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On Israel s Lebanon border, a surprising optimism 
The State - 29 minutes ago
METULLA, Israel For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked. Since Israel s war with Hezbollah ended in August, Greenberg s rifle hasn t left his closet once.Israel Apologizes To Germany Over Shooting Incident In Lebanon Nasdaq - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday unconditionally apologized for "misunderstandings" over the shooting incidents with German UNIFIL forces in Lebanon.On Israel's Lebanon border, a surprising optimism Boston Herald - Oct 29 12:58 PM
METULLA, Israel - For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked....Solana pledges EU support for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 4:10 PM
The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Israeli PM apologizes for shooting incident with German navy forces in Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 29 5:46 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday apologized for misunderstandings in a shooting incident last week between Israeli jets and the German naval forces off the shore of Lebanon.Israel Admits Phosphorous Bombs Used in Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Oct 29 4:52 PM
The Israeli government has admitted for the first time that it used controversial phosphorous bombs during its 34-day war campaign in Lebanon.Kuwait to dispatch biggest aid convoy to Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 29 4:16 PM
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) said on Sunday it would dispatch its 29th aid convoy to Lebanon, the biggest ground shipment by the emirate since the beginning of a 34-day Israel-Hezbollah conflict.Peacekeeping on Lebanon's 'Blue Line' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:43 PM
Hard against Lebanon's "Blue Line," at the point known as position 6-50, France's UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below.Lebanon's Siniora defends government performance AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:35 PM
Lebanon's prime minister has defended the performance of his government during this summer's war with Israel, saying it had maintained national unity in the face of widespread devastation.Berlin confirms second incident with Israeli planes off coast of Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:17 PM
Germany confirmed on Sunday that its naval forces serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon were involved in a second incident with Israeli warplanes last week, and said its defense minister would visit the region this week. Conflicting reports emerged last week about an incident that apparently took place on Tuesday.Lebanon War Revives Dispute Washington Post - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Decades-old contest over Golan Heights, which is billed as "the city of water and wine, wages on.Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon ABC News - Oct 28 4:40 PM
Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon's Government, Help to Rebuild CountryIsrael high court looks into Lebanon probe Khaleej Times - Oct 29 6:01 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel s supreme court began deliberating on Sunday whether to order a state commission, the nation s highest board of inquiry, to look into conduct of this summer s Lebanon war.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 5:32 AM
The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used.Israel Used Uranium in Lebanon War Turks.US - Oct 29 5:38 AM
CAIRO Israel has pounded Lebanon with uranium-based weapons during its 34-day assault on the tiny Arab country, prominent British columnist Robert Fisk charged on Saturday, October 28.Portuguese peacekeepers head to Lebanon next week AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:17 AM
Portugal will next week begin deploying the 140 troops which it committed to a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira has said.UN urges Solana to pressure Israel on Lebanon overflights AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:47 AM
UNIFIL commander General Alain Pellegrini has urged EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to pressure Israel to end its controversial overflights of Lebanon.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm if it wants to be part of Lebanon's political process Baltimore Sun - Oct 28 9:54 PM
Secretary of State cites cease-fire that ended war with Israel Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process. EU backs Lebanon's regime Arizona Daily Star - Oct 29 12:21 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday that Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to play role in Lebanon politics Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Oct 29 1:50 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.EU tells Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon Gulf Times - Oct 29 12:58 AM
BEIRUT: The European Union s foreign policy chief said yesterday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France.Lebanon Valley drops season opener to Cortland Lebanon Daily News - Oct 28 8:56 PM
HERSHEY It wasn t in the game plan, but the Lebanon Valley College ice hockey team essentially em-powered the Cortland Red Dragons.High radiation levels said to be found after Israel's Lebanon bombing AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 8:45 PM
Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reports.Eight killed by storms in Syria and Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 6:08 AM
Six Syrians and two Lebanese have died after torrential downpours hit both countries in the past two days, media and police sources said.Lebanon converts turnovers into TDs Dayton Daily News - Oct 28 8:44 PM
Field conditions were atrocious, so field position became critical in Friday's contest between Lebanon and Miamisburg at James VanDeGrift Stadium.Lebanon unity talks delayed AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 2:49 AM
Lebanese parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri has delayed national unity talks set for Monday until November 6 because of the absence of several anti-Syrian leaders, his office said in a statement published.Lebanon's Siniora defends government performance Zawya - Oct 28 10:42 PM
BEIRUT, Oct 28, 2006 (AFP) - Lebanon's prime minister Saturday defended the performance of his government during this summer's war with Israel, saying it had maintained national unity in the face of widespread devastation.Mother and baby die in destroyed Lebanon bridge plunge AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 2:53 AM
A young Lebanese mother and her one-year-old baby son have been killed when their car plunged off a Bekaa Valley bridge that was badly damaged by Israeli bombardment during the summer war, police said.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process USA Today - Oct 27 3:38 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying in a television interview aired Friday that the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 28 11:47 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Norwegian naval vessels enter UN service in Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 28 5:46 PM
Four Norwegian missile/torpedo boats (MTB) and a support vessel with a crew of 150 this week began patrolling the waters off the coast of Lebanon as part of UN operations, according to reports reaching here from Oslo on Saturday.Software pirates back in Lebanon ITP.net - Oct 28 6:09 PM
Software piracy has soared in Lebanon since the recent conflict, the head of the police unit set up to combat high-tech crime in the country told IT Weekly in an exclusive interview.High radiation found after Israeli bombing in Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 28 4:42 PM
London Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported yesterday.Israel sorry for 'misunderstandings' in shooting incident AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 3:51 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized for "misunderstandings" following a pair of shooting incidents with German forces backing up a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.On Israeli border, a surprising optimism AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 12:26 PM
For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked. Since Israel's war with Hezbollah ended in August, Greenberg's rifle hasn't left his closet once.EU s Solana tells Israel stop flights over Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 28 9:16 AM
BEIRUT - The European Union s foreign policy chief said on Saturday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France.Uranium-Based Weapons Used in Lebanon? ERT.gr - Oct 28 10:45 AM
Scientific evidence gathered from craters formed by Israeli bombs in Lebanon showed elevated radiation signatures, suggesting that Israel may have used uranium-based weapons.Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel Stuff - Oct 29 3:57 PM
BERLIN: Germany said on Sunday its navy, which is patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of an international peacekeeping force, had been involved in a second incident involving Israeli fighter planes.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Oct 28 6:47 AM
BEIRUT - The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said Saturday it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used, as claimed by a British newspaper.400,000 books for Lebanon AME Info - Oct 28 4:50 AM
The UAE Initiative for Support and Reconstruction of Lebanon has commenced the donation of funds in order to provide textbooks and stationary for 400,000 students in Lebanon, according to the WAM news agency.High radiation level found after Israeli bombing in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 28 4:53 AM
LONDON - Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported on Saturday.Israel probes claims of uranium-based munitions in Lebanon war New Kerala - Oct 28 9:55 AM
Jerusalem, Oct 28: Israel is investigating claims in a media report that it had used uranium-based munitions, including bunker-buster bombs during the recent war in southern Lebanon.Russia considering restoring of two more bridges in Lebanon Interfax - Oct 28 1:22 AM
BEIRUT. Oct 28 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia is considering restoring two more bridges destroyed by Israeli air raids in Lebanon in the summer.Citation for Indian battalion in Lebanon The Hindu - Oct 29 12:04 PM
JERUSALEM:Report: Israel Uses Uranium-Based Warheads in Lebanon War Palestine News Agency - Oct 28 6:04 AM
LONDON, October 28, 2006 (WAFA) - Studies carried out by a European Union-affiliated organization suggest the Israel Air Force used experimental missiles employing uranium against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the British newspaper The Independent reported on Saturday.UN urges Solana to pressure Israel on Lebanon Middle East Online - Oct 28 2:07 AM
UNIFIL complains of 9 to 15 daily Israeli overflights, says its continuation harms Lebanon mission.Peacekeeping on Lebanon s Blue Line Khaleej Times - Oct 27 8:46 PM
YARUN, Lebanon - Hard against Lebanon s Blue Line , at the point known as position 6-50, France s UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below. Barbed wire and fence just 30 metres (98 feet) away give reality to a frontier traced by the United Nations to keep the peace between the two sides.Lebanon consulate timings Khaleej Times - Oct 27 8:23 PM
DUBAI The Consulate-General of Lebanon in Dubai will work from Sunday to Thursday daily, a Press statement said.Report: Israel used uranium bomb during Lebanon war Al Bawaba - Oct 27 11:31 PM
Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported on Satruday.Horse businesses booming in Lebanon, surrounding areas Dayton Daily News - Oct 28 10:46 PM
Bryan McNabb can vouch for the region's soaring horse population. It often runs him ragged.Lebanon unity talks delayed Khaleej Times - Oct 29 3:01 AM
BEIRUT - Lebanese parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri has delayed national unity talks set for Monday until November 6 because of the absence of several anti-Syrian leaders, his office said in a statement published on Sunday.Lebanon: Solana expresses support for Lebanese government AngolaPress - Oct 29 2:59 AM
BEIRUT, 10/29 - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Saturday voiced support for the Lebanese government and urged the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.Israel sorry for shooting incidents News Interactive - Oct 29 4:20 PM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today apologised for "misunderstandings" following a pair of shooting incidents with German forces backing up a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Hezbollah 'to join talks on Lebanon unity government' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 12:27 PM
Shiite militia Hezbollah said it will join talks on a national unity government proposed by parliament speaker Nabih Berri, adding that it hoped the initiative would break the impasse in Lebanon.Limerick soldiers Halloween departure for Lebanon Limerick Post - Oct 27 3:57 PM
JUST a week before they depart for the Lebanon, the 28 Limerick members of the 158-strong 34th Infantry Group heard Defence Minister, Willie O'Dea's assurance that despite the volatile circumstances, the soldiers will be in a low threat level situation.'Admin issues' delay Israel pull-out from Lebanon village: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 12:01 PM
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said "minor administrative issues" were delaying a pull-out of Israeli forces from the southeast Lebanon border village of Ghajar.USAID chief 'deeply encouraged' by Lebanon visit The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 27 1:30 PM
The head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said Friday that the goal of the Bush administration's foreign policy was "helping the Lebanese people and government in implementing their future plans." "This visit gave me the opportunity to understand Lebanon's needs, plans and aspirations," Ambassador Randall Tobias said.Lebanon's celebrity hangout shakes off war hangover AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 11:14 AM
Lebanon's ancient port and renowned celebrity hangout Byblos is finally emerging from the environmental and economic disaster inflicted on it by Israel's summer bombardment.New Lebanon factory named Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:16 AM
LEBANON The name of the new factory coming to Lebanon, previously known as Project Sand, was recently announced to be Laticrete International, a manufacturer of adhesives for tile and stone.EU envoy pledges support for Siniora The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:17 PM
The European Union's top diplomat has urged Lebanon's rival parties and politicians to rally behind the current government, as he pledged the EU's commitment to rebuilding the country under Premier Fouad Siniora's rule. In a joint news conference Saturday with Siniora at the Grand Serail, the EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana told the prime minister:Bond measure would fund new building for Lebanon police, jail, court Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:17 AM
LEBANON If you ask Lebanon Police Chief Mike Healy, he ll tell you he thinks the police station s heavy jail cell doors belong in a museum. The six steel bunks could go, too, he says.MEHMET KAMIS Zaman Online - Oct 29 2:15 PM
The Armenian issue constantly confronts Turkey. Everywhere in the world in France, America, Lebanon when Turkey is mentioned, some group appears hating Turkey and opposing them to the death. I have written on this story of hate in previous articles.French make presence felt on border The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:17 PM
Hard against Lebanon's "Blue Line," at the point known as position 6-50, a group of French UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below. Barbed wire and fence just 30 meters away give reality to a frontier traced by the United Nations to keep peace between Israel and Lebanon.Israelis turn to nuclear shelters UPI - Oct 29 1:52 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Rich Israelis, scared by the missiles that fell on their country during the war in Lebanon and by Iran's nuclear ambitions, are investing in shelters.Fireworks on Lebanon City Council Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 27 9:13 AM
LEBANON The City Council has hired a law firm to defend the city against a lawsuit by one of its own members and three candidates, but not without more fireworks.Russia finishing Lebanon bridge fix UPI - Oct 27 8:37 AM
MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Russia says its combat engineers will leave Lebanon in December after repairing infrastructure damaged by Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.Hezbollah demands more government power Boston Globe - Oct 29 1:02 AM
BEIRUT -- Emboldened by this summer's war with Israel, the radical Islamist Hezbollah party has gone on the political offensive inside Lebanon, determined either to replace or to bring down the pro-American government.UN vows answers on whether Israel used uranium munitions during summer war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:16 PM
The United Nations, which has been studying ecological damage in Lebanon caused by Israel's summer offensive, said Saturday that it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used, as reported by a British newspaper. The Independent newspaper said scientists studying samples of soil after Israeli bombing in Lebanon.Mayor, City of Lebanon, Ken Toombs Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:13 AM
Incumbent Mayor Kenneth I. Toombs is an insurance consultant for Ken Toombs/Ward Insurance. Now in his second term as mayor, he served on the City Council from 1984 to 2002 and was a member of the Lebanon Planning Commission from 1982-1984.Spanish UNIFIL troops begin rotation The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:16 PM
A first unit of the Spanish peacekeeping troops operating with the recently expanded United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) left the country on Sunday under a previously established rotation schedule. As the soldiers began their journey home for the Southern port city of Tyre, the Spanish contingent's media officer.INTERVIEW-Christian leader foresees turbulence in Lebanon AlertNet - Oct 27 3:18 AM
Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent THE CEDARS, Lebanon, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Former Christian militia chief Samir Geagea expects turmoil in Lebanon that may spill into the streets as Hezbollah ... Chamber interested in prosperity for Lebanon Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:19 AM
You're right, Mr. Bradley, the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce is a special interest group. Our special interest is the health and vitality of our members and the business community. Oh, what monsters we must be.Breaking News: Former Agway Building On Fire In Lebanon WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 5:11 PM
The former Agway Building on 16th and Cumberland Streets is on fire.Christian leader foresees turbulence in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 27 5:31 AM
THE CEDARS, Lebanon - Former Christian militia chief Samir Geagea expects turmoil in Lebanon that may spill into the streets as Hezbollah and its allies campaign against the anti-Syrian government, but no slide into civil war.Indian UN vet treats animal victims of Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 5:06 AM
Amal al-Nimr flips a goat on its back in her muddy farmyard in south Lebanon to show the Indian vet how the shrapnel wound in its leg is healing.Lebanon's al-Damour bridge opens for car traffic Itar-Tass - Oct 27 4:49 AM
DAMOUR /Lebanon/, October 27 (Itar-Tass) - The al-Damour bridge, the first of the eight bridges Russian military engineers are restoring in Lebanon, opened for car traffic on Friday. The first trucks have already passed the bridge.Lebanon Mat Club taking registrations Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:12 AM
The Lebanon Mat Club will be taking registrations Oct. 25 and 26 for the upcoming season. For more information, contact Tina Salee at 451-1237 or Tammy Sharp at 409-6597.Wal-Mart brings low-cost drug program to Lebanon store Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:16 AM
Beginning last week, Oregon's 30 Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs stores - including the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Lebanon - started offering $4 generic prescription drugs, an expansion of a program that began in Florida earlier this month.Israeli Jets Trouble German Troops on UN Mission Deutsche Welle - Oct 29 9:55 AM
Germany's defense ministry confirmed on Sunday there had been another incident between Israeli jets and the German navy patrolling Lebanon's coast. Defense Minister Jung plans to visit the Middle East this week.Strength Team returns to Lebanon Lebanon Express - Oct 27 9:10 AM
Mike Hagen's Strength Team, with its message of inspiration and motivation, is coming back to Lebanon the week of Nov. 1. The world class athletes will perform in assemblies at all area public schools, as well as East Linn Christian Academy and Sand Ridge Charter School Wednesday through Friday of that week.Indian Battalion At UNIFIL Awarded Nasdaq - Oct 29 2:53 AM
(RTTNews) - The Indian battalion, 4 Sikh regiment, in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon or UNIFIL has been awarded the Force Commander's Unit Citation for its commendable and brave service during the war in southern Lebanon in the face of live fire.Russia to build eight, not six bridges in Lebanon - Ivanov Interfax - Oct 27 2:37 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - The Russian engineering battalion will build eight, instead of the earlier planned six, bridges in Lebanon, Russian Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told journalists on Friday.Russian military to build 8 bridges in Lebanon by Dec 10 Itar-Tass - Oct 27 4:03 AM
DAMUR /Lebanon/, October 27 (Itar-Tass) - Russian military engineers will rebuild eight bridges in Lebanon by December 10, Russian army logistics chief, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Isakov stated here on Friday.Olmert apologizes to German lawmakers AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday apologized for "misunderstandings" involving German forces and Israeli jets off the Lebanese coast and pledged that they would not be repeated.In praise of the Lebanon war Haaretz Daily - Oct 27 1:30 AM
Granted, only two and a half months have gone by since the end of the second Lebanon war, but we need no further perspective to grasp the full scale of its achievements.Russian Combat Engineers to Leave Lebanon in December Mosnews - Oct 27 3:55 AM
Russian combat engineers working in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah and the Israeli military, will leave the country in a month and a half, the defense minister is quoted by RIA Novosti news agency Friday.Battle for the big cheese is turning East Valley Tribune - Oct 29 6:46 AM
TURLOCK, Calif. - Fifteen years ago, Anto Baghassarian had a small shop in East Hollywood where he processed blocks of mozzarella from other manufacturers into the string cheese he learned to make at his family's business in Lebanon.Issue 3: Learn and Earn or not? Future of Lebanon Raceway debated Pulse-Journal - Oct 27 5:08 AM
Lebanon Raceway will move from the Warren County Fairgrounds and relocate to a future facility on land along Interstate 75 if voters pass Issue 3. \Officials tour Lebanon community center Sedalia Democrat - Oct 27 3:15 AM
A bigger and better community center for Sedalia is more than a pipe dream. Nearly 20 governmental and civic leaders from Sedalia traveled to Lebanon on Wednesday to tour its $12 million Civic Center.Peres' protectors Haaretz Daily - Oct 29 6:49 AM
The second Lebanon war exposed the real dangers facing the State of Israel and threw into question the fortitude of the people, the performance of the army and, in particular, the national leadership's functioning when put to the test. Admin issues delay Israel pullout from Lebanon: UN Gulf Times - Oct 27 2:59 AM
BEIRUT: The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said yesterday "minor administrative issues" were delaying a pullout of Israeli forces from the southeast Lebanon border village of Ghajar.Look out Wisconsin! California aspires to be the cheesiest state Inside Bay Area - Oct 29 5:39 AM
TURLOCK Fifteen years ago, Anto Baghassarian had a small shop inHollywood where he processed blocks of mozzarella from other manufacturers into the string cheese he learned to make at his family's business in Lebanon.Spanish troops arrive in Beirut to rotate into U.S. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon San Diego Union-Tribune - Oct 26 7:11 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 5:19 p.m. Oct. 26 (AP): Hundreds of Spanish soldiers arrived in Beirut on Thursday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force monitoring the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in south Lebanon.A Campaign For Settlers in Golan Heights Washington Post - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
KATZRIN On the edge of this growing Jewish settlement, which bills itself as "the city of water and wine," Moti Bar is building a stylish microbrewery and restaurant in a glass and stone shopping mall that opened a few months ago. His venture, all the way down to the imported copper brew tanks, is a...Fears of inquiry dampen giving by U.S. Muslims International Herald Tribune - 58 minutes ago
Many Muslim Americans have become reluctant to donate to Islamic causes for fear of unwanted attention from federal agents.Russian combat engineers to leave Lebanon in December - 1 Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 27 1:57 AM
MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian combat engineers working in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah and the Israeli military, will leave the country in a month and a half, the defense minister said Friday.The vital role of Italy in Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Oct 27 1:32 AM
In the aftermath of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's visit to Lebanon, weeks after the UN troops deployment in the south of the country, it is useful to assess the approach of the Italian contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mission, known as UNIFIL II.Germany Claims IDF Still Provoking Its Helicopters Israel National News - Oct 29 9:00 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF still is provoking German helicopters serving in Lebanon as part of the United Nations force (UNIFIL), the country's Focus magazine reported.Lebanon: Israel Denies Jets Fired Over German Warship New York Times - Oct 25 9:40 PM
Israel denied a report in the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel that two Israeli F-16 fighters fired twice and released antimissile flares as they flew over a German warship patrolling the Lebanon coast as part of a peacekeeping force. The German Defense Ministry also said an incident had occurred, without giving details. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the German statements appeared to October 2006 USA Today - 3 hours, 0 minute ago
As of Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, at least 2,809 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,254 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.