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Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 3:12 PM
Syria said on Wednesday it would close its border with Lebanon if the United Nations stationed troops along it as part of its mission to enforce a U.N.-backed truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.EU sees need for major Lebanon force role Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 3:10 PM
European Union states agreed on Wednesday they must provide a major contingent within a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon but held back from firm troop pledges until their foreign ministers meet later this week.EU struggles to hammer out troop contributions for Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 1:11 PM
EU members struggled to shed light on who is to play what role in an enlarged UN force in southern Lebanon, ahead of a special meeting of foreign ministers and the United Nations.Annan plans Mideast trip to push Lebanon cease-fire CNN.com - Aug 23 12:07 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will head for the Middle East Friday to push for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Syria border deployment a matter of sovereignty: Lebanon PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 11:53 AM
Lebanon acts to best preserve "her sovereignty and her interests," Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said in response to Syrian opposition to the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers along the border.Olmert may set up state commission on Lebanon: TV Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 1:12 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may order a state inquiry into the Lebanon war, Channel 1 Television reported on Wednesday, a move that could trigger a political and military shake-up.Bush, Annan, discuss Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:40 PM
US President George W. Bush and UN chief Kofi Annan agreed that they hoped to see "quick decisions" from major potential contributors to a UN force for Lebanon, the White House said.Lebanon village now wasteland after war AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 11:12 AM
First came the tanks. Then came the warplanes. Then came the bulldozers. A monthlong Israeli assault and weeks of fierce ground combat between Israel and Hezbollah fighters have reduced this once-vibrant tobacco farming village and Hezbollah stronghold to a wasteland of rubble, scorched trees and unexploded bombs a snapshot of the destruction the 34-day war wrought across southern Lebanon.Bitter harvest in south Lebanon's tobacco fields AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 11:32 AM
The frail stems pitch under the weight of flowers barely pink and leaves roasted by the sun. Tobacco season has come and gone in the fields of south Lebanon but there was no harvest.'Vital' for UN force to shore up ceasefire in Lebanon: France, Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 9:49 AM
France and Israel have said it was "vital" for an expanded UN force to deploy in Lebanon to bolster the shaky ceasefire there between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.Syria threatens to close Lebanon border AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 8:58 AM
Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if U.N. peacekeepers are deployed along the frontier, Finland's foreign minister said Wednesday.US rushes aid to help remove unexploded arms in south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 10:32 AM
The US State Department offered to provide nearly 2.5 million dollars in additional aid to help clear mines and other abandoned weapons in Lebanon, hours after three Lebanese troops and an Israeli soldier were killed.Annan Will Press European Nations to Send Lebanon Peacekeepers Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will press European nations to join a UN force to oversee the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as France and Italy said the mission must be clarified.Lebanon unveils recovery plan to salvage post-war tourism AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 8:48 AM
Lebanon has proposed tax relief and other measures to help its tourism industry recover from a "disaster" that cost it an estimated one billion dollars in losses from a month of Israeli bombings.Israelis: Lebanon situation 'explosive' AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 7:06 AM
Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday called the situation in Lebanon "explosive" and urged the international community to work quickly to deploy peacekeeping troops there.Italy urges EU to join Lebanon UN force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 8:12 AM
Italy pressed fellow European Union states on Wednesday to support its pledge of troops by sending soldiers to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon.'Vital' for UN force to shore up ceasefire in Lebanon: France and Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 6:56 AM
France and Israel have said it was "vital" for an expanded UN force to deploy in Lebanon to bolster the shaky ceasefire there between Israel and Hezbollah.Lebanon calls for post-war rebuilding 'sponsorship' AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 6:34 AM
Prime Minister fuad Siniora has called for public and private sponsorship of projects to help Lebanon overcome the multi-billion dollar damage inflicted by the Israeli offensive.Violence tests Israel-Lebanon cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 5:17 AM
The shaky cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was tested Wednesday as the Israeli army fired artillery into a disputed border region in response to what it said was an attack from inside Lebanon. An Israeli soldier was killed in a separate incident, the army said.Lebanon wants US to help lift Israel blockade Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:25 AM
Lebanon urged the United States on Wednesday to make Israel remove a sea and air blockade it imposed at the start of its 34-day war with Hizbollah fighters.Soldier killed by Israeli landmine in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 5:29 AM
The Israeli army has confirmed that a soldier was killed during an overnight "operation" in south Lebanon that wounded three others, saying the troops had accidentally hit an Israeli land mine.Lebanon calls for US help to end blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:07 AM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has urged the United States to provide more financial help to his war-torn country and exert pressure on Israel to end its blockade of Lebanon.Israel must lift blockade on Lebanon: French FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:17 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has said that Israel must end its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, but that UN forces should at the same time enforce a strict embargo on arms.Syria committed 'massacres' in Lebanon: Egypt press AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 4:13 AM
Egypt state media have accused Syria of committing "massacres" in Lebanon, lashing out at Damascus in response to President Bashar al-Assad's recent criticism of Egypt.France, Italy Want Annan to Clarify UN Force's Rules in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 23 2:29 PM
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- France and Italy, the only European nations that have pledged to contribute ground troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, said Secretary- General Kofi Annan should clarify their mission when he travels to Brussels this week.U.N. chief heading to Mideast and will visit Lebanon, Israel and most likely Syria and Iran San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, 8:39 p.m. Aug. 23 (AP): Secretary-General Kofi Annan will travel to the Middle East later this week, visiting Lebanon, Israel and most likely Syria and Iran to try to garner support for the U.N. resolution that led to the fragile Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, the U.N. said Wednesday.Weak UN mandate stalls Lebanon peacekeepers The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 1:00 AM
Smugglers, armed clans, hidden weapons, interfering neighbors, and enemy combatants with their fingers on their triggers. That is the landscape in Lebanon, and those are some of the reasons why it is proving so difficult to get a beefed-up United Nations peacekeeping force on the ground in south Lebanon.Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon blast AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:38 AM
An Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded in southern Lebanon on Wednesday when their tank drove over a land mine, Lebanese officials said.U.N. drafts rules for force in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:51 AM
Proposed rules of engagement for an expanded U.N. force in southern Lebanon would allow troops to open fire in self-defense, protect civilians and back up the Lebanese army in preventing foreign forces or arms from crossing the border, according to a U.N. document obtained Tuesday.Israel urges rapid Lebanon force BBC News - Aug 23 9:28 AM
The UN's peace force in Lebanon must be built up quickly as the situation is "explosive", Israel's foreign minister says.Lebanon peacekeeping force hard to create AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 11:31 PM
There is a reason the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon has been difficult: In the more than 60 U.N. peacekeeping missions over the decades, often there has not been much peace to keep. And the blue-helmeted troops end up caught in the crossfire.UN force will police Lebanon arms embargo: France Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:17 AM
One of the main tasks facing a U.N. force in Lebanon will be to ensure that no arms are smuggled across the borders to Hizbollah, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Wednesday.Lebanon telecom issue on ballot bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 23 11:08 AM
Voters in the city of Lebanon will vote Nov. 6 on whether their telecommunications utility will be sold to Cincinnati Bell.Reports: Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 23 12:07 AM
An Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded in southern Lebanon on Wednesday when their tank drove over a land mine, Arab media reported.Lebanon calls for US help on blockade Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Lebanon's prime minister yesterday urged the US to "put pressure on Israel" to end the air and sea blockade that has persisted since the end of the war 11 days ago.EU facing test over Lebanon force BBC News - Aug 23 6:55 AM
The European Union is struggling to find the necessary unity of purpose as the UN looks to it to provide the backbone of the new international force to police southern LebanonItaly Offers Thousands of Troops for Lebanon New York Times - Aug 22 9:51 PM
Italy said Tuesday that it would contribute 2,000 to 3,000 troops as the lead nation in a peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Lebanon gets 'historic' win vs. France Fox Sports - Aug 23 8:11 AM
Joseph Vogel's free throw with 23 seconds left lifted Lebanon to a stunning 74-73 win over France at the basketball world championship. Expert: Lebanon needs $1B in south CNN.com - Aug 22 8:51 PM
Lebanon's government needs a cash infusion of at least $1 billion to rebuild its shattered south if it is to meet Hezbollah's challenge for authority there, according to a U.S.-based expert on the Middle East.Putin Says Russia May Join UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Aug 23 7:03 AM
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Russia is considering sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon to enforce the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.Israelis: Lebanon Situation 'Explosive' ABC News - Aug 23 7:18 AM
Israel's Foreign Minister Calls for Urgent Deployment of Peacekeeping Force in LebanonIsrael: No plans to end Lebanon blockade AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 8:07 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that Israel has no plans to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon until an international peacekeeping force takes up positions along the Syrian border and at Beirut's airport.Syria Threatens to Close Border with Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 23 4:20 PM
Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if the United Nations deploys peacekeepers in the area. Finland's foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja says the threat came during a meeting Wednesday with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualem.UN warns of prolonged "security vacuum" in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 7:26 PM
It could take three months to fill the post-war "security vacuum" in southern Lebanon and even unintended breaches of the truce could reignite fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, the United Nations said on Tuesday.WFP revises down Lebanon appeal target ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 23 3:47 PM
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is to scale back its appeal for aid in Lebanon.Steel company to build $12 million service center in Lebanon WREG-TV Memphis - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
LEBANON, Tenn. A Michigan steel company will build a 12 (M) million dollar service center in Lebanon, Tennessee, that will employ up to 70.UN permits wide use of force in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 7:27 PM
New rules of engagement for U.N. troops in Lebanon permit soldiers to shoot in self-defense, use force to protect civilians and resist armed attempts to interfere with their duties, a U.N. document says.Violence Tests Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire ABC News - Aug 23 5:33 AM
Sporadic Violence Tests U.N.-Brokered Cease-Fire Along Israel-Lebanon BorderBomb suspects fled to Lebanon: police Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 23 3:10 PM
Two Lebanese men suspected of trying to explode makeshift bombs on two German trains last month most likely initially fled to Lebanon after their plot failed, Germany's federal police chief said.Dutch parliament divided over Lebanon request for peace-keeping vessel People's Daily - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
The Dutch parliament remains divided over Lebanon's request for a Dutch navy vessel for the UN peace mission in Lebanon, Dutch media reported Wednesday.Israel says situation in Lebanon 'explosive' Kane County Chronicle - Aug 23 5:42 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.U.N. presses Israel to lift Lebanon sea, air blockade Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 23 2:26 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations put fresh pressure on Israel on Wednesday to lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, saying it was crucial for the country to get its economy back on its feet.Italy Ready to Lead Lebanon Cease-Fire Force NPR - Aug 23 6:23 AM
European officials meet in Brussels for talks on the composition of a peacekeeping mission to support a U.N.-negotiated cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. Italy says it's ready to lead the 15,000-strong international force.Robert Fisk: Hizbollah's reconstruction of Lebanon is winning the loyalty of disaffected Shia Independent - Aug 23 4:30 PM
Hizbollah has trumped both the UN army and the Lebanese government by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars - most of it almost certainly from Iran - into the wreckage of southern Lebanon and Beirut's destroyed southern suburbs. Its massive new reconstruction effort - free of charge to all those Lebanese whose homes were destroyed or damaged in Israel's ferocious five-week assault on the Amnesty: Israeli military action massively destroyed Lebanon's infrastructure USA Today - Aug 22 5:59 PM
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Israel of war crimes, saying it broke international law by deliberately destroying Lebanon's civilian infrastructure during its recent war with Hezbollah guerrillas.Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon Calcutta News - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if the United Nations deploys peacekeepers in the area.Across south Lebanon, wide destruction but few troops now in view CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 23 1:36 PM
AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon (AP) - First came the tanks. Then came the warplanes. Then came the bulldozers.Push to boost UN force in Lebanon BBC News - Aug 23 1:45 AM
Efforts to strengthen the UN force in Lebanon gather pace, as EU officials meet to discuss troop contributions.Italy capable of leading UN force in Lebanon: experts Channel NewsAsia - Aug 23 3:32 PM
ROME : The Italian army is fully capable of leading the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but remains constrained by budgetary limitations and other international troop commitments, military experts say.Bush, Annan, discuss Lebanon force IranMania.com - 59 minutes ago
LONDON, August 24 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush and UN chief Kofi Annan agreed that they hoped to see "quick decisions" from major potential contributors to a UN force for Lebanon, the White House said, AFP reported.Israeli FM calls for quick action of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 23 6:26 PM
Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday called upon the UN peacekeeping force to act "extremely quickly" in Lebanon.Putin, Merkel discuss Iran N-row, Lebanon crisis IranMania.com - 45 minutes ago
LONDON, August 24 (IranMania) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Iranian nuclear problem and the situation in Lebanon in telephone talks, the Kremlin said in a statement, AFP reported.Turkish official promises to dispatch troops to Lebanon to help recovery process People's Daily - Aug 23 5:56 PM
Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that Turkey would dispatch troops to Lebanon to help the country's recovery process, semi- official Anatolia news agency reported.Syria threat to shut Lebanon border Aljazeera - Aug 23 1:42 PM
Syria has told Finland's foreign minister that it will close its border with Lebanon if UN peacekeeping troops are deployed there.Israel says situation in Lebanon 'explosive' as cease-fire tested again Boston Herald - Aug 23 11:23 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the...Italy pushes for more support over Lebanon peace force Times Online - Aug 23 11:37 AM
Soldiers from both Israel and Lebanon died in southern Lebanon today as senior EU officials began hammering out details of an Italian-led peacekeeping force.Lebanon Village Now Wasteland After War phillyburbs.com - Aug 23 11:34 AM
AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon - First came the tanks. Then came the warplanes. Then came the bulldozers. A monthlong Israeli assault and weeks of fierce ground combat between Israel and Hezbollah fighters have reduced this once-vibrant tobacco farming village and Hezbollah stronghold to a wasteland of rubble, scorched trees and unexploded bombs - a snapshot of the destruction the 34-day war wrought Finland: Syria would close border with Lebanon in case of U-N troop deployment KFVS12 - 28 minutes ago
HELSINKI, Finland In a new challenge to the Mideast cease-fire, Syria reportedly is threatening to close its border with Lebanon if U-N peacekeepers are deployed there.Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon The Peninsula - Aug 23 5:01 PM
BEIRUT Syria said yesterday it would close its border with Lebanon if the United Nations stationed troops along it as part of its mission to enforce a UN-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.Qatar to set up four more relief centres in Lebanon The Peninsula - Aug 23 5:02 PM
DOHA Qatar will be setting up four more relief centres in Lebanon to help the many people displaced by the recent aggression by Israel.Situation in Lebanon 'explosive,' official says Baltimore Sun - Aug 23 10:02 AM
Israeli foreign minister urges quick deployment of peacekeeping force Israel's foreign minister called the situation in Lebanon "explosive" and pressed the international community to work quickly to deploy peacekeeping troops as the shaky cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah was further tested today. 'VITAL' FOR UN FORCE TO SHORE UP CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON: FRANCE, ISRAEL The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 23 2:51 PM
PARIS, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - France and Israel said Wednesday it was "vital" for an expanded UN force to deploy in Lebanon to bolster the shaky ceasefire there between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.Lebanon truce increasingly tenuous as UN seeks peacekeepers AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 22 1:32 PM
A nine-day-old truce in Lebanon continued to hold as the United Nations struggled to find European countries ready to put troops between the Israeli army and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.Annan moves to shore up Lebanon ceasefire Independent Online - Aug 23 4:01 PM
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is planning to visit Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Syria in the coming days to help shore up an uneasy Lebanon ceasefire. Evelyn Leopold reports...Israel: Lebanon situation explosive; Syria: Border troops a hostile act Southern Illinoisan - Aug 23 2:02 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.WFP revises down Lebanon appeal target Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 23 4:10 PM
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is to scale back its appeal for aid in Lebanon. The WFP originally said it would need $26 million to feed up to half-a-million people.Syria Threatens to Close Border With Lebanon if Int'l Troops Deployed Israel National News - 17 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian president, Bashar Assad announced that he would close Syria s border with Lebanon if international troops are deployed there in accordance with the UN-backed cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel.Israel says situation in Lebanon 'explosive'; shelling again tests truce CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 23 9:35 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's foreign minister called the situation in Lebanon "explosive" and pressed the international community to work quickly to deploy peacekeeping troops as the shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was further tested Wednesday.US aid to help clear Lebanon mines News Interactive - Aug 23 12:52 PM
THE US State Department today offered to provide nearly $US2.5 million ($3.28 million) in additional aid to help clear mines and other abandoned weapons in Lebanon, hours after three Lebanese troops and an Israeli soldier were killed by unexploded ordnance.France to Send More Troops to Lebanon, Minister Says New York Times - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
France?s assurance came as Syria said that a deployment near its border would be seen as a ?hostile position.?Israel emissary with Lebanon balm The Telegraph - Aug 23 3:25 PM
New Delhi, Aug. 23: Israel s former foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami is in the capital trying to explain his country s position on the offensive against Lebanon.UNICEF Identifies Clean Water As The Number One Challenge Facing Relief Efforts In South Lebanon Medical News Today - Aug 23 3:04 PM
Preliminary assessments have revealed major destruction done to water and sanitation systems by the month-long conflict in south Lebanon. In 10 out of 12 war-affected communities visited by UNICEF in recent days, underground pipes and other water-related infrastructure had been seriously damaged or destroyed. [click link for full article]Violence Disrupts Lebanon Ceasefire Elite TV - Aug 23 1:21 PM
One Israeli soldier was killed and three others wounded Wednesday, when their tank drove over a land mine in southern Lebanon. In an incident yet to be confirmed by Israeli military authorities, another Israeli soldier was reportedly shot in the head in a military operation just inside Lebanon.Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes in Lebanon CBC - Aug 23 9:35 AM
Amnesty International has accused Israel of war crimes in Lebanon, including indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks and the intentional destruction of civilian infrastructure.Lebanon Faces `Security Vacuum' Without UN Troops (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 22 11:03 PM
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon faces a ``security vacuum'' unless 30,000 United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanese soldiers are deployed to oversee a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, a United Nations envoy said.U.N. Drafts Rules for Force in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 23 1:03 AM
Document Reveals Proposed Rules of Engagement for U.N. Force in LebanonPutin Tells Prodi That Russia May Join UN in Lebanon (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 23 1:44 AM
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Russia may commit soldiers to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi during a telephone conversation.Annan plans Mideast trip to enforce Lebanon truce Stuff - Aug 23 2:26 PM
UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans a major Middle East trip in the coming days including stops in Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Syria to help shore up an uneasy Lebanon cease-fire, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.EU struggles to hammer out troop contributions for Lebanon force New Straits Times - Aug 23 12:09 PM
EU members were struggling to shed light on who is to play what role in an enlarged UN force in southern Lebanon, ahead of a special meeting of foreign ministers and the United Nations.Human Rights Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Lebanon New York Times - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Amnesty International said Israel?s bombing campaign amounted to indiscriminate attacks on Lebanese civilians.Basketball / Lebanon notches stunning win over France at World Champs Haaretz Daily - Aug 23 4:08 PM
SENDAI, Japan - Joseph Vogel's free throw with 23 seconds left lifted Lebanon to a stunning 74-73 win over France at the basketball world championship yesterday.Lebanon sees rapid investment growth Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
BEIRUT: Foreign investment in Lebanon should jump dramatically in 2006 and 2007 over last year if a truce that halted a devastating war between Israel and Hizbollah holds, its investment agency said yesterday.EU struggles to hammer out troop contributions for Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News - Aug 23 8:55 AM
EU members were to try to shed light on who is to play what role in an enlarged UN force in southern Lebanon, ahead of a special meeting of foreign ministers and the United Nations.Lebanon volunteers promised help Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
MEDICAL volunteers waiting to leave Bahrain for Lebanon have been promised help to clear any obstacles. The pledge has been made to the Bahrain Medical Society by Lebanese Ambassador Mohammed Al Hajjar.Syria threatens to close border to Lebanon The Jamaica Observer - Aug 23 4:39 PM
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) - Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if an international UN force is deployed along it, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said yesterday after talks with his Syrian counterpart.Annan to meet EU leaders on Lebanon troops UPI - Aug 23 1:38 PM
BRUSSELS, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Italy urged other EU countries Wednesday to support its pledge of 3,000 troops by sending soldiers to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Human Rights Group Slams Israel for Lebanon Actions Voice of America - Aug 23 8:20 AM
The international human rights group Amnesty International has sharply criticized Israel for what it says were deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Lebanon. Israel denied the charge.Environmental Clean-Up Efforts Needed Across Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 23 8:50 AM
Various agencies are working to clean up the devastation inflicted on Lebanon's environment, and remove dangerous remnants of the month-long fighting.RP may send noncombat troops to Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 23 11:00 AM
The Philippines said Wednesday that it is likely to send "noncombatant" troops as well as medical workers to Lebanon, where the UN is trying to muster an international force to serve as a buffer between Israel and the Hezbollah militia.South Lebanon residents pull together to distribute aid The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 23 1:12 PM
Under the slogan "Our Unity, Our Salvation," more than 15 young men and women helped load at least 10 trucks with urgent assistance material for distribution to the displaced in Southern Lebanon. Kamal Laouzi, one of the volunteers from the Joy of Giving Association who headed Wednesday to the Marjayoun area of Meiss al-Jabal, said.