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  • UN appeals for European peacekeepers in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 43 minutes ago
    The United Nations has urged European countries to provide troops to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon as the Beirut government moved ahead with a historic deployment of army troops to the south to shore up a fragile truce.

  • Mass funerals held in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    The breeze blew fine dust across graves where 29 people killed in an Israeli airstrike half of them children were buried, as the ground was opened for funerals in south Lebanon on Friday, the Muslim holy day.

  • Israeli jets reportedly fly over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 19 minutes ago
    Israeli warplanes crisscrossed the skies above Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley early Saturday, near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, security officials said.

  • Israeli aircraft attack eastern Lebanon: source Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    Israeli aircraft fired several rockets at a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon early on Saturday, a Lebanese security source said.

  • German Police See Possible Lebanon Link to Failed Train Bombs Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
    German investigators said that bombs found on two trains might have been planted by two young men angered by the war in Lebanon.

  • Many Israelis See Lebanon War as Major Stumble Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 -- Sgt. Lior Rahamin's Israeli reserve unit had not trained in two years. When its members were called up for the Lebanon war, they didn't have straps for their guns, spare ammunition, flak jackets or more than one good radio. There were other shortages: Twice their operations...

  • Israeli aircraft attack eastern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 6:32 PM
    Israeli aircraft fired several rockets at a target in a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon early on Saturday morning, a Lebanese security source said.

  • Lebanon survives treacherous journey to FIBA World Championship Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 18 4:20 PM
    Some teams arrived at the world championships in first-class comfort. For Lebanon, it was a journey like no other. "We just tried to block everything out," said Paul Coughter, Lebanon's American-born coach. "We had hardly anything to eat and were just trying to convince ourselves we would make it."

  • UN wants European troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 4:23 PM
    The United Nations appealed on Friday for Europeans to contribute to a U.N. force in Lebanon so a balance would be created between Western and Muslim troops acceptable to Israel and Lebanon.

  • UN, US urge Europe to send troops to Lebanon fast Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 12:31 PM
    The United Nations appealed to Europeans on Friday to commit soldiers to the first wave of 3,500 troops for a U.N. force in Lebanon and the United States urged France to be among the key contributors.

  • Israeli overflights reported in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 12:24 PM
    Israeli aerial drones and warplanes crisscrossed the skies over Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley Friday night near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, security officials said.

  • Many Israeli soldiers unhappy with handling of Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 18 11:13 AM
    Israeli soldiers returning from the war in Lebanon say the army was slow to rescue wounded comrades and suffered from a lack of supplies so dire that they had to drink water from the canteens of dead Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • UN, Bush urge Europe to send troops to Lebanon fast Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 11:11 AM
    The United Nations appealed to Europeans on Friday to commit troops to the first wave of 3,500 soldiers for an expanded U.N. force in Lebanon so the mission could be balanced among Western and Muslim states.

  • UN, Bush appeal to Europe for Lebanon peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 10:18 AM
    The United Nations and the US urgently appealed to Europe to provide peacekeepers for Lebanon, anxious that the force should have the legitimacy needed to carry out its mission.

  • Bush hopes for more French troops for Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 9:10 AM
    President George W. Bush said on Friday he hopes France will send more troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon after it said it would deploy only 200 soldiers.

  • Europe gives mixed answer to UN Lebanon force request Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 9:26 AM
    Italy agreed to commit troops to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon as the UN appealed to Europe to urgently provide soldiers to police a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militia.

  • Mass Funerals Held in Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    Mass Funerals Held in Southern Lebanon; Army Takes Control of Villages From Israelis

  • UN makes urgent appeal to Europe for Lebanon peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 9:16 AM
    The United Nations made an urgent appeal to European countries to provide peacekeepers for its Lebanon force, anxious that the deployment should have the legitimacy needed to carry out its mission.

  • Pakistan to study participation in Lebanon force: FM Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 5:56 AM
    Pakistan will mull a possible participation in a UN force in south Lebanon but will only send troops if they would be "welcomed" by all parties to the conflict, its foreign minister said.

  • Israeli reservists' anger boils over Lebanon shortcomings Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 6:01 AM
    A few days after a ceasefire agreement brought fighting with Hezbollah to an end, Israeli reservists are starting to speak out against their hierarchy's management of the war in southern Lebanon.

  • After Lebanon war, unexploded bombs continue to sow death Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 5:37 AM
    Kneeling in the rubble, the deminer gently handled a tiny metallic tube, trying to defuse one of the thousands of bomblets littering southern Lebanon.

  • Italy agrees to take part in UN Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 4:57 AM
    The Italian cabinet unanimously agreed at an emergency meeting to send troops to Lebanon as part of an expanded UN force but Germany ruled out sending ground forces and general dismay lingered over the level of France's proposed contribution.

  • Italy approves contribution for UN Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 4:37 AM
    The Italian government gave its approval for the deployment of troops to a beefed-up UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon but said it did not know how many soldiers it would send.

  • Israeli government faces deep post-Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 4:31 AM
    Israel's government, under fire over military failures in Lebanon, runs the risk of ultimate collapse with its cornerstone policy of unilateral pullback from the occupied West Bank now off the agenda.

  • European press warns French troop offer weakens UN force in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 4:52 AM
    France faced criticism in the European press for not offering more troops for southern Lebanon, which was seen as jeopardizing the UN force's difficult task of imposing peace.

  • Mass Funerals in Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 18 3:33 PM
    Mass Funerals in Southern Lebanon, Army Takes Control of Villages From Israelis

  • France says UN mission in Lebanon must be clearly defined Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 3:59 AM
    France reiterated that the expanded UN force in Lebanon must have a clearly defined mission and rules of engagement, and that it should be truly international.

  • Lebanon Digs Graves for War Victims Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 18 2:53 PM
    There are burials across southern Lebanon Friday, as Lebanese are finally able to recover the bodies of those hastily buried in mass graves during the fighting. The town of Qana buries at least 26 people. At the port town of Tyre, more than 163 bodies are retrieved.

  • Italy to send peacekeepers to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 3:17 AM
    Italy's government on Friday formally agreed to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, though Premier Romano Prodi said the number of soldiers hadn't yet been determined.

  • UN chief to visit Lebanon next week Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 3:27 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is to visit Lebanon next week for talks on the implementation of the truce resolution that ended a month of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • South Lebanon welcomes country's army Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 1:21 AM
    Villagers throwing rice and Hezbollah supporters holding banners welcomed the country's army to south Lebanon on Thursday after a nearly 40-year absence, and the first airliner landed at Beirut airport since fighting began more than a month ago.

  • Sharon legacy battered by Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 2:15 AM
    The same day an uneasy truce took effect in the Lebanon war, doctors treating former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reported a sharp deterioration in his condition as he lay comatose in a Tel Aviv hospital.

  • Bush, Lebanon Seek Greater French Role in UN Force (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 18 11:17 AM
    Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush joined Lebanon today in urging France to provide more troops to the force of United Nations peacekeepers that is supposed to ensure that the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah holds.

  • UN to the rescue in Lebanon? Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 1:00 AM
    United Nations peacekeepers may have a checkered record, but the world keeps turning to them for ever bigger missions. They rank second to the US in troop deployments and are now supposed to come to the rescue in Lebanon. Can they?

  • Israeli aircraft attack eastern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    Israeli aircraft have fired several rockets at a target in a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon, a Lebanese security source said. It was not immediately clear what the Israeli aircraft were firing at in the village of Bodai this morning.

  • Lebanon Seeks Greater French Role in UN Peacekeepers (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 18 8:44 AM
    Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon urged France, likely leader of United Nations peacekeepers on its southern border, to send more troops to ensure that the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah holds.

  • U.N., others to help in Lebanon oil spill Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 10:39 PM
    U.N. and maritime agencies promised help to Lebanon Thursday to clean up an oil slick caused by Israeli bombing during the monthlong fighting.

  • U.N.: New Lebanon bloodshed without more troops Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 18 4:00 PM
    Warning that delays could lead to renewed fighting, the No. 2 man at the United Nations told governments today that they must quickly commit forces to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon "in the next few days at most." Deputy...

  • Israeli aircraft attack eastern Lebanon, says source Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 48 minutes ago
    BEIRUT - Israeli aircraft fired several rockets at a Hezbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon early on Saturday, a Lebanese security source said. Warplanes and helicopters attacked at dawn unidentified targets around the village of Bodai , west of the ancient city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley .

  • Germany's Steinmeier Seeks `Strong' Offshore Role in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 18 9:03 AM
    Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Germany aims to make a ``strong'' contribution to sustaining a cease-fire in Lebanon, focusing on off-shore aid and military support from the navy, said Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

  • Lebanons environmental woes begin Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    At first sight, the peaceful scene at a west Beirut fishing harbour seems far removed from the conflict that has raged in Lebanon for the past five weeks.

  • Israeli Overflights Reported in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 18 1:17 PM
    Israeli aerial drones and warplanes crisscrossed the skies over Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley Friday night near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, security officials said. The officials, speaking by telephone from the area, said that ground forces...

  • Lebanon army rolls south as UN seeks peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Aug 18 6:43 PM
    KHIAM, Lebanon (AFP) - Lebanese troops pressed on with a historic deployment to the south while the United Nations made an urgent appeal to European countries to contribute to a beefed up peacekeeping force.

  • U-N humanitarian official urges Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 6 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS A top U-N humanitarian official is urging Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and do it now. The U-N says an estimated 400-thousand people returning to...

  • U-N humanitarian official urges Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - 26 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS A top U-N humanitarian official is urging Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and do it now.

  • UN wants European troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 18 5:41 PM
    UNITED NATIONS â The United Nations appealed on Friday for Europeans to contribute to a UN force in Lebanon so a balance would be created between Western and Muslim troops acceptable to Israel and Lebanon .

  • LEBANON: UN Calls on Europe to commit troops Open this result in new window
    IRIN - 32 minutes ago
    NEW YORK, 19 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - After the disappointing commitment by France of only 200 engineers to the newly tasked United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown appealed to the rest of Europe to provide troops for a robust force.

  • Israel denies air strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 48 minutes ago
    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied reports that Israeli drones and warplanes were flying over Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley Friday night, near the Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, local newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

  • UN gets generous offers for new force in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 7:35 PM
    The United Nations received substantial offers of troops for Lebanon that may enable it to field an advance force of 3,500 in two weeks, despite France's refusal to provide a large contingent.

  • ARC staffers to return from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
    Two weeks ago, when Alex Erolin was packing his bags and preparing to leave for Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel were in the middle

  • Germany seeks strong offshore role in Lebanon: FM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 49 minutes ago
    German Foreign Minister Frank- Walter Steinmeier said here Friday that Germany aimed to seek a " strong" offshore role in maintaining a cease-fire in Lebanon.

  • UN urges European countries to contribute to Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
    UN Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown appealed to European countries on Friday to contribute troops for an enhanced UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel launches air strikes on eastern Lebanon: police Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 49 minutes ago
    Israeli drone and warplanes launched air strikes on eastern Lebanon areas near Hezbollah stronghold of Baalbek, the major city in the Bekaa Valley on Friday night, police sources said.

  • Lebanon survives treacherous journey to worlds Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Aug 18 1:28 PM
    SENDAI, Japan - Lebanon's American-born coach Paul Coughter has taken a lot of trips in his life but none like the journey he and his players endured to get to the world championships in Japan.

  • Mass Funerals Held in Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 18 6:08 PM
    By KATHY GANNON and LAUREN FRAYER QANA, Lebanon - The breeze blew fine dust across graves where 29 people killed in an Israeli airstrike - half of them children - were buried, as the ground was opened for funerals in south Lebanon on Friday, the Muslim holy day.

  • Russia working for long-term settlement of Lebanon conflict: Putin Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia is working with all parties concerned in the conflict in Lebanon to secure a long-term settlement.

  • Israeli soldiers unhappy with handling of Lebanon war, say army failed them Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 18 2:51 PM
    METULLA, Israel (AP) - Israeli soldiers returning from the war in Lebanon said the army was slow to rescue wounded comrades and suffered from a lack of supplies so dire they had to drink water from the canteens of dead Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Canada should help Lebanon clean up coastal oil slick, save fishery: MPs Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 18 2:34 PM
    (CP) - A parliamentary delegation visiting the Middle East is calling on Ottawa to help Lebanon clean up its coastline where an oil slick caused by Israeli bombing has destroyed wildlife and fish habitat.

  • U.N. Pledges $64 Million for Cleanup of Oil Spill off Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 17 6:48 PM
    The 87-mile-long slick stained Lebanon?s shores after Israeli warplanes bombed an oil storage depot last month.

  • Finland decides to send troops to Lebanon in November Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    Finland's government on Friday formally announced it would send 250 peacekeepers to Lebanon in November.

  • French Commitment to Lebanon Force Surprisingly Small Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 18 6:07 AM
    France, a country with long-standing ties to Lebanon, had been poised to play a central role in maintaining the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. But now France says it will send only 200 extra troops immediately, far fewer than the 2,000 French soldiers the U.N. had been hoping for. Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Alasdair Sandford in Paris about why the French backed off.

  • Canada won't send military to help UN mission in Lebanon: MacKay Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 18 2:33 PM
    ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CP) - Canada won't send any troops or ships to help enforce the United Nations-sponsored ceasefire in Lebanon, says Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.

  • Indonesia prepares 374 bln rupiah for Lebanon mission Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    The Indonesian government will allocate a fund of 374 billion rupiah (around 41.1 million U.S. dollars) from the state budget to finance the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, an official said Friday.

  • French media hails Paris' immediate support of UNIFIL in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
    French media globally hailed Paris' prompt sending of troops to reinforce the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

  • UN asks Europe for support in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    ELIZABETH JACKSON: The United Nations is making an urgent appeal for European countries to quickly provide troops for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon.

  • Mass funerals in south Lebanon and the army takes control of border villages Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 18 1:56 PM
    QANA, Lebanon (AP) - The breeze blew fine dust across graves where 29 people killed in an Israeli air strike - half of them children - were buried, as the ground was opened for funerals in south Lebanon on Friday, the Muslim holy day.

  • EU sends mixed signal on Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 18 4:44 PM
    SEVERAL European nations offered overnight to contribute to the UN force in Lebanon charged with policing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, but concrete pledges have fallen far short of the UN appeal for 3500 troops by the end of August.

  • Lebanon survives treacherous trip to world championships Open this result in new window
    Herald Standard - 30 minutes ago
    SENDAI, Japan (AP) - Some teams arrived at the world championships in first-class comfort. For Lebanon, it was a journey like no other.

  • UN still optimistic about Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 5:32 PM
    The United Nations received several offers for its expanded peacekeeping force in Lebanon on Thursday despite France's refusal to commit a substantial number of ground troops to the operation.

  • Lebanon offers ominous warning Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 18 12:26 PM
    Shelled a mural of the late Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Lebanon. Photo: AFP ALTHOUGH it is not clear who won the battle of southern Lebanon, the conflict is unlikely to have advanced America's standing in the propaganda battle.

  • Bush urges France to commit more troops to Lebanon force Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 18 4:28 PM
    The French government has hit back against criticism that it has fallen short of expectations in helping to maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon as President George Bush urged France to send more troops.

  • Hezbollah Cements South Lebanon Role, Deepening Split (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 18 2:49 AM
    Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's attempt to dislodge Hezbollah from southern Lebanon may instead cement the guerrilla organization's presence there, deepening political divisions in a country that was still recovering from its two-decade civil war.

  • Lebanon: Un Appeals To Europe Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 18 6:20 PM
    Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown has appealed to European countries to provide solid commitments for troops so that the first wave of the expanded United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has the appropriate geographic balance to be politically effective and regarded as legitimate within the region.

  • Letter from Lebanon: 'We Are Busy Rebuilding' Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 18 4:49 PM
    For the past month my Christian village in Mount Lebanon, like hundreds of others, has been host to Shiia Muslim refugees from the south of the country escaping from the huge destruction of their villages in the war you would have heard about on the news.

  • Israeli Warplanes Seen Over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 18 1:13 PM
    Israeli drones and warplanes have been seen in the skies above Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley.

  • UN Wins Pledges of Soldiers to Join Force in Lebanon (Update4) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 18 3:48 AM
    Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations received pledges from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal to provide soldiers for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon that will oversee a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • UN asks for Nepali troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Nepalnews. com - 43 minutes ago
    The United Nations has asked Nepal to contribute peacekeeping troops to be deployed in Lebanon.

  • Pag-ibig extends help to OFWs from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sun Star - Aug 18 6:08 PM
    AFTER the approval of Pag-Ibig Fund, members who worked in Lebanon are now allowed to withdraw their savings even prior to membership maturity as a response to concerns raise by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were repatriated from Lebanon.

  • Nations meet to discuss Lebanon troops Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 5:14 PM
    Nearly 50 countries that could contribute the 13,000 new troops needed to expand the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon met Thursday amid concern over the ground rules and firepower the soldiers could use.

  • Israel flies over Lebanon, but no airstrikes Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 18 5:24 PM
    Israeli jets and drones have taken to the skies over the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, near a Hezbollah stronghold.

  • Israel flies over Lebanon, but no airstrikes Open this result in new window
    WOI-TV Des Moines - Aug 18 5:04 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Israeli jets and drones have taken to the skies over the Bekaa (beh-KAH') Valley of Lebanon, near a Hezbollah stronghold.

  • Israeli jets fly over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 18 3:12 PM
    Israeli warplanes have flown over Lebanon's Bekaa valley and the north of the country but did not launch an attack, according to a security source in the area.

  • Israel Flies Over Lebanon, But No Airstrikes Open this result in new window
    WLBZ Bangor - Aug 18 5:03 PM
    Israeli jets and drones have taken to the skies over the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, near a Hezbollah stronghold. Officials in that country say the Israelis didn't launch any airstrikes, contrary to what local media reports were saying.

  • BRITISH NEWSPAPER URGES FRANCE TO 'HONOR ITS PLEDGES' FOR LEBANON Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 18 5:35 PM
    LONDON, Aug 19, 2006 (AFP) - A British newspaper urged France on Saturday to "honor" pledges it said it implicitly made to supply a core stabilization force for south Lebanon when it helped forge the UN ceasefire resolution.

  • UN Appeals for European Troops for S. Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 18 12:35 PM
    U.N. Under-Secretary General Mark Malloch-Brown is urging European nations to commit troops to the first wave of 3,500 international forces scheduled to deploy in southern Lebanon by September 2.

  • U-N humanitarian official urges Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 10 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS A top U-N humanitarian official is urging Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and do it now. The U-N says an estimated 400-thousand people returning to the bombed out suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon are in need of humanitarian aid.

  • Olmert forced to shelve West Bank pullout after Lebanon war strips him of political capital Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 18 12:08 PM
    JERUSALEM - The Lebanon war has cost Ehud Olmert much of his political capital: With approval ratings plummeting, the prime minister has been forced to shelve his West Bank pullout plan and is struggling...

  • Envoy condemns Israel's crimes in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:05 PM
    Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheybani in a meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, yesterday condemned Israel's crimes in Lebanon.

  • Bush Wants More French Forces in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Newsday - Aug 18 12:01 PM
    President Bush called on France today to send more troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force headed for Lebanon.

  • UN, maritime agencies pledge to help Lebanon clear oil spill Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 18 4:50 PM
    PIRAEUS, Greece The United Nations and international maritime agencies are promising to help Lebanon clean up its worst-ever environmental disaster.

  • Bush: Hezbollah Responsible for Lebanon Violence Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 18 11:50 AM
    President Bush says he believes civilians in Southern Lebanon will ultimately hold Hezbollah militants responsible for 33 days of fighting with Israel.

  • Ahmadi-Nejad: Lebanon was battle field between arrogance and mankind Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:06 PM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said yesterday that what was witnessed in Lebanon was a real battle field of an unequal war between the world arrogance and united mankind.

  • Enemies intended to pass to Iran through Lebanon: Rafsanjani Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:06 PM
    Iranian Substitute Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in his Second Sermon here that the enemies of Islam, the revolution, and Iran had imagined that Lebanon was a passage through which they could reach Iran.

  • Israeli occupying troops pulling out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:05 PM
    As the fragile ceasefire is still in force between Lebanon and Israel, the army of the occupying regime of Israel continued the hand-over of positions to the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) yesterday.

  • Qatar to attend conference on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Aug 18 5:02 PM
    Beirut Qatars Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow-up Affairs H E Mohammed Abdullah Al Rumaihi said Qatar would take part in the international conference to be held in Sweden to provide assistance to Lebanon.

  • US worried lest Hizbullah would reconstruct Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:05 PM
    Lebanese daily As-Safir in its Friday edition reflected the strong worry of the US officials about Hizbullah's serious plans for reconstruction of Lebanon.

  • UN urges fast Lebanon deployment Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 18 3:56 PM
    UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations appealed to Europeans to commit troops to the first wave of 3500 soldiers for an expanded UN force in Lebanon so the mission could be balanced among Western and Muslim states.

  • South Lebanon Welcomes Country's Army Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 18 1:34 AM
    Lebanese Army Troops a Welcome Sight for Most People Living in South Lebanon

  • Merkel vows no combat troops for UN mission in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:06 PM
    Germany will also contribute to the UN military mission in Lebanon but won't provide combat troops, the press quoted German Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying today.

  • Controversy in Norway over troops offer for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 18 4:06 PM
    The Norwegian government's offer to contribute troops to the newly planned UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has provoked controversy because it has not been approved by Oslo's parliament.

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