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- Lebanon dismisses Israeli warnings over Hezbollah
- BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salukh dismissed as "ravings" on Thursday Israeli threats to target the country's civilian infrastructure if the government gives greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah. "Who says the government is giving legitimacy to Hezbollah? ... These are just ravings conjured up...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- Israel warns Lebanon to keep distance from Hezbollah
- JERUSALEM AFP — Israel has warned the Lebanese government against giving greater legitimacy to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, saying it would make the entire country a target in any future war. "The moment the Lebanese government confers legitimacy on Hezbollah, it must understand that the entire Lebanese state...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Lebanon-Syria summit to be held next week
- BEIRUT, AFP — Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- Lebanon-Syria summit set for Aug 13
- BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- Islamist suspects stage hunger strike in Lebanon jail
- BEIRUT AFP — Several hundred suspected members of an Islamist group involved in a deadly 15-week standoff with the Lebanese army last year have launched a prison hunger strike, a security official said on Tuesday. "Detainees in Rumieh prison went on hunger strike on Monday to protest at the...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- Lebanon govt adopts manifesto, paving way for confidence vote
- BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon's national unity government on Monday adopted a manifesto that affirms the authority of the state over all matters, including the weaponry held by Hezbollah, a minister said. "The document was approved unanimously," Information Minister Tareq Mitri said at the end of a cabinet meeting chaired...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Message to the Congress on continuation of the national emergency with respect to the actions of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes and institutions
- July 30, 2008 To the Congress of the United States: Section 202d of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622d) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- New Lebanon govt manifesto complete: minister
- BEIRUT AFP — A manifesto that will allow Lebanon's new national unity government to take office was finally thrashed out on Friday after three weeks of negotiations, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said. "We reached a consensus after a long discussion," Mitri told reporters after the ministers involved in drafting...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- New Lebanon govt manifesto ready on Friday: minister
- BEIRUT AFP — A manifesto that will allow the new Lebanon government to take office will be ready on Friday, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said on Thursday. "The meeting tomorrow will be the last and we will submit the declaration of the policy statement to the government so it...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Five wounded in clashes in northen Lebanon: official
- TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP — Five people were wounded in violent clashes in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli late Tuesday, a security official told AFP. "The injured included a soldier from the Lebanese Armed Forces and four civilians," the official said. The official said that forces were...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Hezbollah tells Israel missing airman is dead: report
- JERUSALEM AFP — The Lebanese Hezbollah militia has told Israel through the United Nations that aviator Ron Arad, who has been listed as missing in Lebanon since 1986, is dead, the Haaretz newspaper reported. Israeli authorities had said a prisoner swap deal with Hezbollah would only go ahead once...
- Research articles 2008-06-30
- Exchange of fire in tense north Lebanese port city
- TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP — Tension was running high in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday, where a shop was torched and gunmen exchanged fire even as troops were out in force on the streets. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the clashes, which erupted...
- Research articles 2008-06-29
- Lebanese president urges creation of govt in 48 hours
- BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese President Michel Sleiman pressed on Sunday for the creation of a national unity cabinet within 48 hours after weeks of protracted negotiations between political rivals. "All parties must cooperate immediately to enable the establishment of the government," Sleiman said, according to a statement from his...
- Research articles 2008-06-29
- Israeli cabinet to vote on Hezbollah prisoner swap Sunday
- JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli government will vote on Sunday on a possible prisoner exchange with Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. "I decided to bring the issue for the government's approval when it meets on Sunday," Olmert said in parliament on Wednesday. Last week, Lebanese...
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- Donors to meet in Austria to rebuild Lebanese camp
- VIENNA AFP — International donors will meet in Vienna Monday to collect funds for the reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, the foreign ministry announced. The conference which convenes at the request of the Lebanese government will be attended by Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora,...
- Research articles 2008-06-20
- Three dead in Lebanon clashes
- SAADNAYEL, Lebanon AFP — Three people were killed in overnight clashes between supporters of Lebanon's rival factions in two villages in the Bekaa Valley, a security official said on Tuesday. "Three people were killed and four wounded in the fighting," the security official said. An army official earlier...
- Research articles 2008-06-17
- Armed clashes erupt between Lebanese rivals
- SAADNAYEL, Lebanon AFP — Armed clashes broke out overnight between supporters of Lebanon's rival factions in two villages in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country, an army official said on Tuesday. "Clashes took place in Saadnayel and Taalbaya. The cause of the fighting remains unclear," the...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Gunman wounded in shootout with Lebanese army
- AIN AL-HELWEH, Lebanon AFP — A gunman was wounded in a shootout with Lebanese soldiers on Wednesday near the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Helweh in south Lebanon, an army spokesman said. The incident occurred when three unidentified assailants opened fire on the soldiers as they tried to force...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- Olmert calls for Israel-Lebanon talks
- JERUSALEM AFP — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, following last month's announcement of Israel's indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Syria. "I would have been glad if after the announcement of the talks with Syria the Lebanese government would announce its willingness to open...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Four wounded in Lebanon clashes
- SAADNAYEL, Lebanon AFP — Four people were wounded in armed clashes in Lebanon overnight between supporters of the anti-Syrian majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition, hospital sources said on Monday. Rivals opened fire with machine guns, mortar rounds and rockets in the village of Saadnayel in the Bekaa Valley in...
- Research articles 2008-06-09
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