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Canada mourns seven nationals killed in Lebanon 
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Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay expressed condolences for the deaths of seven Canadian citizens killed during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.Israel Strikes Lebanon After Hezbollah Missile Attack New York Times - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Israel unleashed a fierce bombardment on targets in southern Beirut and southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel s third-largest city.Violence in Lebanon Hits Home for Many in Michigan City New York Times - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
In the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, it seems nearly everyone has relatives trapped in Lebanon or knows someone who does.Canadian family with four children killed in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Seven Canadians from the same Montreal family, including four young children, were killed in Lebanon on Sunday when Israeli aircraft bombed a house in the south of the country, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said.Hezbollah appears in control of Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 5:30 PM
Hezbollah and its backers, not the government, now appear in control of Lebanon's fate.Israel jets blast Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 6:04 PM
Israeli aircraft blasted Lebanon on Monday killing 17 people after Hizbollah rockets struck deeper into Israel than ever before, with no diplomatic initiative in sight to end the fighting.Foreigners flee Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 5:36 PM
France, the United States, Britain and a host of other nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon on Sunday as Israeli air strikes pounded the country for a fifth day.Canada says seven killed in Lebanon, revising death toll AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 5:40 PM
Seven Canadians were killed and three others wounded in the south of Lebanon, a spokeswoman for Canada's foreign affairs ministry said.Hundreds evacuate from Lebanon, Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:37 PM
Hundreds of exhausted evacuees flew into Cyprus Sunday as Western countries moved their citizens from the Middle East amid continued Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.21 Americans evacuated from Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:21 PM
Two Marine Corps helicopters evacuated 21 Americans from Lebanon to Cyprus on Sunday, and U.S. officials urged others to wait for a formal evacuation plan before they try to leave.Foreigners flee Lebanon, evacuations planned Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 2:17 PM
France, the United States and a host of other nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon on Sunday as Israeli air strikes pounded the country for a fifth day.Church Works To Get Members Out Of Lebanon WYFF via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:00 PM
An upstate church is waiting for three church members to make it home safely from Lebanon.Americans evacuated from Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 1:49 PM
A first batch of 21 Americans was evacuated to Cyprus from Lebanon on Sunday as a special U.S. military team arrived to plan for what could be a much bigger evacuation sparked by the conflict with Israel.Governments step up Lebanon evacuation plans AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 11:43 AM
Governments across the world stepped up measures to evacuate their nationals from Lebanon as the violence there intensified.Eight Canadians killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 1:33 PM
Eight Canadians were killed in Lebanon, Canada's foreign affairs minister said.US readies plans to evacuate citizens stranded in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 12:22 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the United States is readying plans to evacuate thousands of its citizens trapped in Lebanon, under attack from Israel since Hezbollah militants captured two Israeli soldiers.Eight Canadians killed in Lebanon: Ottawa Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 12:08 PM
Eight Canadians were killed in Lebanon on Sunday, Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said, adding that Canada was preparing to evacuate some of the tens of thousands of citizens believed to be in the country.Saudi Arabia sends 50 million dollars to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 11:47 AM
Saudi Arabia has reportedly pledged 50 million dollars in immediate aid to Lebanon, after Lebanon's government appealed for international help.Suzanne Nossel: The Lebanon Crisis: UN to the Rescue? HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
I've been quiet the last few days, silenced by shock and by uncertainty over what to say about a Middle East spiraling out of control. I am also no expert of Lebanon's complex and deeply distorted politics, and have spent quite a bit of time trawling in search of a handle on what's going on and what might happen next. In doing so, I came upon this highly detailed UN account of the Israeli raids reach north Lebanon BBC News - Jul 16 6:28 PM
Israel extends its air campaign to northernmost Lebanon, killing at least seven, after Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa.Hezbollah rockets kill 8 in Israel as Lebanon reels AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 8:07 AM
Eight people were killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel's third largest city as Israel pounded Lebanon on the fifth day of a spiralling conflict that has cost scores of lives but spurred little international action.Israel Extends Strikes in Lebanon After Haifa Rocket Attacks Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Israel extended its attacks on targets in Lebanon after Hezbollah forces fired rockets into Haifa, Israel's third-biggest city in the north as the conflict entered its sixth day.Movers: Israel bourse unfazed by Lebanon conflict International Herald Tribune - Jul 16 1:27 PM
Israel's benchmark index posted its biggest one-day gain in more than 2 1/2 years Sunday as Fitch Ratings said that a "buoyant" economy would limit the effect of the Lebanon conflict.US evacuates medical cases from Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 9:15 AM
The first U.S. Embassy employees and Americans with medical needs were evacuated from Lebanon on Sunday by a Marine Corps helicopter bound for Cyprus as shelling between Hizbollah and Israel intensified.U.S. evacuation teams arrive in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 7:50 AM
U.S. security teams arrived by helicopter Sunday at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to start planning the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon.US evacuates medical cases from Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 8:35 AM
A Marine Corps helicopter carrying nonessential U.S. embassy personnel and Americans with compelling medical needs left the U.S. embassy grounds in Lebanon on Sunday bound for Cyprus, U.S. officials said.Canada plans citizen evacuation plan for Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 8:39 AM
Canada urged its citizens trapped in Lebanon to remain indoors while the government prepared a potential evacuation plan.Some US embassy staff to leave Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 8:22 AM
The United States has authorized the departure of some personnel from the U.S. embassy in Lebanon due to the upsurge in violence in the country, the White House said on Sunday.U.S. readies Lebanon evacuation plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 7:05 AM
U.S. security teams landed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Sunday to start planning the evacuation of Americans from war-torn Lebanon, the embassy said.Israel, Lebanon Exchange War Of Words CBS News - Jul 16 3:54 PM
Israel's defense minister said his nation won't stop its military attacks on Lebanon until "the reality changes." A Lebanese official accused Israel of using banned weapons and said his country fears "real annihilation carried out by Israel."Cyprus braces for influx of foreigners fleeing Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 6:14 AM
Cyprus has said it was expecting to receive a flood of evacuees in the coming days as the mass exodus of Europeans and other nationals stranded in war-ravaged Lebanon swung into action.U.S. makes Lebanon evacuation plans AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 5:42 AM
U.S. officials are monitoring violence in Lebanon hour-by-hour to decide whether to evacuate the estimated 25,000 Americans there, possibly to the neighboring Mediterranean island of Cyprus where they could board commercial planes.Lebanon Faces Fallout from Hezbollah's Actions NPR - Jul 16 4:19 PM
Host Debbie Elliott talks to Rami Khouri, Editor-at-Large of the Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon about the impact of Hezbollah's actions on Lebanese politics.21 Americans Evacuated From Lebanon ABC News - Jul 16 3:01 PM
2 Marine Corps Helicopters Evacuate 21 Americans From Lebanon to Cyprus; Others Urged to WaitGov't preparing for possible Lebanon evacuation AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:46 AM
The government was preparing for a possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon, who should be ready to leave at short notice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.Cyprus prepares to receive foreigners evacuated from Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 2:38 AM
Cyprus was bracing for an influx of foreign nationals fleeing Lebanon and due to land on the Mediterranean island because of its closeness to war-ravaged Lebanon.British warships move closer to Lebanon 'precautionary' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 3:41 AM
Britain's decision to move two Royal Navy warships closer to Lebanon for a possible evacuation of its nationals is a "precautionary" move, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman has said.Hundreds Evacuate From Lebanon, Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 16 5:44 PM
Hundreds of exhausted evacuees flew into Cyprus Sunday as Western countries moved their citizens from the Middle East amid continued Israeli bombardment of Lebanon. The Mediterranean island a short flight from the Syrian and Lebanese coasts has become... For Iraq's future, check Lebanon's past The Star-Ledger - 2 minutes ago
Wonder what Iraq might look like if the U.S.-led effort there fails? Look no further than Lebanon.Aussies may evacuate Lebanon by bus The Age - 36 minutes ago
The federal government hopes some Australians trapped in Lebanon will be evacuated by bus today. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the government believed it had a safe route to transport Australian citizens out of Lebanon, which is under Israeli attack.Boca couple seeks exit from Lebanon The Palm Beach Post - 22 minutes ago
There is one miracle to be recounted, in the middle of the night in Lebanon, when Robert and Rabil's Patty Stefanovic Rabil's voices are soft and weary.21 Americans Evacuated From Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 16 4:44 PM
Two Marine Corps helicopters evacuated 21 Americans from Lebanon to Cyprus on Sunday, and U.S. officials urged others to wait for a formal evacuation plan before they try to leave. The U.S. citizens evacuated Sunday included a family of four with a... Israel widens scope of attacks across Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Jul 16 12:59 AM
Israel bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut early Sunday, after a day of coastal airstrikes in northern Lebanon.Aussies may evacuate Lebanon by bus AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 43 minutes ago
The federal government hopes some Australians trapped in Lebanon will be evacuated by bus.Hezbollah Appears in Control of Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 16 3:44 PM
Hezbollah and its backers, not the government, now appear in control of Lebanon's fate. After moderating their stance in recent years, the guerrillas surged back to the war front with a surprise attack on Israel and a sophisticated arsenal, leaving... Evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon stymied by dangerous routes AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 1:19 AM
Plans to evacuate some of the 30,000 Filipino workers in Lebanon are proving complicated as many of the potential escape routes are too dangerous, the foreign department said on Sunday.More die in fresh Lebanon strikes BBC News - Jul 16 9:43 AM
Israeli air raids kill at least 10 people in south Lebanon after deadly Hezbollah rocket-fire on the Israeli city of Haifa.Australians in Lebanon will be evacuated: Downer 7News via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
Australians stranded in war-torn Lebanon will be driven to Syria and Jordan today on board chartered buses, according to Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.G-8 Evacuates Citizens From Lebanon, Sends Warships (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Jul 16 11:05 AM
July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Italy and the U.K. sent warships to the Eastern Mediterranean as a fifth day of fighting in the region prompted most of the Group of Eight countries to make plans for evacuating their citizens from Lebanon and Israel.21 Americans airlifted out of Lebanon Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Two Marine Corps helicopters evacuated 21 Americans from Lebanon to Cyprus on Sunday, and U.S. officials urged others to wait for a formal plan before they try to leave. The U.S. citizens ferried out included a family of four with a sick child and four students, said Maura Harty, assistant secretary of state for consular affairs. She said the United States had received hundreds U.S. Evacuation Teams Arrive in Lebanon ABC News - Jul 16 10:14 AM
U.S. Security Teams Arrive in Lebanon to Plan Evacuation of AmericansIsrael jets blast Lebanon after Hizbollah rockets Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes blasted east and north Lebanon on Monday killing 13 people after Hizbollah rockets struck deeper into Israel than ever before, with no diplomatic initiative in sight to end the fighting.Israeli Strike in South Lebanon Kills 9 Los Angeles Times - Jul 16 11:19 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Israeli warplanes fired missiles Sunday at a Lebanese civil defense building in the southern port city of Tyre, killing at least nine civilians and wounding 42, security officials said.Britain to start Lebanon evacuation PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Britons stranded in Lebanon could be evacuated as early as today, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.Israeli jets blast Lebanon's east, north Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 5:55 PM
Israeli warplanes have blasted east and north Lebanon killing 13 people after Hizbollah rockets struck deeper into Israel than ever before, with no diplomatic initiative in sight to end the fighting.Israeli air strikes kill 7 Canadians in Lebanon CTV.ca - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Seven Canadians are dead and three seriously injured after an Israeli air strike in Lebanon, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.Australia, New Zealand working to evacuate citizens from Lebanon(Updated 11:25 a.m.) Chinapost.com.tw - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Officials across the Asia-Pacific region were working Monday to find an evacuation route for their citizens trapped in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes.Gulf Air To Transport Omani Citizens From Lebanon Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 16 6:44 PM
The Ministry of Transport and Communications said that it has suggested Oman Air and Gulf Air, the Sultanate's national carriers, take back Omani citizens from Lebanon to the Sultanate, via Damascus International Airport for their safety, due to the current situation in Lebanon.GULF AIR TO TRANSPORT OMANI CITIZENS FROM LEBANON Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Jul 16 6:44 PM
Transport The Ministry of Transport and Communications said that it has suggested Oman Air and Gulf Air, the Sultanate's national carriers, take back Omani citizens from Lebanon to the Sultanate, via Damascus International Airport for their safety, due to the current situation in Lebanon.France to evacuate citizens from Lebanon NDTV - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
As the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, the French government is moving evacuate its citizens from Lebanon. France, which has more than 20,000 citizens in Lebanon, chartered a Greek ferry, the Lerapetra from Rhodes, to pick up French and other European citizens in Lebanon.Downer seeks talks over Lebanon evacuees Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 5:55 PM
The federal government is seeking to negotiate with Israel in a bid to help evacuate Australians trapped in war-torn Lebanon, but says it won't go ahead with the rescue plan if it means placing people in greater danger.Diggers close to Israel-Lebanon conflict Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 5:25 PM
As Israeli warplanes continue their efforts to wipe out Hizbollah in Lebanon, a small unit of Australian troops have already found themselves close to the action.Scores dead as Israel steps up Lebanon blitz AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 8:31 PM
Israeli aircraft pounded Beirut's southern suburbs as governments worldwide drew up emergency plans to evacuate their nationals from Lebanon, now almost cut off from the outside world.Hizbollah hits Haifa, 42 die in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 4:41 PM
Hizbollah has killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa in its deadliest rocket attack on the Jewish state, and Israeli planes killed 42 people in Lebanon in a fifth day of strikes.Death toll rises as Israel pounds Lebanon The Times-Reporter - 57 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Warplanes bombed Beirut s southern suburbs again early today, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation with the heaviest air strikes yet in the four-day-old conflict.NZ planning evacuations from Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 5:10 PM
New Zealand is making plans to evacuate about 30 nationals known to be in Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says. -Seven Canadians die in Lebanon The Age - Jul 16 4:53 PM
Seven Canadians have been killed in Lebanon and three more injured when shells hit a house in the south of the country, a foreign ministry spokeswoman says. -Diggers close to Israel-Lebanon conflict AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 16 5:11 PM
As Israeli warplanes continue their efforts to wipe out Hizbollah in Lebanon, a small unit of Australian troops is close to the action.Foreigners flee Lebanon The Australian - Jul 16 6:44 PM
FRANCE, the US, Britain and a host of other nations scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon as Israeli air strikes pounded the country for a fifth day.Downer urges caution in Lebanon evacuations Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: As we've heard, there are thousands of Australians in Lebanon desperate to get out.7 Canadians killed, 3 injured in Israeli air strike in south Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 16 4:55 PM
(CP) - Seven Canadians, including several members of the same Montreal family, were killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon on Sunday as the Canadian government stepped up plans to evacuate the estimated 40,000 Canadians in the war-torn region.Hizbollah rockets hit Haifa, Israel strikes Lebanon The Star Online - Jul 16 6:38 PM
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Hizbollah killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday in its deadliest rocket attack on the Jewish state, and Israeli planes killed 42 people in Lebanon in a fifth day of strikes.Lebanon: U.S. blocking call for cease-fire USA Today - Jul 15 8:13 PM
Lebanon accused the United States on Saturday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying the impotence of the United Nations' most powerful body sent the wrong signal to small countries and the Arab world.U.S. Forming Plans To Get Americans Out of Lebanon Washington Post - Jul 15 8:45 PM
As the conflict in Lebanon rages, an estimated 25,000 American citizens are in the country, and the U.S. government is trying to find a way to evacuate them from the war-torn region. Israel, Hezbollah trade rocket attacks as violence flares in Lebanon The Olympian - Jul 16 4:18 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Hezbollah and Israel traded rocket and missile barrages without letup for a fifth day Sunday, as the war that has suddenly flared in the Middle East showed no sign of easing.Eight Canadians killed in Lebanon: Ottawa Boston Globe - Jul 16 12:18 PM
Eight Canadians were killed in Lebanon on Sunday, Foreign Minister Peter MacKay told CTV television.Evacuation of Pinoys in Lebanon begins ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Philippine embassy officials have started evacuating some 30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon to escape heightened hostilities in the country, ABS-CBN News learned.NH man says nephew's safe in Lebanon New Hampshire Union Leader - 37 minutes ago
The outbreak of conflict between Israel and the terror group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has stranded has New Hampshire residents concerned about the fate of loved ones in the region.Las Vegas Teen Trapped in Lebanon KLAS - 36 minutes ago
A United Nations official is in Lebanon meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister. The U.N. Envoy arrived in Beirut to help in negotiating a cease-fire with Isreal.Hezbollah and its backers appear in control of Lebanon's fate San Diego Union-Tribune - Jul 16 3:09 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 11:46 a.m. July 16 (AP): Hezbollah and its backers, not the government, now appear in control of Lebanon's fate. After moderating their stance in recent years, the guerrillas surged back to the war front with a surprise attack on Israel and a sophisticated arsenal, leaving Lebanon's politicians and army looking nearly powerless.Aust consults Israel on Lebanon evacuation ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 16 4:15 PM
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says the Federal Government is negotiating with Israel about the best way to evacuate Australians stuck in Lebanon.Eight Canadians killed in Lebanon The Age - Jul 16 2:38 PM
Eight Canadians were killed in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said, adding that Canada was preparing to evacuate some of the tens of thousands of its citizens believed to be in the country.8 Canadians killed, 6 hurt in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 16 4:21 PM
_ Eight Canadians were killed and six others critically injured in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Sunday, reports from Ottawa said, quoting Foreign Minister Peter MacKay.Singaporeans advised against travel to Lebanon amid Mideast fighting Channel NewsAsia - 9 minutes ago
Singapore has advised its nationals not to travel to Lebanon as the fighting in the Middle East escalates. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also said it is closely monitoring the situation there.Canada now says seven citizens killed in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 16 3:52 PM
Seven Canadians were killed in Lebanon on Sunday and three more were injured when shells hit a a house in the south of the country, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said.Lebanon crisis hits markets AME Info - 30 minutes ago
The crisis affecting Lebanon had a major impact on a number of the region's stock markets yesterday, with many making heavy losses, reported Reuters. Egypt's stock market was temporarily suspended after it shed 9.5% to hit an 11 month low, although it later recovered to close 4.8% down.Canada says seven killed in Lebanon, revising death toll Channel NewsAsia - Jul 16 6:33 PM
MONTREAL : Seven Canadians were killed and three others wounded in the south of Lebanon, a spokeswoman for Canada's foreign affairs ministry said. Earlier, Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said that eight Canadians had been killed.U.S. Makes Lebanon Evacuation Plans ABC News - Jul 16 6:14 AM
U.S. Officials Monitor Violence in Lebanon, Make Plans on How to Evacuate 25,000 Americans8 Canadians Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Lebanon CBS 2 New York - Jul 16 4:06 PM
Eight members of a Canadian family vacationing in Lebanon were killed Sunday in an Israeli air raid that hit a Lebanese town on the border with Israel, Canadian and Lebanese officials said. Slideshow: War Returns To The Middle East Western nations step up efforts to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - 57 minutes ago
NICOSIA, Cyprus U-S teams are outside Beirut while plans are made to evacuate any of the 25-thousand Americans in Lebanon who want to leave.Thousands of foreigners flee Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 2:55 PM
France, the United States and a host of other nations are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon as Israeli air strikes pound the country. -Southern Lebanon air raids to continue ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 16 3:42 PM
The Israeli military has warned it will continue strikes in southern Lebanon as it seeks out Hezbollah guerillas who have been firing rockets from civilian areas.Western countries step up efforts to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 16 3:15 PM
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Military planes evacuated 350 people to Cyprus on Sunday as Western countries stepped up efforts to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon amid continued Israeli bombardment.Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE pledge $US90m to Lebanon Stuff - Jul 16 3:46 PM
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates pledged $US90 million ($NZ147.27 million) on Sunday to help Lebanon after its prime minister said Israeli attacks turned the country into a disaster area.Lebanon rescue plan 'closer' The Australian - Jul 16 5:14 PM
THE Federal Government is seeking to negotiate with Israel in a bid to help evacuate Australians trapped in war-torn Lebanon, but says it will not go ahead with the rescue plan if it means placing people in greater danger.Israel s current fighting in Lebanon only latest problems with its neighbor JTA - Jul 16 3:56 PM
JERUSALEM, July 16 (JTA) Instead of the hoped-for oasis of peace tied to the Jewish state by a wealth of common interest, Lebanon has proven in recent decades to be a deadly arena of bloodshed and war.Diggers already in Lebanon conflict The Australian - Jul 16 5:29 PM
AS Israeli warplanes continue their efforts to wipe out Hezbollah in Lebanon, a small unit of Australian troops has already found itself close to the action.Lebanon battles refugee problem Aljazeera - Jul 16 5:42 PM
As the Israeli assault on Lebanon intensifies an increasing number of Lebanese from the south of the country and the southern suburbs of Beirut - two areas that have bourn the brunt of the bombardment - have sought refuge in the central areas of Beirut .UAE, Egypt reiterate solidarity with Lebanon Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
CAIRO The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak yesterday reiterated solidarity with Lebanon in the face of the Israeli attacks.Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE to aid Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 16 2:55 PM
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $US90 million ($A120 million) to help Lebanon after its prime minister said Israeli attacks turned the country into a disaster area.