The conference has recommended further changes to the law to remove the possibility of the perpetrators benefiting from carrying out 'honour killings', when men kill female relatives to redeem the family's name

BBC, From Kim Gattas in Beirut

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir renews his appeal for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon while Syria says their presence is necessary for the stability of the country.
BBC,27th March,2001

The Associated Press