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Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon 
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Officials say it will take more than a year to clear southern Lebanon of unexploded cluster bombs dropped by Israel.U.N. troops in Lebanon rise in strength AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:20 PM
The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.Israeli court tells state to explain Lebanon inquiry AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 12:21 PM
Israel's High Court ordered the state to explain its decision to appoint a government inquiry into the handling of the Lebanon war instead of a more rigorous independent state commission probe.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 10:31 AM
Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned.UNIFIL says it boosts Lebanon's economy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 7:11 AM
U.N. peacekeepers went on a public relations campaign in Lebanon on Thursday, explaining in a statement how the presence of their beefed-up force would benefit the struggling Lebanese economy.Israel general fired over calls for leaders to quit over Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:38 AM
A top Israeli general who is about to retire has been fired for calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and army chief Dan Halutz to resign over the Lebanon war, military sources said.U.N. Troops in Lebanon Rise in Strength ABC News - Oct 05 2:41 PM
U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Is Set to Reach Half-Strength by Mid-OctoberReport: Turkey to deploy troops in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 1:47 AM
Turkey will send its first deployment of peacekeepers to Lebanon next week by dispatching about 260 soldiers to join the international force, private NTV television reported on Thursday.United Nations force in Lebanon to reach half-strength by mid October CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 05 3:44 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - The UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli ceasefire.Lebanon s used half of insurance coverage on suit Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 05 3:09 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Community School District has used close to half of its insurance coverage to date on a lawsuit involving two members of the Lebanon School Board.Berri: Lebanon more imperiled now than during war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Speaker Nabih Berri is more fearful for Lebanon today than he was during the recent month-long war with Israel. In an interview with Lebanese weekly Al-Afkar published Friday, Berri also warned Israel that fighting could be renewed. "We will resort to the arms of the resistance if Israel stalls in withdrawing from the Shebaa Farms," the speaker said.Israeli General Fired After Criticizing Military's Handling of Conflict in Lebanon Voice of America - Oct 05 9:50 AM
Israel has fired a top general after he criticized the military's handling of the conflict in Lebanon and called for the resignation of the army chief and prime minister.Ankara prepares to join UN forces in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:34 PM
Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO and a country with close ties to both Israel and Arab states, will become the first Muslim nation to deploy peacekeepers in Lebanon next week, a Turkish television station reported Thursday. Turkey's Foreign Ministry would not immediately confirm the report, saying.ICC Should Probe Israel On Lebanon Bombing -UN Rts Envoy Nasdaq - Oct 05 7:50 AM
GENEVA (AP)--The International Criminal Court should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water, a United Nations rights expert said Thursday.Lebanon's economy after the war: Restoring bridges over political troubled water Mena Report - Oct 05 10:29 AM
Earlier this month, Lebanon s parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri warned that Lebanon should not miss the golden opportunity to receive significant aid from Arab states and the international community.Airlifting of Russian bridge battalion to Lebanon completed Itar-Tass - Oct 05 10:44 AM
BEIRUT, October 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia has completed the airlifting of a bridge battalion to Lebanon as part of an international effort to help Lebanon normalize the situation and restore infrastructure in its southern areas following a withdrawal of Israeli troops from there.Opinions divided on Mt. Lebanon business district Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 05 4:51 AM
Although no one spit venom or jumped in elation, the five people who spoke at a public hearing last week had strong opinions about the possibility of Mt. Lebanon creating a special business district on Washington Road that would charge property owners for promoting the businesses there.UN official calls for ICC inquiry into Israeli war crimes in Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 05 9:37 AM
UN - Middle East - Human Rights Council The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council special representative on the 'right to food' said on Thursday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate whether Israel is guilty of war crimes for a bombing campaign in Lebanon that blocked access to food and water.Greenpeace warns of toxic risks to two million in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 05 8:53 AM
BEIRUT - Two million residents of Lebanon, about half the population, could face health risks posed by toxic releases from Israeli bombing in the July-August war, Greenpeace warned on Thursday.Cluster Munitions in Lebanon Human Rights Watch - Oct 05 2:13 AM
The UN Mine Action Coordination Center South Lebanon (UNMACC) has estimated that Israel fired as many as four million submunitions into Lebanon during the conflict in July and August 2006. For comparison, Coalition forces used about 1.9 million submunitions in Iraq in 2003, and the U.S. Air Force used about 248,000 submunitions in Afghanistan in 2001-2002.Tribute Paid to Lebanon Coach Valley News - Oct 05 6:15 AM
Farewell, Mr. Metcalf ... Thanks for Everything Lebanon -- For most of his 73 years, few people beat Langdon Frank Metcalf to the main event of the day -- to basketball practice at Lebanon High, to the championship game, to the duck blind or the deer stand, to the party.Lebanon Withdrawal Completed Totally Jewish - Oct 05 8:17 AM
The Israeli army this week withdrew its forces from the vast majority of Southern Lebanon, a month and a half after the end of hostilities with Hezbollah.Lebanon man dies after accident on St. Rose Road Lebanon Enterprise - Oct 05 5:41 AM
On Friday, Sept. 29, Robert O'Daniel died following a single-vehicle accident five miles north of Lebanon on St. Rose Road. According to Kentucky State Police, O'Daniel, 65, of Lebanon was traveling south in a 1993 Mitsubishi pickup.Turkish Troops Leaving for Lebanon ERT.gr - Oct 05 8:05 AM
Turkey will send more than 200 navy officers and soldiers to Lebanon on Friday, the first from a Muslim country to join the UN peacekeeping force monitoring a truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.Cleanup to Start at Old Sites in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Oct 04 1:49 PM
BYBLOS, Lebanon -- Cleanup is set to begin within days at the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer's Hezbollah-Israel war -- a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge.Lebanon aid campaign a huge success The Peninsula - Oct 05 2:53 AM
DOHA The Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) has announced the successful completion of its humanitarian campaign in the war-ravaged Lebanon, which was carried out with the support of leading charitable organisations in Qatar.Left in Lebanon: A million bomblets International Herald Tribune - Oct 05 1:49 PM
Since the war with Israel ended in August, nearly three people have been wounded or killed each day by cluster bombs Israel dropped in the waning days of the fighting.London police: Inquiry after Muslim officer refused guard duty at Israeli embassy during Lebanon war Al Bawaba - Oct 05 5:58 AM
Britain's top police officer has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during Israel's recent offensive on Lebanon, police said.Expert reveals Lebanon human rights abuses NZZ - Oct 04 9:49 PM
A Swiss international law expert tells swissinfo that there were a number of violations of the Geneva conventions during this summer's conflict in Lebanon. All goals achieved in Lebanon aid campaign Gulf Times - Oct 05 12:45 AM
THE Qatar-Lebanon Campaign 2006, launched to support Lebanese war victims, has come to a close after achieving its goals, Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) general manager Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Muraykhi said.OIC states blast Lebanon war report of UN envoys Gulf Times - Oct 05 12:46 AM
GENEVA: Arab and Muslim countries yesterday angrily rejected a report by four UN human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it "biased" and too soft on Israel.Arabs, Muslims blast UN report on Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 04 10:04 PM
Geneva Arab and Muslim countries yesterday angrily rejected a report by four UN human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it biased and too soft on Israel.Russian military construction workers setting up camp in Lebanon The Russia Journal Daily - Oct 04 10:06 PM
SAYDA (Lebanon) - Russian combat engineers, in Lebanon to repair infrastructure devastated during a month of fighting this summer between Hizbollah fighters and the Israeli military, are building a tent camp, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Wednesday.Fifth Russian cargo plane heads to Lebanon Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 04 11:07 PM
MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A fifth cargo plane with equipment for Russian combat engineers in Lebanon took off Thursday from an air base outside Moscow, the Russian Air Force commander said.Government sends bomb disposal experts to Lebanon Prague Daily Monitor - Oct 04 11:09 PM
Prague, Oct 4 (CTK) - The Czech government wants to send two or three bomb disposal experts to Lebanon to join the UNIFIL corps, Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra told journalists Wednesday.Israeli army chief fires general over Lebanon war criticism WOAI - Oct 04 7:19 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's army chief fired a top general Wednesday over his criticism of the war in Lebanon and government policy, the army said. The dismissed officer, Maj. Gen. Yiftah Ron-Tal gave unauthorized interviews to several Israeli news media earlier Wednesday, an army statement said.Russian soldiers in Lebanon Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 04 11:07 PM
A cargo plane with the first group of Russian combat engineers has arrived in Lebanon and started to offload equipment for a field camp. Russia has pledged to send a bridge-building battalion to help the war-ravaged country restore its destroyed infrastructure.Turkey will send 260 to Lebanon CNN.com - Oct 05 2:30 AM
Read full story for latest details. After war in Lebanon, Israeli settlements growing again The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 2:00 AM
At this time last year, many people in this settlement started eyeing their future with increased doubt.LEBANON: Food manufacturers feeling the cost of war Just Food - Oct 05 4:58 AM
Lebanon s food manufacturing sector took a heavy blow during the 34-day conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hizbullah, recording tens of millions of US dollars in direct damages and more than US$500m in indirect losses.U.N. moves to maintain peace in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 2:02 PM
The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region on Tuesday, announcing it will "forcefully" act against any hostile activity or threat.Multinational Troops in Lebanon Mandated to Use Force, UN Says Bloomberg.com - Oct 04 12:43 AM
Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon to act as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah fighters are authorized to use force to stop ``hostile activity'' of any kind, the UN said.Cleanup to start at old sites in Lebanon Syracuse.com - Oct 04 2:29 PM
BYBLOS, Lebanon (AP) Cleanup is set to begin within days at the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer's Hezbollah-Israel war a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge.Tyler Hicks: Lebanon Caption Controversy Wasn't My Fault PDNonline - Oct 04 5:01 PM
Editor's note: In July, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks entered a dangerous war zone in Tyre, Lebanon, to cover the Israel-Lebanon conflict.Arab, Muslim states blast U.N. envoys' Lebanon report Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 04 8:54 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim countries on Wednesday angrily rejected a report by four U.N. human rights investigators on the Lebanon war, calling it "biased" and too soft on Israel.Russian troops make Lebanon return to fix war-hit bridges AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 11:03 AM
Russian soldiers deployed in Lebanon for the first time since the 18th century on a limited and cautious mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.UNHCR reaches out to worried families in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley AlertNet - Oct 04 10:40 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees People who lost their homes in north-east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley fear that they will be forgotten as reconstruction efforts focus on southern Lebanon and the damaged suburbs of the capital, Beirut. But UNHCR is distributing relief items to the needy with the help of a local partner NGO. Five-day charity sale raises Dh1 million for Lebanon Gulf News - Oct 04 3:19 PM
Dubai: With the Trillion for Lebanon charity sale now over, organisers say that the five-day event raised Dh1 million, in aid of ongoing humanitarian efforts for the country.Lebanon asks its natives for aid Detroit Free Press - Oct 04 12:17 AM
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's top political leaders urged its expatriate community in Michigan and around the world to help rebuild Lebanon and to pressure Israel to leave all of its country.Lebanon board at odds on police contract Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 04 10:17 AM
LEBANON An attempt to renew a three-year contract for police services at Lebanon High School failed Monday after two Lebanon School Board members made an unsuccessful bid to change the way classroom curriculum is approved.UN critical of both sides in Lebanon war Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 04 6:58 AM
ISRAEL and Hezbollah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law during the month-long Lebanon war, four United Nations human rights envoys have said. -Israel abused rights in Lebanon, Hezbollah must face probe: UN experts AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 10:09 AM
Israel committed serious violations of human rights during its offensive in Lebanon but Hezbollah must also be called to account for its actions, which could constitute war crimes, four United Nations experts have said.EFFORT TO HELP LEBANON LAUNCHED Meat News - Oct 04 9:32 AM
UNITED STATES/ITALY: United Nation s Food and Agriculture Organization launches effort to help agriculture industry in Lebanon recover from recent hostilities.U.N. warns it will use force to maintain peace in Lebanon The Columbus Dispatch - Oct 04 4:40 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling southern Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region yesterday, announcing that it will "forcefully" act against any hostile activity or threat.Peacekeepers in south Lebanon to act 'forcefully' against threats The Plain Dealer - Oct 04 4:10 AM
Beirut, Lebanon- The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region Tuesday, announcing it will act "forcefully" against any hostile activity or threat.Israel should face war crimes probe over Lebanon: UN rights expert AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 8:26 AM
Israel should be held to account for possible war crimes during its offensive in Lebanon, the United Nations' food rights expert has said in a report.Chechen battalions will accomplish mission in Lebanon - Alkhanov Interfax - Oct 04 6:04 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 4 (Interfax) - Chechen President Alu Alkhanov said servicemen from the Vostok (East) and Zapad (West) battalions will guarantee security for Russian military engineers in Lebanon.British police probe Muslim's excusal from Israeli guard duty AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 11:11 AM
Britain's top policeman ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict, police said.Russian battalion to start work in Lebanon on Oct 9 Interfax - Oct 04 5:18 AM
SAIDA (Lebanon). Oct 4 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Defense Ministry's battalion is to begin the rebuilding of six bridges destroyed during the hostilities in Lebanon on October 9, the battalion's commander Col. Yevgeny Zhukov told journalists in Saida on Wednesday.West Bank settlements grew during Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 6:00 AM
With media attention focused on the Lebanon war, Israeli wildcat settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank have mushroomed in recent months, a watchdog group has said.Malaysia Airlines to resume flights to Lebanon Middle East Times - Oct 04 4:55 AM
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday that it will resume flights to Lebanon that were suspended during Israel's military offensive there, due to high demand for the service.Lebanon tops Silverton Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:50 AM
Before kickoff on Friday night, radio announcers asked Lebanon football coach Rob Allen how long it had been since the Warriors had won three games in a row. Allen said he wasn't sure.Brno Preview: Team Lebanon Pitpass - Oct 04 9:25 AM
Brno Preview: Team LebanonRussian troops in Lebanon after 200 years to fix war-hit bridges AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 4:39 AM
Russian troops have deployed in Lebanon for the first time in more than two centuries on a mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Russian Troops From Chechnya To Go To Lebanon Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Oct 04 6:21 AM
October 4, 2006 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov says Russian soldiers from units currently deployed in Chechnya will be sent to Lebanon to guard a Russian military engineering unit there.Lebanon moves ahead on wastewater project Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:43 AM
Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind effluent disposal system.Malaysia Airlines to resume flights to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 04 12:46 AM
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia Airlines has said it will resume flights to Lebanon that were suspended during Israel's military offensive there, due to high demand for the service.Lebanon pool to dedicate AquaClimb Lebanon Express - Oct 04 8:51 AM
The Lebanon Community Pool will host a dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, to celebrate the opening of the new AquaClimb indoor climbing wall. The wall is being dedicated to the memory of Skylar Schlim, who was killed in an auto accident last spring.Peacekeepers in Lebanon empowered to use force Calcutta News - Oct 04 4:41 AM
United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have the authority to use force against hostile activity of any kind.U.N. promises forceful defense of Lebanon The Monterey County Herald - Oct 04 3:09 AM
The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region Tuesday, announcing it will ''forcefully'' act against any hostile activity.Government sends bomb disposal experts to Lebanon eské noviny - Oct 04 4:39 AM
Prague- The Czech government wants to send two to three bomb disposal experts to Lebanon to join the UNIFIL corps, Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra told journalists.Homeowners Want Tax Break Over Polluted Stream WGAL via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 5:36 AM
Some homeowners in Lebanon County said their property value has been affected by contamination in a nearby stream and they want a tax break.Chechen Commandos, Former Rebels to Guard Russian Builders in Lebanon Mosnews - Oct 04 4:40 AM
Soldiers of the 42nd motorized rifle division permanently deployed in Russia s restive southern province of Chechnya will guard Russian builders dispatched to the war-hit Lebanon earlier this week on a cautious mission to repair bridges destroyed in Israel s war against Hezbollah guerrillas, the Interfax news agency reported citing Russia s Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov.Israeli jets fly over Lebanon despite withdrawal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 03 12:55 AM
Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanon on Tuesday two days after Israeli forces withdrew from virtually all of south Lebanon, witnesses said.Saudi doctors battle for hearts and minds in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 04 10:17 AM
On the edge of Beirut racetrack, a horseshoe-shaped field hospital is dispensing free medical care, as Saudi Arabia tries once again to bankroll a Lebanese revival with hundreds of millions of dollars.Turkey to send frigate, engineers to join UN peacekepeers AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:23 AM
Turkey will dispatch a frigate to Lebanon on Friday and deploy a unit of engineers in the south of the country next week as part of its contribution to the enlarged UN peacekeeping operation there, the NTV news channel reported.Malaysia Airlines to resume flights to Lebanon TODAYonline - Oct 04 1:02 AM
A man leaves the Malaysia Airlines headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines has said it will resume flights to Lebanon that were suspended during Israel's military offensive there, due to high demand for the service.Police probe Muslim officer's refusal of Israeli guard duty AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 05 3:47 AM
Britain's top police official has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during Israel's recent offensive on Lebanon, police said.FAO helps Lebanon's agriculture recovery People's Daily - Oct 03 11:39 PM
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is currently helping Lebanon speed up the recovery of its agriculture sector, the FAO reported on Tuesday.Iran, Lebanon and oil Al-Ahram Weekly - Oct 05 11:36 AM
Over the last few days, oil prices have undergone significant fluctuations despite their general trend of decreasing.Two guard companies to ensure security of RF battalion in Lebanon - Ivanov Itar-Tass - Oct 04 12:27 AM
BISHKEK, October 4 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday two guard companies of the 42d division deployed in Chechnya would ensure security of the Russian bridge-building battalion in Lebanon.UNIFIL sets rules of engagement in Lebanon ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 03 5:23 PM
The United Nations has spelled out the rules of engagement of its peacekeepers enforcing a truce in south Lebanon, which had been under Hezbollah control until the July-August war with Israel.Lebanon army raises its flag on border with Israel Mail and Guardian - Oct 03 10:37 PM
Lebanese army units deployed on Monday in border villages vacated by Israeli forces to take control along with United Nations peacekeepers of virtually all of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold for a decade.1ST OF 3 WORLD HERITAGE LOCATIONS DAMAGED IN LEBANON CONFLICT: Battle-scarred site to get cleanup The Charlotte Observer - Oct 05 12:15 AM
Cleanup is set to begin within days at a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge -- the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer's Hezbollah-Israel conflict.Hezbollah's weapons still present in south Lebanon: report People's Daily - Oct 03 8:39 PM
Hezbollah's weapons are still present in southern Lebanon and along the border with Israel but are "simply out of sight", The Daily Star reported on Tuesday.Last aircraft carrying Russian engineers, goods leaves for Lebanon Interfax - Oct 05 3:12 AM
MOSCOW. Oct 5 (Interfax-AVN) - The sixth aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry carrying staff and goods of the separate engineering battalion, which will be involved in reconstructing the destroyed Lebanese road infrastructure, has left the Chkalovsky airfield in the Moscow region for the Beirut airport.Third Russian cargo plane heading to Lebanon Russian Information Agency Novosti - Oct 03 10:22 PM
MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A third cargo plane with equipment for Russian combat engineers in Lebanon took off Wednesday from an air base outside Moscow, a senior Air Force official said.U.S. military forces pull out of Lebanon Stars and Stripes - Oct 03 1:52 PM
U.S. military personnel, warships and helicopters have left the Lebanon area, and officials disestablished Joint Task Force Lebanon on Saturday following the recent pullout of Israeli troops from Lebanon, officials said.After war in Lebanon, Israeli settlements growing again The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 04 2:27 PM
West Bank expansion may complicate Secretary Rice's aim for Israeli-Palestinian talks. In war and peace, they keep investing in Israel International Herald Tribune - Oct 05 8:32 AM
The conflict that sent thousands of Israeli troops into Lebanon and hundreds of thousands of civilians into bomb shelters on a daily basis seems to have had only a mild effect on the Israeli commercial properties market, although it is too early for any statistical comparisons.United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have right to use force: guidelines New Kerala - Oct 03 10:31 PM
United Nations, Oct 4: The United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have the authority to use force to ensure that their areas of operation are not used for resumption of hostile activities, according to new guidelines issued by the world body.Arab, Muslim states blast UN envoys' Lebanon report Middle East Online - Oct 05 1:37 AM
Organisation of Islamic Conference states dismiss human rights report as too soft on Israel.Israeli army chief fires top general AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 04 5:58 PM
Israel's army chief fired a top general Wednesday over his criticism of the war in Lebanon and government policy, the army said.UNIFIL Allowed to Respond as Required in Southern Lebanon Israel National News - Oct 03 10:42 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) released a statement Tuesday about the rules of engagement for the force.Israeli pullout of Lebanon incomplete ArabicNews.com - Oct 03 2:24 PM
United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have the authority to use force against hostile activity of any kind, whether in self-defence, to ensure their area of operations is not used for hostile activities or to resist attempts by force to prevent them from discharging their duties, according to guidelines published today.U.N. moves to maintain peace in Lebanon Syracuse.com - Oct 03 2:14 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) The U.N. peacekeeping force patrolling south Lebanon moved to strengthen its hold on the volatile region on Tuesday, announcing it will "forcefully" act against any hostile activity or threat.Wait for funds stalls recovery Detroit News - Oct 05 6:29 AM
BINT JBAIL, Lebanon -- As he walked the streets of this city, where he spent much of his youth, Nasser Beydoun of Dearborn Heights stopped in front of a bomb-damaged house and a pile of rubble.Israel sacks war critic general BBC News - Oct 05 1:58 AM
A top Israeli army general is sacked over his criticism of the war in Lebanon in a series of media interviews.Peacekeeping Presence Helps Stimulate Economy Scoop.co.nz - Oct 05 4:44 PM
Beyond supervising the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah in southern Lebanon, clearing unexploded ordnance and providing humanitarian relief, the enhanced United Nations peacekeeping mission is also helping to revive the economy.Resumption of Operations at the IMF's Middle East Technical Assistance Center (METAC) in Beirut, Lebanon [Press Release] IMF - Oct 05 9:15 AM
The Middle East Technical Assistance Center (METAC) is resuming its full operations from its Beirut office.