the region
  France wishes to preserve stability in the Maghreb and back the efforts made by James Baker, personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahara, French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, said on Thursday. Algeria-France, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Moroccan association warns against Israeli tv in Arabic
  A Moroccan information and communication association (AMPIC) has warned against the dangers posed by the launching by Israel of a TV channel in Arabic. Morocco-Israel, Politics, 7/27/2002
• Director of Syrian commercial bank dismissed over poor performance Syria, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Omran confers with Iraqi press delegation Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Khaddam: relations with Turkey deeply rooted, rejection to striking Iraq is ultimate; Yeni Safak
  Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has expressed his satisfaction over the developed level of relations between Syria and Turkey and described these relations as very old and deeply rooted. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Al-Shara meets Mubarak in Spain
  The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday started a tour as from Spain and covers each of Algeria and Morocco, according to official Syrian sources. Syria-Regional, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Palestinian killing by the Intifada tolled 1649 Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Moscow renews rejection to striking Iraq
  A high ranking Russian official has stressed that Russia opposes directing a military strike against Iraq, but it called on Baghdad to cooperate concerning the return back of UN weapons inspectors. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Calls to release July Revolution documents in Egypt
  In the final session of a seminar under the title "50th anniversary of July 23 revolution," Arab and Egyptian intellectuals called on the Egyptian government sources to release the revolution's documents and make them available for researchers and specialists. Egypt, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Morocco's upper house passes draft election laws
  The Chamber of Advisers (parliament upper house) adopted Thursday two draft organic laws on elections to both parliamentary chambers: the House of representatives and the chamber of advisers. Morocco, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Morocco amazed by Spanish officials' remarks
  Morocco on Thursday voiced "amazement at the shocking, surprising and inadmissible comparison made by the Spanish foreign minister between the bloody Israeli raid against civilians in Gaza and the dispatching of a handful of Moroccan security agents to the Moroccan uninhabited islet of Toura." Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Blair says no decision on attacking Iraq
  The British army chief of staff Michael Bussi was exempted from his post following disputes between him and the British government on issues relating to the policy and the strategy especially in regard to attacking Iraq. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/26/2002
• UN committee: Syrians in Golan live in very bad besiege conditions
  The executive secretary of ESCWA ( UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia ) Mrs. Mervat Tallawy has stressed that the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan live in very hard under conditions similar to those in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Syria-Israel, Politics, 7/26/2002
• Norway to remove landmines from Lebanon; Israel continues shelling
  The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday from its positions in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa farms bombarded with 8 shells the Jabal al-Saddanah area and the surrounding of Burket al-Naqqar at the hills adjoining Kafer Shouba and Shebaa. Lebanon-Norway, Politics, 7/26/2002
• King of Bahrain discusses with Blair the situation in the region Bahrain-UK, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Mubarak, Chirac target is breaking cycle of violence
  Baz called on the international community to put pressure on Israel, now that all parties concerned have expressed readiness to act in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions. Egypt-France, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Government voices pride over evacuation by Spain of Moroccan islet Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Kuwait to get its acrchives back, rejects striking Iraq
  Kuwait on Wednesday stressed its opposition to a likely attack against Iraq and said it will take a position similar to that taken by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to this effect. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Al-Shara reviews with Sultanov, Kaddoumi the Israeli attacks
  The Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday received PLO Head of the Political Department Farkouk Kaddoumi and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the Syrian deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad and the PLO representative in Damascus Mahmoud al-Khalidi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Iran denies interference in Iraq's affairs
  Baghdad radio said on Wednesday that the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein received a message of congratulations from his Iranian counterpart Muhammad Khatami on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of July 1968 revolution, Iraq's national day. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Egypt extends custody for 24 Islamists, 101 Muslim brothers members
  The sate supreme security court in Cairo on Wednesday decided to arrest 24 extremist Islamists from the two banned "Islamic group" and "al-Takfir, al-Hijra" group, for 15 days for investigations, according to an Egyptian judiciary source. Egypt, Politics, 7/25/2002
• BBC: Egypt accuses Israel of timing it raids with Mubarak's visit to France
  This agreement was to be declared the same day of the raid, which means that its timing was not a mere coincidence, but a calculated step in an Israeli scheme to block the road to any peace settlement, he said. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Clashes between warlords kill 30 in Somalia
  Some 17 persons were killed on Wednesday in al-Madina quarters, south of the Somali capital Makadishu, in fighting between the two warlords Mousa Soudi Yalho, and Omar Mahmoud Muhammad who had split from Yalho's group in 2001. Somalia, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Iraq calls on China for strong position towards crisis
  The Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Wednesday called on China to adopt a firm stand in the face of the American policy towards Iraq, according to the Iraqi news agency. Iraq-China, Politics, 7/25/2002
• UN Security Council asked to enforce adopted resolutions on Israel
  The Saudi ambassador explained that the Arab Group asks the UN Security Council to discuss immediate and necessary measures to put an end to the current drastic situation Regional-Palestine, Politics, 7/25/2002
• Israel releases $ 43 million of Palestinian money
  The Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres on Wednesday announced that Israel has released 200 million Shekels ($ 43 million), representing 10% of the Palestinian revenues frozen by Israel since the beginning of the Palestinian Intifada in September 2000. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/25/2002
• This region has seen many wars and nobody wants more wars, Mubarak Egypt-Israel, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Al-Assad reviewed with Arsalan, Beuiz, Syria, Lebanese relations, conditions in the region Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Mubarak meets Al-Faisal Egypt-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Mubarak holds session of talks with Qathafi
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a session of bilateral talks with Libya’s Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi Tuesday morning. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Morocco decries Israeli attack against Palestinian civilians
  "At a time intensive contacts are conducted to put an end to the Israeli occupation, restore calm in the region and resume the peace process, the Israeli army perpetrated, on Monday, barbarous acts when it raided residential districts in Gaza, killing several innocent civilians," the Moroccan foreign department said Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Lahoud, Butaflika discuss in Algeria bilateral relations, region's issues
  Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Tuesday held a close door round of talks. Algeria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/24/2002
• King Mohammed sends messages to leaders of China, Singapore Morocco-China, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Al-Shara gets a message from German FM, discusses developments with Moroccan peer Syria-Morocco, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Al-Qaddafi renews call for creating the IsraTeen country
  Libya's Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi on Tuesday in Cairo criticized the Arabs because they "believe" the USA. Libya-Regional, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Al-Faisal says Israeli practices are ugly crime
  The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher has warned Israel against its continued aggressive and inhuman practices against the Palestinians and held it responsible for the deteriorated conditions in the region because of these practices. Saudi Arabia-Palestine, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Amnesty: End collective punishment of Palestinians
  Grave breaches of the Fourth Geneva Convention include not only "willful killing" but also "wilfully causing great suffering." Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/24/2002
• One Iraqi killed, 22 wounded in a raid against southern Iraq
  The American and British planes on Tuesday and for the second time within one week bombarded Iraqi civilian areas. The bombardment resulted in killing one Iraqi citizen and wounding 22, according to an Iraqi military spokesman. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Iraqi arrests two 'terrorists' linked to Iran
  Iraqi security announced Tuesday that it arrested two terrorists linked to Iran, saying the pair would make public confessions. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Rabat meeting is first step to renew trust, Spain fm
  Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio, said Tuesday that her meeting Monday in Rabat with Moroccan peer, Mohamed Benaissa, was a first step towards the rebuilding of trust between Rabat and Madrid. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Baghdad accepts return of UN inspectors within comprehensive settlement
  Iraq's foreign minister Naji Sabri has stressed his country's commitment to basics of a comprehensive settlement to the Iraqi issue by the UN. He said that Iraq accepts the return back of UN inspectors within the framework of the UN program, and in line of a comprehensive settlement, implying the end of economic sanctions, discussing the issue of Iraq's security and the security of the region, as well as paying compensations for the Iraqi infrastructure destruction as a result of the American- British bombardment. Iraq-Belgium, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Morocco calls on security council to allow for more mediation in sahara issue
  "After sending you on July 18 a letter exclusively defending the right to self-determination in the Sahara, Algeria sent you on July 22 another letter requesting the partition of the territory, in a blatant contradiction with self-determination," the Moroccan diplomat went on in his letter. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Hungarian national appointed chief of UN sahara mission
  Greenstock had told reporters in New York on Monday "We shall discuss this issue as of tomorrow (Tuesday) and probably also on Friday, for we still have a great deal of work to do to decide on the answer to be given to the options recommended by the Secretary General and to the mission of his personal envoy for the Sahara." Morocco, Politics, 7/24/2002
• Syrians dismissed from government posts Syria, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Sudan: cessation is a red line that we do not accept
  Khartoum stressed on Monday that the Nairobi agreement concluded by the People's Army For the Liberation of Sudan led by John Garang "does not mean" its approval for the separation of southern Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Moroccan-Spanish Statement Following Foreign Ministers' Meeting
  The ministers of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Morocco formally confirmed the agreement to restore and maintain the situation regarding the Island Perejil/Toura that existed prior to July 2002 Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002
• King Mohammed holds phone talks with Syrian president Morocco-Syria, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Al-Faisal: we will not send experts to the West Bank
  Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal denied in Beirut on Monday evening what has been recently rumored about his country's inclination to send Saudi military experts to the Palestinian self- rule areas, like Egypt and Jordan. Al-Faisal commented: reform in the Palestinian Authority is a Palestinian issue and the main effort is a Palestinian one, supported by the Arab states. Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Al-Assad confers with commander of the Lebanese army Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Al-Assad gets messages from Saudi crown prince, Musharraf
  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. The meeting was attended by the Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara. Al- Faisal conveyed a message from the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz relating to results of visits and contacts he recently held with certain sides concerned with the Middle East peace process. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Egypt: arrests 15 members of al-Takfir, al-Hijra group Egypt, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Al Khaleej: Iran rejects striking Iraq; nearby solutions for pending issues with UAE
  The Iranian vice president for parliamentary and legal affairs Muhammad Ali Abtahi has renewed his country's rejection of an American attack against Iraq. Iran-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Kuwaiti new camp for UN forces: We will not oppose a unanimity to attack Iraq
  Kuwait's Minister Of Defense Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Monday announced that his country will not take apposition position "to a likely international unanimity " on attacking Iraq to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Kuwait-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2002
• An Iraqi press delegation in Damascus Syria-Iraq, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Iraq for an extraordinary session for the AL Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Spanish maps show islet as Moroccan territory
  A Map by the geographic service of the Spanish army, edited in 1988 and re-edited in 1995, shows the Mediterranean islet of Toura as falling under Moroccan sovereignty. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002
• French FM: We are determinant to revive ME peace Lebanon-France, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Moroccans hold symbolic rally in islet after Spain's pullout
  Several Moroccan non-governmental organizations have staged a symbolic rally on Sunday in the village of Jbel Moussa, which sits between the Mediterranean Islet of Tourah/Leila (less than 200 meters from the Moroccan coast) and Sebta (a Moroccan northern city still under Spanish rule) to mark the Spanish soldiers' pullout from the islet. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Senegal-settled Moroccans dedicate office of their national council
  Moroccans settled in Senegal dedicated on Saturday the offices of their national council set up last December. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Moroccans cheer departure of Spanish soldiers from islet
  Moroccans in this small village of Jbel Moussa, which sits between the Mediterranean Islet of Tourah/Leila (less than 200 meters from the Moroccan coast) and Sebta (a Moroccan northern city still under Spanish rule) were cheerful as they witnessed the departure of Spanish soldiers from the Islet. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002
• Sudan agreement with rebels after 19 years of conflict
  It might be early to talk about ultimate settlement of the crisis in southern Sudan. A crisis which was converted into a civil war that claimed the life of more than one million Sudanese. However, what was declared and achieved on Sunday was a very important agreement that expected to end 19 years of conflict and put an end to the question of rebellion in Southern Sudan as well as furnishing for solving all problems of this part of Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Algeria's PM wants final solution to Berber issue Algeria, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Egypt: 34 Muslim brothers members arrested Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Mubarak: Revolution in Egypt was mainly aimed at reforming the country's internal affairs Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Algeria wants end to Sahara conflict Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Iraq complains to Tunisia about US behavior blocking spare parts Iraq-Tunisia, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Iraqi movement on return of Kuwaiti property Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Spain should reconsider relations with Morocco, Spanish official
  Pujol, who welcomed the detente noticed Friday in the Moroccan-Spanish standoff over the Mediterranean islet told radio station "Cadena Ser" returning to the status-quo that prevailed ten days ago is not enough because relations between the two countries have seriously deteriorated over the past years. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Deterring terrorism, avoiding conflict with Berber; Benflis new program
  Benflis said that the legitimacy of the parliament, inspired from the fair elections, will provide the government with the "necessary energy to implement its obligation towards citizens." Algeria, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Mubarak, Gaddafi meet on ME crisis, bilateral ties
  Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday received Libya’s Leader of the Revolution, Colonel Muammar al Qathafi, who arrived in Cairo on a three-day visit to participate in Egypt's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the July 1952 Revolution. Egypt-Libya, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Egypt denies requesting the US to postpone attacking Iraq Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Largest soldiers remain exchange between Iraq, Iran
  Steps aiming at further consolidation between Iraq and Iran continue, as the two countries on Sunday exchanged the remains of 1736 soldiers who died in the prisoners camps in both Iran and Iraq. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Qatar - Saudi friction continue as FM tours Kuwait and Bahrain
  The Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jaber al-Khalifa arrived back home in Doha on Sunday evening after a tour that covered the state of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Qatar-Gulf, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Al-Assad discusses with Hariri, Arab, bilateral issues
  President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday in Damascus received the Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Egypt will not be subject to pressures by any country
  On the possibility of the use by Israel of nuclear arms, he said Israel couldn't use nuclear arms against Arabs. He said nuclear arms non-proliferation treaty bans the by Israel of those arms. Egypt-Israel-USA, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Britain rejects attacking Iraq
  The spokesman for the British government and chairman of the Arab and Islamic department at the British foreign office Gerard Russell has stressed that any decision to direct a military attack against Iraq should be based on international resolutions and that the US has to talk with its allies before taking such a decision. Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Washington suspends Express Visa program for Saudis
  The US Department of State on Saturday suspended a program permitting Saudi citizens to get entry visas to the US through travel agencies for fear of terrorism. Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 7/22/2002
• US screening of Saudi Arabian citizens up dramatically
  U.S. Department of State said Friday that after the September 11 incidents, the US has greatly increased the amount of Saudi Arabian citizens that are being interviewed when they apply to enter the United States, Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Al- Ahram denies playing with Abdul Nasser's words
  Huda Abdul Nasser, the elder daughter of the late Egyptian President Jamal Abdul Nasser has stressed that her resignation is "final and ultimate" from the post of supervising the revolution's studies unit of the political and strategic studies in al-Ahram foundation. Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Egypt's interior minister warns against sedition acts
  He warned "those who might incite sedition and scatter and energy of society or work against legitimacy." Egypt, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Yadhout Ahronot: Israel may join attack on Iraq before year end
  The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot said on Sunday that the Israeli army chief of staff Moshe Yaloun thinks the USA will attack Iraq before the end of the current year and that the Israeli army, in light of clear estimates, started necessary preparations intensively due to the possibility that Israel might join the war cycle. Iraq-Israel, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Moroccan association stages campaign to support Palestinian detainees
  The association charges that Israeli and US accusations against movements representing the Palestinian people, particularly the Palestinian authorities are actually aiming at destabilizing the Palestinian resistance and questioning the legality of their struggle. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Annan disturbed at Israel destroying Palestinian homes
  The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is "disturbed" by reports that the Israeli Government has again destroyed the homes of Palestinians in the West Bank, according to a UN spokesman. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/22/2002
• Explosion near Tel Aviv, Israel to try Greek Orthodox religious leader
  As a large explosion took place on Sunday morning in Yavni settlement near Tel Aviv, targeting a train passengers station and resulted in wounding one worker, the Israeli forces opened fire at Yahya Shehada ( 35 year old) and carried out a campaign of arrest targeted scores of villages and cities of Aseer, Rojin, Nablus, Hebron and Khan Younis. Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/22/2002
• With tensions high on Lebanon's border, UN force stays
  With tensions rising along the Israeli-Lebanese withdrawal line in recent months, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the area through January 2003. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 7/22/2002

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