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Lantos wants aid to Lebanon frozen 
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
A congressman said Sunday he would ask the U.S. administration to freeze the $230 million aid package to Lebanon proposed by President Bush until the Lebanese government takes control of its borders with Syria and prevents arms smuggling to Hezbollah guerrillas.Lebanon's fishermen crippled by wartime oil spill AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:39 PM
Israel's war against Hezbollah has brought disaster to Lebanon's fishermen, stricken by a massive oil spill on the country's shores, as well as heavily damaged boats and a continuing naval blockade.Trickle of supplies reaches Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 12:51 PM
Hospitals dipped deep into emergency stockpiles, lines grew at gas stations and grocers complained of shortages of foreign goods Sunday as an Israeli air and sea blockade kept all but a trickle of supplies out of Lebanon.Annan Visits Lebanon, Says UN Force Will Be Deployed in a Week Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- A United Nations peacekeeping force will be sent to Lebanon in about a week, Secretary General Kofi Annan said before beginning a visit today to Beirut.Lebanon's 'Armageddon Museum' CBS News - 11 minutes ago
Ten years of U.S.-funded rebuilding turned a former World War II bunker in Lebanon into a cultural museum. But after the recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the museum is back in ruins, CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey reports. Israel PM faces tough choices on Lebanon war probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 5:24 AM
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert mulled whether to set up a powerful state commission to examine the conduct of the Lebanon war amid increasing calls for him to do so.The need after the Lebanon war The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 27 2:40 PM
A quicker, bolder response is needed by the international community to build a new Lebanon. Key US legislator says will block aid to Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:36 AM
A key U.S. legislator said in Israel on Sunday he would block aid President George W. Bush promised Lebanon and free the funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border with Syria.Israelis still occupy nine positions in south Lebanon: military AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:15 AM
Israeli troops still occupy nine positions in southern Lebanon two weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah ended more than a month of heavy fighting.Italy's Prodi restores diplomatic credentials with Lebanon tour de force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 11:45 PM
In assuming a driving role in peacekeeping plans in Lebanon, Romano Prodi's government has restored Italy's European credentials and marked out a clear international role for itself in the wake of predecessor Silvio Berlusconi's unpopular kowtowing to Washington.Flights bring bridges to Lebanon BBC News - Aug 27 7:36 AM
An aid flight from the UK is bringing three bridges to replace crossings bombed in Lebanon.Israeli PM holds consultations on inquiry into Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 11:03 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has held talks on what type of an inquiry to establish to investigate the conduct of the Lebanon war, officials said.Annan to shore up Lebanon truce TVNZ - Aug 27 6:35 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will discuss the deployment and role of a planned 15,000-strong peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon when he visits Beirut on Monday for the first time since the Israel-Hizbollah war.Commuters keep coming; Lebanon and Claremont feel the impact New Hampshire Union Leader - 41 minutes ago
As home ownership in the town that encompasses Dartmouth College becomes increasingly out-of-reach to low- and moderate-income individuals and families, Claremont and Lebanon, two of the communities absorbing the Hanover wannabes, are sending two distinct messages: "Come here, but don't come here all at once." NDP leader says Canada has the capacity to send troops to Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 27 4:36 PM
MONTREAL (CP) - Canada has the capacity to contribute as many as 1,200 soldiers to the UN mission enforcing the ceasefire in Lebanon, says NDP Leader Jack Layton.Israel Lebanon: Hezbollah KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Hezbollah's leader says he didn't realize the abduction of two Israeli soldiers would have led to a month-long war.Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (HAS'-ahn NAS'-ruh-lah) tells Lebanese T-V that if he'd known such a bloody conflict would have resulted, he wouldn't have told his guerrillas to capture the Israelis.Lebanon's Lahoud urges for Israeli implementation of UN resolution People's Daily - Aug 27 5:39 PM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud urged Sunday for Israel's implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 due to lack of commitment from the Israelis who have kept blockade on Lebanon.Peacekeepers to be deployed in Lebanon within a week: Annan New Kerala - 30 minutes ago
Jerusalem, Aug 28: Ahead of his visit to the Middle East this week, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has assured Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that international peacekeepers will be deployed in Lebanon within a week.'UN force to be deployed in Lebanon within a week' Sify News - 47 minutes ago
Ahead of his visit to West Asia this week, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has assured Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that international peacekeepers will be deployed in Lebanon within a week.Lebanon oil spill threatens marine life Scoop.co.nz - Aug 27 3:49 PM
Beirut, Lebanon, 25 August 2006 (IUCN) Toxic oil covering the sea-bed, black oil-covered beaches where endangered loggerhead turtles nest, dead algae on rocky shores normally feeding fish and other organisms - these are some of the first findings of a mission led by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to assess the impact of the Lebanese oil spill on species and coastal ecosystems.Israeli DM says lack of aid to Lebanon boosts Hezbollah's supports People's Daily - Aug 27 4:55 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that the absence of international aid in the restoration of Lebanon has helped the Lebanese Hezbollah gain more supports, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported.Olmert puts off decision on Lebanon war inquiry Fox 23 - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday put off a decision on launching an inquiry into the handling of the recent fighting in Lebanon, officials said.Annan Will Travel Mideast to Bolster Lebanon Peace Plan New York Times - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
Secretary General Kofi Annan?s 11-day Middle East tour is likely to be the last major diplomatic journey of his 10 years in office.UN Secretary General to visit Lebanon today New Kerala - 15 minutes ago
Beirut, Aug 28: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is scheduled to visit war-ravaged Lebanon today at the start of an extensive tour aimed at reinforcing the UN-brokered truce.UN hails Europe Lebanon pledge ITV.com - Aug 27 3:32 PM
The United Nations has hailed Europe's decision to supply half the troops needed to keep peace in the Lebanon. Nearly seven thousand military personnel will be heading to the troubled country to maintain the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.Report: Armed Israeli bombs litter Lebanon UPI - Aug 27 2:23 PM
AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Unexploded Israeli cluster bombs left from the recent fighting have killed at least eight Lebanese, including two children, since the cease-fire, a report says.French Troops Aid in Lebanon Rebuilding phillyburbs.com - Aug 27 9:04 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Dozens of French soldiers arrived Sunday to help the Lebanese army rebuild bridges that were destroyed or damaged by Israeli airstrikes during the 34-day fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Olmert mum on Lebanon war inquiry UPI - Aug 27 2:38 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hasn't made up his mind on what kind of commission should investigate the recent war in Lebanon, a report said Sunday.Wake of War Idles Lebanon?s Fleet, and Its Fishermen New York Times - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The war may be over, but Israel?s blockade of Lebanese waters goes on, leaving some fisherman at the brink of destitution.Italy to send 1,000 troops to Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 1:20 PM
Italy will send its first 800 to 1,000 troops to Lebanon on Tuesday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force there, a defense ministry source said on Saturday.Israeli-Dropped Cluster Bomblets Threaten South Lebanon Population Voice of America - Aug 27 9:05 AM
Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 days of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israel in southern Lebanon. Since then, hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese have returned to their villages and are trying to clean up the damage and rebuild their lives.Trickle of supplies reaches Lebanon Syracuse.com - Aug 27 1:14 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Hospitals dipped deep into emergency stockpiles, lines grew at gas stations and grocers complained of shortages of foreign goods Sunday as an Israeli air and sea blockade kept all but a trickle of supplies out of Lebanon.Italian FM: UN Troops in Lebanon Will Not Aim to Destroy Hezbollah Voice of America - Aug 27 7:35 AM
Italy's foreign minister says the goal of the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon will not be to destroy the Hezbollah militant group, which fought a month-long war with Israel.Israel Lebanon: Hezbollah ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 27 11:38 AM
Hezbollah leader says he wouldn't have ordered capture of Israeli soldiers BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Hezbollah's leader says he didn't realize the abduction of two Israeli...Moscow Considers Troops for Lebanon The Moscow Times - Aug 27 11:40 AM
As the United Nations cobbles together a peacekeeping force for Lebanon, debate is heating up in Moscow about whether to send troops to the Middle East.Lights start to go back on across Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 27 12:11 PM
Lights are starting to come back on, and stay on, across Lebanon. Power supplies in the Southern regions of Sidon and Zahrani rose Saturday to 18 hours a day, the highest level since the Israeli offensive began on July 12. The Electricite du Liban (EDL) office for the South is providing both regions with an average of 12 to 18 hours of power per day, a source within the utility said.In Lebanon, disdain for Hezbollah grows, even among Sunni Muslims The Plain Dealer - Aug 27 4:47 AM
Marwaheen, Lebanon - They pushed, shoved, shouted and cursed one another.OFWs sneaking into Lebanon Philstar.com - Aug 27 8:44 AM
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has asked airport authorities to tighten the monitoring of departing Filipino workers following reports that many of them had sneaked into Lebanon in defiance of a government ban on the deployment of workers to the war-ravaged country.Lebanon villages still without aid The Australian - Aug 27 6:59 AM
Many villages in southern Lebanon devastated by clashes between Israel and Hezbollah are still without aid two weeks after an end to the fighting, a top European aid official said.Israel urging friendly Muslim nations to join U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon Detroit News - Aug 26 10:56 PM
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government said Saturday it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the U.N. force that is to help police the cease-fire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel and Lebanon hail EU troop pledge AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 6:39 AM
Israel and Lebanon both welcomed an EU pledge to contribute up to 7,000 troops to a beefed-up UN peacekeeping mission capable of enforcing the fragile truce with Shiite militants of Hezbollah.Toll from unexploded bomblets in Lebanon grows TurkishPress.com - Aug 27 8:47 AM
NABATIYEH - Three children and a man were wounded Sunday by cluster bombs in southern Lebanon, medical sources said, bringing to almost 60 the number of people hurt by the controversial explosives since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah two weeks ago.Pak PM: No plan to send troops to Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 27 8:25 AM
Pakistan - Lebanon - Troops Pakistan has no plan to dispatch troops for peacekeeping purposes to Lebanon despite repeated requests from important world quarters.Israel Lebanon: Hezbollah KBCI Boise - Aug 27 11:49 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) _ Hezbollah's leader says he didn't realize the abduction of two Israeli soldiers would have led to a month-long war.No plan to send Pak troops to Lebanon: Shaukat Aziz New Kerala - Aug 27 11:39 AM
Islamabad, Aug 27: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said there were no plans to send troops to Lebanon for peacekeeping purposes, despite repeated requests from Lebanon as well as important world powers.Report: IDF Wants Out Of Lebanon In Wake of New Hizbullah Weapons Israel National News - Aug 27 11:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The IDF has told government leaders it wants to leave Lebanon "as soon as possible," according to Channel One television's Mabat news program Sunday night. Syria Backs Turkish Troops in Lebanon Turks.US - Aug 27 8:39 AM
Syria, along with Israel and Palestine, expressed its support to Turkey s likely contribution to a peace force proposed to be deployed to southern Lebanon.Congressman: No To Lebanon Until Hizbullah Defused Israel National News - Aug 27 11:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) American Congressman Tom Lantos said Sunday he will urge the Bush administration to freeze the $230 million aid program for Lebanon until the country prevents Syria from smuggling weapons to Hizbullah terrorists.Five Italian warships to leave for Lebanon Tuesday AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 4:44 AM
Italy is to send five warships to Lebanon on Tuesday with 700 to 1,000 troops on board as part of its promised contingent of up to 3,000 troops for the expanded UN force there.Cleanup of Lebanon's massive oil spill has barely begun AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 3:18 AM
Cleanup of a massive oil slick along Lebanon's coast has barely begun more than one month after Israel's bombing of a power plant unleashed the pollution.Army sends demining equipment to Lebanon NZZ - Aug 27 1:28 AM
The Swiss defence ministry is sending SFr60,000 ($48,000) of demining equipment to southern Lebanon following an urgent request for assistance from the United Nations.EU pledges more than half of troops for Lebanon mission AngolaPress - Aug 27 6:45 AM
BRUSSELS, 08/27 - Member states of the European Union (EU) have pledged more than half of the peacekeeping force needed for a UN mission in south Lebanon, said UN chief Kofi Annan here on Friday.Israel welcomes EU troop pledge to Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 2:44 AM
Israel welcomed an EU pledge to contribute up to 7,000 troops to a beefed-up peacekeeping mission in Lebanon capable of enforcing the fragile truce with Shiite militants of Hezbollah.Indonesia to send troops to Lebanon, Congo People's Daily - Aug 27 3:39 AM
Indonesia is not only preparing to join UN peace keeping force in Lebanon, but also to sent troops to continue a peace mission in Congo, said a statement issued by the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI).Four injured in Lebanon cluster bomb blast RTÉ News - Aug 27 12:32 AM
Four children have been wounded after an unexploded Israeli cluster bomb went off, while they were playing with it in southern Lebanon. One of the children, a five-year-old boy, is said to be in a critical condition.More cluster bomb casualties in Lebanon, as peacekeeping force gets organized KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 27 2:49 AM
JERUSALEM Nearly two weeks since a cease-fire halted the fighting in Lebanon, five more people have been wounded by left-over cluster bombs. Four of Saturday's victims were children from the same family.Libyan cargo ship with relief supplies aborts Lebanon trip AngolaPress - Aug 27 4:07 AM
Tripoli, Libya, 08/27 - A ship dispatched by the Kadhafi Foundation for Development (FKD) with relief supplies to Lebanon has been called back to Libya because of mandatory checks imposed by Israel on cargo shipments to Lebanon, the Foundation said in Tripoli Saturday.Israel urging friendly Muslim countries to join UN Lebanon peacekeeping force CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 26 7:33 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli government said it is asking friendly Muslim countries to contribute troops to the UN force that is to help police the ceasefire in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel wants Turkey to join UN force in Lebanon CBC - Aug 26 7:46 PM
The Israeli government has spoken to Turkey about contributing troops to the UN force that will monitor the ceasefire in Lebanon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Saturday.In Lebanon, some disdain for Hezbollah Boston Globe - Aug 26 2:08 PM
They pushed, shoved, shouted and cursed one another. In the end, Hezbollah supporters were turned back from an attempt to plaster posters of their leader around Marwaheen, a Sunni Muslim village in southern Lebanon that is mourning the loss of 23 residents from an Israeli air attack during the war.Muslim Peacekeepers To Lebanon? CBS News - Aug 26 10:21 AM
Israel said it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, in the hopes of lending some credibility to the heavily European forces.German Aid Arrives in Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 27 6:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Six tons of aid, including food and medical supplies from the German government, has arrived in Lebanon today, Sunday. In a related matter, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Anan is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Monday.EU Pledges More Troops For Lebanon CBS News - Aug 26 9:36 AM
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Europe has agreed to provide "the backbone" of an expanded peacekeeping force for Lebanon. Annan hopes the pledge of nearly 7,000 troops will deploy in days, not weeks.UAE, Lebanon aid projects AME Info - Aug 27 12:59 AM
A number of aid projects to help rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure and economy will be set up shortly in the UAE, reported Gulf News. Charitable organisations and governmental bodies are keen to make contributions to the reconstruction work.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-27 10:50 GMT: Lebanon says EU troop commitment to UN force "positive" step Interactive Investor - Aug 27 3:15 AM
BEIRUT (XFN-ASIA) - The European Union's decision to provide nearly 7,000 troops for an expanded UN peackeeeping force in Lebanon is a "positive and important" step, a top Lebanese official said Saturday.Israel urges Islamic nations to join U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon USA Today - Aug 25 10:43 PM
Israel said Saturday it was encouraging some Muslim countries to send peacekeepers to southern Lebanon, a contribution that would lend credibility to the heavily European force.Italy to send 1,000 troops to Lebanon Reuters.co.uk - Aug 26 9:43 PM
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will dispatch its first 800 to 1,000 troops to Lebanon on Tuesday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force there on Friday, a defence ministry source said on Saturday.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-27 10:48 GMT: EU to provide 7,000 troops to UN force in Lebanon Interactive Investor - Aug 27 3:15 AM
BRUSSELS (XFN-ASIA) - European nations pledged up to 7,000 troops Friday to form the core of a beefed-up peacekeeping mission in Lebanon capable of enforcing the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said.EU to provide 7,000 troops to UN force in Lebanon Sharewatch - Aug 27 2:34 AM
The commitments account for more than half the extra soldiers needed to bring the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) up to a maximum mandated strength of 15,000, from its current count of 2,000.FEARS FOR PEACE IN LEBANON Sunday Mirror - Aug 27 12:51 AM
THE ceasefire in the Middle East was last night under threat after Israeli commandos launched a raid on a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon. One Israeli and at least three Hezbollah guerrillas are said to have been killed in the firefight.Finance House, Lebanon donation AME Info - Aug 27 12:14 AM
Abu Dhabi's Finance House is to donate $545,000 to assist humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon. The money has been earmarked to support the rebuilding of the country after more than a month of Israeli military aggression.Devastation of an Industry - Radio in The Lebanon AME Info - Aug 27 12:14 AM
"The recent conflict has cost the Lebanese radio industry an estimated US$7 million and with zero advertising on all stations this could rise" says Middle East Radio expert Raymond Gaspar, CEO of Lebanon's long established station Radio One.UN force won't stop smuggling of arms into Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Aug 27 1:01 AM
United Nations peacekeepers will not be stationed along the Lebanese-Syrian border to prevent arms smuggling to Hezbollah except at Beirut's request, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Friday during the press conference at which the European Union announced it would contribute around 7,000 soldiers to the multinational force in South Lebanon.Government Approves Funds for Reservists Who Served in Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 27 4:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The cabinet on Sunday approved funds for IDF reservists who served in the war in Lebanon. The funds pertain to reservists who were called to service with tzav 8 emergency call-up orders as well as those who volunteered, in additional to reservists activated by order of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz.240 French troops arriving to aid Lebanon rebuilding International Herald Tribune - Aug 27 7:46 AM
A contingent of about 240 French soldiers was to arrive at Beirut airport Sunday to help the Lebanese Army rebuild bridges destroyed or damaged by Israeli airstrikes during 34 days of fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Israeli Colonel Says Reservists Ill-Prepared For Lebanon Free Internet Press - Aug 27 1:28 AM
An Israeli brigade commander who was a key player in the Lebanon war has accused senior army officers of being badly out of touch with events on the ground and of exposing soldiers to unnecessary risks. Amid widening recriminations in Israel that are threatening to bring down the government, Colonel Amnon Eshel, commander of the 7th tank division, in an interview accused his division commander of EU to provide 7,000 troops to UN force in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 7:46 PM
European nations have pledged up to 7,000 troops to form the core of a beefed-up peacekeeping mission in Lebanon capable of enforcing the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said.More cluster bomb casualties in Lebanon, as peacekeeping force gets organized KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Aug 26 8:25 PM
JERUSALEM Nearly two weeks since a cease-fire halted the fighting in Lebanon, five more people have been wounded by left-over cluster bombs.The Lebanon Fund: Lebanon fund now stands at RM658,000 New Straits Times - Aug 26 5:10 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The New Straits Times Press Lebanon Fund now stands at RM658,390.60.Siege in Gaza Leaves Isolation Washington Post - Aug 27 6:26 PM
Israel's war in Lebanon overshadows second front that is deepening the poverty and desperation.7,000 European Soldiers Heading to Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 27 1:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) French troops began deployment in Lebanon on Saturday in line with the ceasefire agreement demanding an international stabilization force between northern Israel and southern Lebanon.In Lebanon's Rubble, Aftershocks of War Washington Post - Aug 25 6:55 PM
TYRE, Lebanon -- Hassan Tehini does not want to go home anymore.Lebanon: Four children wounded in blast as report says Israel, Hizbullah agree on prisoner exchange Al Bawaba - Aug 26 11:16 PM
Four Lebanese children were wounded by an unexploded Israeli cluster bomb while they were playing in southern Lebanon. One of the children, Abbas Youssef Abbas, 5, was in a critical condition, the official Lebanese national news agency reported late on Saturday.Target: Hearts And Minds Washington Post - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The fragile cease-fire still holds, but for wary Lebanese and Israelis the barrage of noise continues -- in cyberspace. By provoking a trade in words, the 33-day war in Lebanon didn't just wreak death and destruction. It also helped knock down a wall of silence.Germany to send 1,200 troops to Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 26 8:11 PM
Germany is willing to send over 1, 200 military personnel to join the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, German media reported Saturday.Italy's Prodi restores diplomatic credentials with Lebanon tour de force TODAYonline - Aug 26 7:47 PM
A San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock ship in service with the Italian Navy in the Brindisi naval base on the Adriatic coast. Italy is to send five warships to Lebanon with 700 to 1,000 troops on board as part of its promised contingent of up to 3,000 troops for the expanded UN force there.Hizbullah Deputy: Hizbullah Will Remain in S. Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 27 1:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Hizbullah deputy Naim Kassam is quoted by the Lebanese al-Nahar newspaper expressing surprise over the strong Israeli military response in the war in Lebanon.Feature: Cleaning streets, first step to reconstruction in post-war Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 26 8:10 PM
Kamal Nasser and his wife are working hard to sweep the street in front of their house in Bint Jbail, once a main battlefield between Israeli soldiers and Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah during the 34-day-long conflict.Iran cleric hopes U.S. learns from Lebanon conflict Tiscali - Aug 26 10:43 PM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An influential Iranian cleric said on Friday he hoped the United States would learn from the conflict in Lebanon and allow Iran s nuclear issue to be solved by negotiation rather than confrontation.The Middle East War For Hearts and Minds Time Magazine - Aug 27 4:03 PM
By rushing to rebuild Lebanon, Hizballah and Iran are spreading their influence in the Middle East. Can the U.S. do more? Hezbollah says won't resist UN troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:48 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that UN troops set to deploy in southern Lebanon would not face resistance from his fighters and expressed regret for the month-long war between Israel and his militia.Lebanon Border Troops Focus on Smugglers phillyburbs.com - Aug 26 11:04 AM
AITA AL-FOUKHAR, Lebanon - A mile from the Syrian border, a Lebanese armored personnel carrier sat behind freshly dug berms of red earth Saturday and a second sheltered under camouflage netting. Soldiers in new uniforms checked vehicles traveling the mountain road.Lebanon to discuss UN force with Annan Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 26 11:08 AM
Lebanon will discuss the deployment of a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in Beirut on Monday, a government official said on Saturday.US investigating Israel cluster bomb use in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 4:13 PM
The United States probed Israel's use of US-made cluster bombs in its blitz on southern Lebanon, after warnings that the devices, which sow mini-minefields, were still killing civilians.Turkey torn on joining U.N. mission AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 3:31 PM
The European Union and the United Nations are pushing for Muslim participation in the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but a growing public chorus in Turkey opposes sending troops who could be seen as supporting Israel against fellow Muslims.French Troops Aid in Lebanon Rebuilding ABC News - Aug 27 9:04 AM
Dozens of French Soldiers Arrive to Help Lebanese Army Rebuild Destroyed BridgesAssertive role on Lebanon brings pride and worry to Italy International Herald Tribune - Aug 26 9:12 PM
"It's clear this is a risky mission," said Massimo D'Alema, the Italian foreign minister.French-led peacekeeper force arrives in Lebanon Provo Daily Herald - Aug 26 9:37 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Some 150 French army engineers landed Friday at Naqoura in southern Lebanon, and expectations rose that thousands more would follow quickly after European nations answered the U.N. appeal for a major contribution to an expanded international force.Lebanon to seek Annan's help in easing Israel's grip Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The Lebanese government will today urge Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general, to press for a lifting of the Israeli air and sea blockade and appeal for international help to persuade Israel to withdraw from a disputed border area.War Still a Threat in Lebanon, Gaza, & Impending in Iran - Al Jazeera - 39 minutes ago
After a month of war, during which Israel committed extensive war crimes, according to Amnesty International, the Bush Administration finally allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass a cease-fire resolution. The U.S. peace movement played a small but important role in suspending the carnage.