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UN in talks with Israel on completing Lebanon pullout 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 6:51 AM
Talks are continuing with Israel on completing its pullout from Lebanon after its summer war with Hezbollah, UN peacekeeping spokesman Alexander Ivanko said.Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon New York Times - Oct 06 9:08 PM
Officials say it will take more than a year to clear southern Lebanon of about one million unexploded bomblets remaining from Israel?s war with Hezbollah.LDS members break ground on Lebanon Stake Center Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 07 10:14 PM
Gold shovels bit into dirt choked with blackberry vines as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ceremoniously broke ground for their new Lebanon Stake Center.Lebanon's Belleville Street: Picturesque and prestigious Belleville News-Democrat - Oct 08 1:12 AM
Nancy and Willis Mog liked the brick sidewalks and stately homes on Lebanon's Belleville Street.Police at scene of Lebanon accident Norwich Bulletin - Oct 07 7:37 PM
LEBANON Colchester police are at the scene of a one-car accident at 872 Norwich Ave. near the Colchester town line. According to reports, the car hit a tree and Life Star medical helicopter had been called to transport an injured male for treatment.Inside Hezbollah, Big Miscalculations Washington Post - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
BEIRUT -- The meeting on July 12 was tense, tinged with desperation. A few hours earlier, in a brazen raid, Hezbollah guerrillas had infiltrated across the heavily fortified border and captured two Israeli soldiers. Lebanon's prime minister summoned Hussein Khalil, an aide to Hezbollah's leader, to...Helping Lebanon's Recovery - Agriculture Has Been Hard-hit By Recent Hostilities Medical News Today - Oct 07 3:08 PM
The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO) is currently helping Lebanon speed up the recovery of its agriculture sector, following recent hostilities, which had a devastating impact on the people and economy of the country.Agriculture, the mainstay of rural economy, has been hard-hit by the war. [click link for full article]TCG Gaziantep Frigate To Depart For Lebanon To Join UNIFIL TurkishPress.com - Oct 07 3:19 PM
ANKARA - Turkish Naval Forces Command stated on Thursday that the TCG Gaziantep frigate would leave for Lebanon tomorrow to join the Naval Forces Command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).Italy leader faces opposition on budget AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 4:57 PM
Coming off diplomatic successes this summer over his role in Lebanon peace efforts, Prime Minister Romano Prodi has awakened to a harsh reality back home.Turkish frigate sails to join UN peacekeepers in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 10:51 AM
A Turkish navy frigate sailed for Lebanon to join the enlarged United Nations peacekeeping operation there in the first contribution from a Muslim country to the international force, the Anatolia news agency said.Sun sets on Paris fashion with Saab's homage, flowery Vuitton AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 12:15 PM
A golden sun shone on Elie Saab's tribute to his native war-scarred Lebanon as Paris fashion week wound down with shows also by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton and Lanvin.Lebanon confirms al Qaeda active in country Al Bawaba - Oct 07 11:08 AM
Lebanon's Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat confirmed in a newspaper interview Saturday the presence of al Qaeda in Lebanon, disclosing that "we have apprehended four groups" belonging to this network.Turkey confirms frigate, engineers en route to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 06 7:53 AM
A Turkish navy frigate will leave for Lebanon to serve in the enlarged UN peacekeeping operation there and will soon be followed a unit of engineers, a foreign ministry spokesman has said.Dark memories rekindled in Lebanon Houston Chronicle - Oct 06 10:38 PM
After a 90-year absence, Turkish forces are returning to Lebanon this weekend, but their impending arrival as U.N. peacekeepers is opening up old wounds in this Armenian community on the edge of Beirut. Group returns from Lebanon 10/08/06 Dearborn Press & Guide - Oct 07 5:41 AM
DEARBORN - A group of more than 30 people was due to return home yesterday after a week-long visit to war-torn Lebanon. The American Arab Chamber of Commerce sent a fact-finding delegation to Lebanon last week.[NCC] National Council of Churches Supports Middle East Initiative, visits Lebanon [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 07 4:00 PM
New York City, October 6, 2006--The National Council of Churches USA (NCC) is sending representatives to Lebanon and is joining with other faith groups supporting the latest initiative to bring a lasting and just peace in the Middle East. Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), of which the NCC is a part, is supporting the International Crisis Groups global advocacy initiative designed to generate Turkish minister's son to serve in Lebanon force TurkishPress.com - Oct 07 6:34 AM
ANKARA - Turkey's transport minister said Saturday his son had left for Lebanon as part of a Turkish naval unit that will serve in the expanded UN force to stabilize the conflict-torn Middle Eastern country.Malaysia Could Extend Lebanon Peacekeepers' Stay -Report Nasdaq - Oct 06 11:05 PM
KUALA LUMPUR (AP)--Malaysia is prepared to extend its participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Lebanon beyond a stipulated six month period, news reports on Saturday quoted a senior minister as saying.Lebanon Riot Leaves 1 Dead, 16 Injured Los Angeles Times - Oct 06 12:04 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Police clashed Friday with hundreds of rioters protesting attempts to demolish illegal housing in a southern suburb of Beirut. One person was killed and at least 16 were wounded.Lebanon Riot Leaves 1 Dead, 16 Injured ABC News - Oct 06 11:46 AM
Lebanon Police Clash With Rioters; One Person Is Killed, at Least 16 Others Are InjuredDEBKA Exclusive: Moscow posts two Chechen platoons in S. Lebanon, one headed by an ex-rebel commander, to improve DEBKAfile - Oct 07 1:10 AM
The Muslim commandoes of the Vostok (East) and Zapad (West) battalions of the Russian Army s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) (picture) are being sent to guard the 150 Russian military engineers. They arrived in Beirut this week to restore the roads in Lebanon damaged by Israeli bombing.Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon New York Times - Oct 05 10:06 PM
Officials say it will take more than a year to clear southern Lebanon of unexploded cluster bombs dropped by Israel.Gulf Arab cash to bolster Lebanese army Financial Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
With US blessing, Gulf Arab states are promising financial help for Lebanon's armed forces in the aftermath of the war between Israel and Hizbollah.Bridgeton grad Marguglio leading Lebanon Valley Bridgeton News - Oct 06 9:58 PM
Stephanie Marguglio continues to produce points at a rapid pace for the Lebanon Valley College field hockey team. Through nine games this season the Bridgeton High School graduate has scored nine goals and addded six assists, earning her a team-high 24 points.Lebanon toll rises from Israeli bomblets Khaleej Times - Oct 08 6:07 AM
BEIRUT - Twenty-one Lebanese have been killed and more than 100 wounded by unexploded Israeli bombs and bomblets dropped during the Jewish state s war on Hezbollah, the United Nations and Lebanese police said on Sunday.Iran, Lebanon discuss rebuilding damaged areas ArabicNews.com - Oct 06 8:07 PM
Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri today and talked with him about Iran's participation in rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas in the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon.UN official calls for ICC inquiry into Israeli war crimes in Lebanon ArabicNews.com - Oct 06 8:06 PM
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council special representative on the "right to food" said yesterday 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.Iran, Lebanon discuss rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 06 4:26 PM
Iran - Lebanon - Meeting Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheibani met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri here Friday and talked with him about Iran's participation in rebuilding Lebanese damaged areas in the recent Israeli aggression against Lebanon.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.FEATURE-War disturbs turtles in unlikely Lebanese refuge AlertNet - Oct 08 4:14 PM
Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent MANSOURI, Lebanon, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ghost crabs scuttle along an empty beach in south Lebanon, but other predators have already eaten the last green turtle ... U.S. Awards $5 Million Contract for Oil Spill Clean Up in Lebanon RedNova - Oct 06 4:14 PM
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a $5 million contract to SEACOR Environmental Services to assist in cleaning up an oil spill following the recent conflict in Lebanon.Inside Hezbollah, Big Miscalculations Washington Post - Oct 07 6:26 PM
BEIRUT -- The meeting on July 12 was tense, tinged with desperation. A few hours earlier, in a brazen raid, Hezbollah guerrillas had infiltrated across the heavily fortified border and captured two Israeli soldiers. Lebanon's prime minister summoned Hussein Khalil, an aide to Hezbollah's... Along...Italy Leader Faces Opposition on Budget WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Oct 08 6:28 PM
ROME (AP) - Coming off diplomatic successes this summer over his role in Lebanon peace efforts, Prime Minister Romano Prodi has awakened to a harsh reality back home.His woes include a public row with the management of one of Italy's biggest companies, opposition to the government-proposed 2007 budget and a coalition that is showing cracks.Turkish Troops Set off for Lebanon Zaman Online - Oct 06 2:08 PM
The first Turkish naval force will depart for Lebanon from Aksaz Naval Base today. Infantry units will, however, leave Turkey next week. Turkey is expected to send less than 1,000 troops, to be deployed to 15 kilometers around the city of Sur.In 1916, a Blowout for the Ages New York Times - Oct 07 9:22 PM
Ninety years ago, Georgia Tech got revenge for a 22-0 defeat in baseball when they beat Cumberland College of Lebanon, Tenn., 222-0 in football.Lebanese parliament member visits Peoria WHOI - Oct 08 2:40 PM
PEORIA -- A member of Lebanon's government was in Peoria this weekend to address the city's sizable Lebanese population. Antoine Zahra talked about the country's recent conflict with Israel and also about where Lebanon stands now.Arms-to-Israel firm faces Prestwick inquiry The Herald - Oct 08 6:11 PM
The Crown Office is investigating whether the company used by the US government to fly military hardware through Scotland to Israel during the Lebanon crisis broke international law.Youth labor builds a new Lebanon out of ideals The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 06 12:31 PM
Singing and dancing under the shade of olive trees, a group of university students takes a break from their efforts to build a new Lebanon with their labor and idealism. "We do everything together. As you can see, we are happy and smiling. This can change minds, it inspires," says Amal Haber, 22, part of a team of young men and women working to repair the war-damaged.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.Lebanon riot leaves 1 dead, 16 injured Syracuse.com - Oct 06 12:04 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Police clashed Friday with hundreds of rioters protesting attempts to demolish illegal housing in a southern suburb of Beirut. One person was killed and at least 16 were wounded.U.S. bombs illegally moved through Britain UPI - Oct 08 3:10 PM
LONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Scottish authorities are considering how to handle a revelation that the U.S. government illegally shipped bombs to Lebanon through British airports.FEATURE - War Disturbs Turtles in Unlikely Lebanese Refuge Planet Ark - Oct 08 5:24 PM
MANSOURI, Lebanon - Ghost crabs scuttle along an empty beach in south Lebanon, but other predators have already eaten the last green turtle hatchlings of the season -- foxes driven from the hills by Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.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.Homes planned on Lebanon hill Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 06 2:35 PM
LEBANON A Vancouver company plans to develop 282 residential lots on Ridgeway Butte, which towers over Lebanon and the South Santiam River on the east edge of town.Talks 'going on' to complete Israeli pullout - UN The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 08 12:38 PM
Talks are continuing with Israel on completing its pullout from Lebanon in the wake of the July-August war, the spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday. "Discussions are going on; we are still working on this issue," Alexander Ivanko said. "We hope that it will be resolved soon.Israeli Bomblets Plague Lebanon Common Dreams News Center - Oct 06 8:38 AM
Israeli Bomblets Plague LebanonMore forces are headed to Lebanon The Philadelphia Inquirer - Oct 06 12:26 AM
The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.PM signals determination to liberate Shebaa Farms The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 08 12:39 PM
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said that once his government liberates the disputed Shebaa Farms, Lebanon will reactivate by the 1949 Armistice Agreement with Israel. Speaking during an interview with the Wall Street Journal published over the weekend, Siniora also said that Hizbullah is currently incapable of launching any operation against Israel.Gunmen kill Palestinian in Taamir The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 08 12:46 PM
Gunmen shot a Palestinian man late Friday as he walked through a refugee camp in South Lebanon banging a drum to wake Muslims for their pre-dawn Ramadan meal, security sources said Saturday. Bilal Salloum, 39, died instantly after being struck in the head by five bullets in the Taamir neighborhood, located on the outskirts of Ain al-Hilweh, the sources said.Lebanon apprehends four groups belonging to al-Qaida: official People's Daily - Oct 07 6:13 PM
Lebanese Acting Interior Minister Ahmad Fatfat on Saturday disclosed that "we have apprehended four groups" belonging to the network.By: Dick Mazess Al Jazeera - Oct 08 10:26 AM
There is simply no question in the international press: the attacks on Lebanon by the Israeli armed forces constitute war crimes comparable or worse than those perpetrated by Nazi Germany on defenseless civilians (ex Belgium) in WWII. Amnesty International has documented the deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure, as well as attacks on civilians, and called for a war crimes Greenpeace Warns of Toxic Risks to Two Million in Lebanon Common Dreams News Center - Oct 06 8:38 AM
Greenpeace Warns of Toxic Risks to Two Million in LebanonUNIFIL 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.Turkish Navy Ship Sets Sail For Lebanon Mision - Official Nasdaq - Oct 06 2:50 AM
ANKARA (AP)--A Turkish frigate set sail from a Mediterranean base Friday to join an international naval force monitoring the coast of Lebanon, a Navy official said, before the expected deployment of hundreds of Turkish peacekeepers next week.Turkey confirms frigate, engineers en route to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 06 3:51 AM
A Turkish navy frigate was set to leave for Lebanon to serve in the enlarged UN peacekeeping operation there and will soon be followed a unit of engineers, a foreign ministry spokesman has said.SUN SETS ON PARIS FASHION WITH SAAB'S HOMAGE, FLOWERY VUITTON The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 08 12:14 PM
PARIS, Oct 8, 2006 (AFP) - A golden sun shone on Elie Saab's tribute to his native war-scarred Lebanon Sunday as Paris fashion week wound down with shows also by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton and Lanvin.Looking Forward To It! San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 08 12:19 AM
Non-Lebanon: Beirut is an Eastern European music-inspired band led by multi-instrumentalist Zach Condon (right), who's from the Southwest, not the Middle East, nor the Eastern Bloc. His lovely, Old World-sounding music, featuring instruments such as... 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.UN peacekeepers breathe life into Lebanon economy Middle East Times - Oct 06 3:42 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon -- The thousands of extra United Nations peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon since an Israel-Hezbollah truce in mid-August are creating new business opportunities in a battered local economy.Berri holds talks with Saudi King Gulf News - Oct 08 1:36 PM
Riyadh: Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz held talks with the visiting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Their talks focused on the efforts being made to bring together various factions in Lebanon to reconciliation, as well as the progress of reconstruction.Posted: 08-10-2006 , 15:20 GMT Al Bawaba - Oct 08 8:29 AM
According to a report in the Sunday edition of the Washington Post , Hizbullah did not expect a 34-day war with Israel when it captured two Israeli soldiers on July 12. According to the report, a few hours after the border raid, Lebanon's prime minister summoned Hussein Khalil, an aide to Hizbullah's leader, to his office in Beirut's downtown.U.N. force in Lebanon gains strength Miami Herald - Oct 06 12:15 AM
U.N. force gains strength 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. But as Turkey sends engineers and Germany sends warships, the U.N.'s announcement of a more-robust policy to use force, if necessary, has raised concerns of new tensions with Hezbollah.U.N. Troops in Lebanon Rise in Strength ABC News - Oct 05 2:35 PM
U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Is Set to Reach Half-Strength by Mid-OctoberInsurance offers more coverage choices Chicago Tribune - Oct 08 3:45 AM
It's been an unsettling season for tourists, who have contended with a foiled London terror plot, the Lebanon-Israel conflict and hurricanes. Between Agranat and Winograd Haaretz Daily - Oct 08 10:24 AM
Many of the generation that fought in the Yom Kippur War regard comparing it with the second war in Lebanon as sacrilege - not only because of the Yom Kippur War's heavy losses (entire units were decimated) but also because that war was, after the War of Independence, our greatest victory.No explanations, just excuses Haaretz Daily - Oct 08 10:24 AM
The High Court of Justice has asked the state to justify why no state commission of inquiry was appointed to examine the second Lebanon war, and why the less appropriate government review panel was chosen.Report: 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.TAPAN MUNROE: GLOBAL VILLAGE: Global oil market could be just a slumbering volcano Contra Costa Times - Oct 08 3:30 AM
It is amazing what a difference a few months make in a politically volatile world. In mid-July, crude oil prices were hovering around $77 a barrel in the midst of the Israel-Lebanon war. Speculation was rampant about oil prices jumping to $100 a barrel in the near future. On Oct. 3, crude oil prices fell to below $59 a barrel in the New York Mercantile Exchange, hitting a seven-month low.After Tsunami, Intentions To Build but No Road Yet New York Times - 0 minute ago
A $245 million road intended to be a good-will gesture from the U.S. has become a parable of the problems of Indonesia?s tsunami recovery.Refugee camp breeds fears of militancy Miami Herald - Oct 08 12:22 AM
Twenty young men from Ain el Hilweh, Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, have died fighting U.S. forces in Iraq. Their portraits hang in honor here, plastered to filthy walls, taped to store windows and hung from the electrical wires that form a ceiling above narrow alleyways.No home their own Dayton Daily News - Oct 07 10:03 PM
LEBANON Six-week-old Rose Lynn sleeps in a baby swing as her 19-month-old sister, Emily, pushes a toy vacuum nearby.Walking toward world peace Sun-Sentinel - Oct 08 12:13 AM
CORAL SPRINGS · He was watching television a few months ago when he was shaken by the image of a grieving father who lost his entire family in the recent Israeli-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.Lebanese PM urges UN action over Israeli flights AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 07 2:22 AM
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has appealed to UN chief Kofi Annan to put pressure on Israel to stop its warplanes from overflying Lebanon and withdraw from a village.Toxic risks to 2mn in Lebanon: Greenpeace Gulf Times - Oct 06 3:33 AM
BEIRUT: About 2mn 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 yesterday.United Nations force in Lebanon to reach half-strength by mid-October Montana Standard - Oct 05 11:06 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) 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.QB Huff stars, but FDU falls The Star-Ledger - Oct 07 10:53 PM
FDU Florham quarterback Dan Huff is making what might be called his farewell tour of the Middle Atlantic Conference. After FDU dropped a 29-19 game to Lebanon Valley yesterday in Madison, a familiar scene took place on the field.Israeli Supreme Court deals blow to government investigation of Lebanon war Brandon Sun - Oct 06 3:49 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli Supreme Court has given the government five days to explain why it has refused to appoint an inquiry with judicial powers to look into heavily criticized decision-making during this summer's war against Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, a lawyer said Friday.Crime & Safety Norwich Bulletin - Oct 08 1:10 AM
LEBANON -- At press time, Colchester police were at the scene of a one-car accident at 872 Norwich Ave. near the Colchester town line. According to reports, the car hit a tree and Life Star medical helicopter had been called to transport an injured male for treatment.Aid to Lebanon drives meet with huge success Khaleej Times - Oct 05 10:07 PM
DOHA Officials from the Qatar Authority for Charitable Activities (QACA) say the humanitarian campaigns mounted by the country to provide assistance to war-torn Lebanon have proved to be highly successful.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.Bearcats breeze to win over Olivet Belleville News-Democrat - Oct 08 1:18 AM
Senior running back Dominique Jones became part of an exclusive club Saturday as the McKendree College football team posted a 37-7 victory against Olivet Nazarene University at Leemon Field in Lebanon.Gaza: No Doves in Sight Time Magazine - Oct 08 3:27 PM
Israeli bombs fall, gunmen feud in the streets. A trip to the 28-mile sliver of sand where dreams of peace are fading fast Lebanese PM urges UN to press Israel for stopping violation of sovereignty People's Daily - Oct 07 11:28 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has called on the United Nations to press Israel for stopping Israel's violation of Lebanon's sovereignty, Siniora's office said on Saturday.Olmert meeting with right-wing opposition party leader Lieberman stirs speculation of a government reshuffle DEBKAfile - Oct 08 1:40 AM
DEBKA file : Prime minister Ehud Olmert has turned to the second largest opposition party because he is hard pressed by popular disaffection over his government s handling of the Lebanon war and other issues.:::- ARAB TIMES -::: Arab Times - Oct 07 11:45 PM
NABATIYAH Al-FAW-QA, South Lebanon (KUNA): Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) continued to send its humanitarian aid to Lebanon since the latest Israeli attacks on different parts of the country mainly its south.Siniora in plea to UN on Israeli overflights Gulf Times - Oct 08 1:17 AM
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has appealed to UN chief Kofi Annan to put pressure on Israel to stop its warplanes from overflying Lebanon and withdraw from a village, his office said yesterday.Danish leader condemns Muhammad mocking AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 2:15 PM
Denmark's prime minister on Sunday condemned members of an anti-immigrant party who appeared in Web videos mocking the Prophet Muhammad, prompting renewed protests from Muslim leaders around the world.Neighborhoods: Do you like yours? Belleville News-Democrat - Oct 08 4:56 AM
Do you wonder what it would be like to live somewhere else? We talked to folks on Belleville's Signal Hill Boulevard, on North 40th Street in East St. Louis, on Hale Street in the historic Leclaire neighborhood in Edwardsville and along Belleville Street in Lebanon.For a Few (Billion) Dollars More Strategy Page - Oct 08 4:26 AM
October 8, 2006: The growing demand for UN peacekeepers is expected to mean that over 140,000 may be in service by the end of 2007. Currently, there are 93,000, serving in 18 different operations. The Lebanon and Darfur operations will require at least 15,000 each.Robert Fisk: The Age of Terror - a landmark report Independent - Oct 07 4:20 PM
A few days after Lebanon's latest war came to an end, I went through many of the reporter's notebooks I have used in my last 30 years in the Middle East. Some contained the names of dead colleagues, others the individual stories of the suffering of Arabs and Kurds and Christians and Jews. One, dated 1991, is even splashed with a dark and viscous substance, the oil that came raining down on us Danish PM, Iran president condemn Prophet cartoons Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 12:48 PM
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen denounced members of the anti-immigrant Danish Peoples' Party (DPP) youth wing on Sunday for drawing humiliating cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.Lebanon s used half of insurance coverage on suit Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 05 3:14 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.Hezbollah ally seeks Saudi help in calming Lebanon tensions Khaleej Times - Oct 07 1:46 AM
BEIRUT - Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a key Shia ally of Hezbollah, was due in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to seek the Sunni-led kingdom s help in reducing growing sectarian tensions.Saab's golden fashion tribute to post-war Beirut's sunnier side AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 9:21 AM
Lebanese designer Elie Saab was so inspired by the renewed spirit and energy of people in post-war Beirut he completely re-did his collection to give it a golden glow of optimism.Berri: Lebanon more imperiled now than during war The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:29 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.Remains of War in Lebanon Ohmynews - Oct 07 4:26 AM
...Ankara prepares to join UN forces in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 05 1:28 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.Israeli General Fired After Criticizing Military's Handling of Conflict in Lebanon Voice of America - Oct 05 9:33 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.Israel denounces 'threat' as Assad says war possible AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 7:26 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that a war with arch-enemy Israel cannot be ruled out as long as a lasting peace in the Middle East is not achieved, with the Jewish state denouncing his words as a "threat".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.