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Annan to see south Lebanon destruction 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:17 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will see the destruction in southern Lebanon at first hand on Tuesday when he visits the area during a Middle East tour designed to cement a truce between Israel and Hizbollah.UN chief urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:10 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and pressed Hezbollah to free Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked a devastating 34-day onslaught on the Jewish state's northern neighbour.Israel to Probe Handling of Military Campaign in Lebanon Washington Post - Aug 28 1:22 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday the formation of two government committees to investigate the handling of Israel's military campaign in Lebanon after ruling out a review by an independent state commission as "not what the country needs."Annan, Visiting Lebanon, Says Country Must Have One Authority Bloomberg.com - 11 minutes ago
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon must have ``one law, one authority and one gun,'' United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said while visiting the country as UN soldiers prepare to oversee a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.Italy gives go ahead for troop deployment to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:06 AM
Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government cleared the deployment of 2,500 Italian troops for a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Olmert orders low-level inquiry into Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:41 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a low-level inquiry into the Lebanon war on Monday, rejecting a fuller, independent probe that could have led to high-level resignations in the government and military.Olmert orders government inquiry into Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:11 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that a government inquiry would examine the running of the Lebanon war, but stopped short of ordering a more powerful state commission.Olmert rejects state inquiry into handling of Lebanon war CNN.com - Aug 28 11:39 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday rejected an independent commission to investigate his government's handling of the war against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Israeli PM authorizes limited investigation into handling of Lebanon war USA Today - Aug 28 10:50 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced an inquiry Monday into the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, hoping to dispel criticism that the army and government bungled the campaign but falling short of demands for an independent probe with the authority to dismiss top officials.Olmert orders inquiry into Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 10:27 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday an inquiry into the Lebanon war but stopped short of ordering an independent investigation.Italy approves its force for Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Aug 28 2:01 PM
The Italian cabinet approved sending 2,500 troops for United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon as Turkey signaled its readiness to contribute forces.Olmert rejects state inquiry into handling of Lebanon war CNN.com - Aug 28 10:39 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday rejected a state inquiry into the government's handling of the Lebanon war, despite widespread calls for a broad, independent investigation.Italy approves mission to Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 8:56 AM
The government Monday gave final approval to Italy's participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, undersecretary Enrico Letta said.Annan: Lebanon faces 'critical time' AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 6:05 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began an 11-day Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying upon his arrival in Beirut on Monday that it was "a very critical time" for the country.Israeli PM set to announce Lebanon war probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:54 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to announce that he will set up a government inquiry to examine the conduct of the Lebanon war despite pressure for a more powerful state commission.Turkey Cabinet approves Lebanon force AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 6:07 AM
Turkey's Cabinet decided Monday in favor of sending peacekeepers to Lebanon and will seek parliamentary approval for the deployment, officials said.Annan Presses for Conciliation in Lebanon NPR - Aug 28 3:34 PM
Two weeks after a cease-fire was declared between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces are continuing to impede sea and air transport to Lebanon. The blockade is one of the issues U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is discussing on his current Mideast tour.Annan visits Beirut to shore up Lebanon truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:37 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, trying to turn a shaky truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas into a lasting ceasefire, arrived in Beirut on Monday to discuss an expanded peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon.The need after the Lebanon war The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:00 AM
For the third time in five years, a mainly Muslim nation has suffered a war and now struggles to patch together a new state, curb terrorists, and secure its borders. Lebanon has joined Afghanistan and Iraq in such a task. Like them, it should not be forgotten.Annan to visit Beirut to shore up Lebanon truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 12:45 AM
U.N. 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.Peacekeepers in Lebanon within days: UN Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Governments have firmed up offers of troops, warships and tanks to a beefed-up UN force in southern Lebanon, with Italy pledging to have its first soldiers on the ground within days, UN diplomats and officials say.Rep. Lantos to Put Hold on Aid to Lebanon Fox News - Aug 28 9:59 AM
California Democrat says $230 million in U.S. assistance should not be handed over until Lebanon secures its border with Syria to prevent Hezbollah from rearming.Lebanon war: Olmert announces probe NDTV - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
Ignoring calls for an independent state commission of inquiry, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided to establish two committees to investigate the handling of the Lebanon war by the government and the military.UN's Annan Arrives in Lebanon on Tour to Boost Truce (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 28 7:04 AM
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut today on a Middle East tour to consolidate the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.U.N. sees first peacekeepers in Lebanon within days Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 28 4:53 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Governments firmed up offers of troops, warships and tanks to a beefed-up U.N. force in southern Lebanon on Monday with Italy pledging to have its first soldiers on the ground within days, U.N. diplomats and officials said.Annan to see south Lebanon destruction SABC News - 33 minutes ago
Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, will see the destruction in southern Lebanon at first hand today when he visits the area during a Middle East tour designed to cement a truce between Israel and Hizbollah.Annan: Lebanon Faces 'Critical Time' ABC News - Aug 28 6:34 AM
U.N. Chief Kofi Annan, Beginning Mideast Tour in Lebanon, Says Country Faces 'Critical Time'Syria rejects international forces on border with Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Lebanon'sPrime Minister Fouad Siniora dismissed Israeli insistence that international forces be deployed on the Syrian border with Lebanon and said Lebanese troops already there posed no threat to Syria.Lebanon Historical Sites Again Escape Conflict Unscathed National Geographic - Aug 28 2:58 PM
War-torn Lebanon's historical treasures including important ruins in the ancient cities of Baalbek and Tyre emerged from the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict intact, government officials say. See photos of Lebanon's historic treasures .The Lebanon Fund: RM39,555 boost for fund New Straits Times - Aug 28 5:40 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: In Lebanon, hospitals dip into emergency stockpiles, lines grow at gas stations and grocers complain of shortage of goods.Lantos wants aid to Lebanon frozen AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:13 PM
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.Turkey Cabinet Approves Lebanon Force ABC News - Aug 28 6:34 AM
Turkish Cabinet Will Seek Parliament's OK for Deployment of Peacekeeping Force to LebanonAnnan urges Israel to end Lebanon blockade ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today called for Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. He also called for Lebanese resistance movement to free two captured Israeli soldiers.Annan starts Mideast tour in Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has begun his Mideast tour aimed at cementing the cease-fire in Lebanon.Pirates Plunders In Greece And Lebanon ContactMusic - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN sequel DEAD MAN'S CHEST has added Lebanon and Greece to its haul of box office record breaking. The JOHNNY DEPP film scoredIsraeli PM orders Lebanon war inquiry Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 28 2:10 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced an inquiry into the Lebanon war but stopped short of ordering an independent investigation. -Lift Lebanon blockade: Annan tells Israel New Kerala - 44 minutes ago
Beirut, Aug 28: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Monday called for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and for Hezbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers.Italy approves peacekeeping contribution to Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
ROME The Italian government has approved spending nearly 240 (m) million dollars to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon.Olmert rejects state inquiry into handling of Lebanon war KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Israel's prime minister has rejected calls for an independent investigation of his government's handling of the 34-day war with Hezbollah (hez-BUH'-lah) in Lebanon.Italian government approves Lebanon mission decree People's Daily - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Italian government on Monday approved a decree greenlighting Italy's participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon.U.S. sets up air, land, sea forces to aid in Lebanon Stars and Stripes - Aug 28 1:51 PM
Joint Task Force Lebanon leaders set up sub-task forces that will be ready to help in humanitarian relief if the call comes, according to a Navy news release.Olmert rejects calls for inquiry into failures of Lebanon war Independent - Aug 28 4:31 PM
Ehud Olmert has rejected public demands for a judicial inquiry into what went wrong in the Lebanon war. Instead, the Israeli Prime Minister appointed two commissions with lesser powers to investigate the performance of the political and military leaderships. The government will decide their terms of reference.Annan arrives in Lebanon MSNBC - Aug 28 2:43 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, trying to turn a shaky truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas into a lasting cease-fire, arrived in Beirut on Monday to discuss an expanded peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon.Lebanon Insists It Can Control the Syrian Border by Itself New York Times - 16 minutes ago
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora also said that the Lebanese Army had already confiscated illegal arms in the south.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.UN chief urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 28 10:44 AM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and for Hezbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers whose seizure sparked the devastating 34-day onslaught on the Jewish state's northern neighbour.Claim: Germany will send 1,200 to Lebanon UPI - Aug 28 4:53 PM
BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Germany has decided to deploy 1,200 troops as part of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a report contends.Hand over captured Israeli soldiers, Annan urges in Lebanon CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 28 10:50 AM
UN chief Kofi Annan told Lebanese cabinet ministers Monday he wants two Israeli soldiers who were captured by Hezbollah in July to be handed over to Lebanon's government or to the Red Cross.Italy gives Lebanon troops the go-ahead The Australian - Aug 28 1:14 PM
PRIME Minister Romano Prodi's government today cleared the deployment of 2500 Italian troops for a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Nasrallah Accused of Adventurism for Plunging Lebanon Into Costly War Arab News - Aug 28 4:13 PM
JEDDAH, 29 August 2006 With the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah expressing regret Sunday on Lebanese TV for the month-long war in Lebanon in which more than a thousand people died, many people in the Kingdom accused the Hezbollah militia of adventurism and being irresponsible. ITALY, FRANCE TO PROVIDE CORE OF UN FORCE IN LEBANON The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 3:05 PM
BRUSSELS, Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - Italy and France will provide the core of Europe's contribution to the UN force in Lebanon, after Rome Monday confirmed the deployment of up to 2,500 troops there.UN chief in south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - 15 minutes ago
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan heads to the southern Lebanese port of Naqura, the main arrival point for UN peacekeepers, on the second day of a regional tour to underpin a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.Lebanon war hurts Israel's image with Christian tourists Haaretz Daily - Aug 28 4:20 PM
Criticism of Israel's military actions in Lebanon during the war is affecting Christian tourism to Israel. Reservations for pilgrimage tours for the rest of the year and into 2007 have fallen sharply.Annan Visits Lebanon; UN Force to Deploy in a Week (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 28 12:19 AM
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.U.N. chief demands Hezbollah release 2 captives, lifting of Israeli blockade of Lebanon Deseret Morning News - Aug 28 9:17 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded Monday that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers to the international Red Cross, and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon.UN Lebanon force splits Turks News Interactive - Aug 28 11:56 AM
DIVISIONS have opened up between the president of Turkey and the country's government over the planned deployment of Turkish troops to Lebanon as part of a reinforced United Nations peacekeeping force.UN sees peacekeepers in Lebanon 'within days' Independent Online - Aug 28 5:31 PM
World leaders have firmed up their offers of soldiers, warships and tanks to the United Nations force already in southern Lebanon, with Italy pledging to have its first troops on the ground within 48 hours.Lebanon opposition tells cabinet to quit Aljazeera - Aug 28 11:27 AM
Michel Aoun, the leader of Lebanon 's opposition parliamentary bloc and Hezbollah's main Christian ally, has told the government to resign.Olmert admits Lebanon failures News Interactive - Aug 28 12:26 PM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted today to "failures" during the Jewish state's month-long offensive on Hezbollah in Lebanon.Turkey Still Discussing Sending Troops to Lebanon Zaman Online - Aug 28 2:12 PM
Turkey has yet to decide whether it will join the United Nations interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to be deployed in Southern Lebanon. A Cabinet council meeting expected to convene Tuesday primarily discuss sending Turkish troops to Lebanon.Nasrallah Speaks Like He's the Leader of Lebanon, Expert Says Crosswalk.com - Aug 28 8:33 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Hizballah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah spoke like he was already the leader of Lebanon in a television interview, an expert said here on Monday.CHIRAC WARNS LEBANON FIGHTING COULD RESUME, APPEALS TO IRAN The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 12:50 PM
PARIS, Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac called Monday for a lasting settlement of the Lebanon conflict, as he warned rising tensions across the Middle East could lead to a "divorce" between Islam and the West.Olmert orders Lebanon inquiry News Interactive - Aug 28 11:39 AM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced an inquiry into the Lebanon war but stopped short of ordering a thorough, independent investigation.Allawi visits Lebanon to support 'brother country' The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:18 PM
Former Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi arrived in Beirut on Monday for a three-day visit in solidarity with Lebanon. "We came carrying our support and our aid to our brother country Lebanon," Allawi told reporters at Rafik Hariri International Airport upon his arrival.United Nations chief Annan begins Mideast tour with Lebanon visit CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 28 8:41 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan began an 11-day Mideast tour to strengthen the ceasefire in Lebanon, saying upon his arrival in Beirut on Monday that it was "a very critical time" for the country.Italy approves mission to Lebanon Boston Herald - Aug 28 9:04 AM
ROME - The government Monday gave final approval to Italy's participation in U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, undersecretary Enrico Letta said. Earlier, the Apcom news agency cited...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.French arrive to help Lebanon rebuild war-damaged bridges The Olympian - Aug 28 7:49 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.Reuters Says Freelancer Manipulated Lebanon Photos PDNonline - Aug 28 5:16 PM
Reuters has fired Lebanese freelance photographer Adnan Hajj after he transmitted at least two photographs from Lebanon that were doctored to make Israeli attacks seem more dramatic.Lebanon's 'Armageddon Museum' CBS News - Aug 27 10:48 PM
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. Annan Calls for End of Lebanon Blockade, Soldiers' Release Elite TV - Aug 28 12:06 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and for Hezbollah to release two captured Israeli soldiers. Mr. Annan made the plea Monday in Beirut after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and a Hezbollah cabinet minister, Mohammed Fneish.Italy Finalizing Plans for Lebanon Deployment Voice of America - Aug 28 7:05 AM
Lebanon. Italy has pledged the largest contingent for the U.N. peacekeeping force. Approval of the decree giving the go-ahead to Italy's mission to Lebanon is widely expected.Turkish lira slips, Lebanon mission to weigh Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 28 7:36 AM
ISTANBUL, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Turkish stocks and the lira fell on Monday in quiet holiday trade, while dealers expected a government decision to send troops to Lebanon to weigh on the lira.Annan in Lebanon to strengthen ceasefire Gulf News - Aug 28 2:19 PM
Beirut: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday demanded that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers to the international Red Cross, pressing both sides to fulfil their commitments to solidify the two-week-old ceasefire in Lebanon.Italy approves peacekeeping contribution to Lebanon ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 28 11:08 AM
ROME The Italian government has approved spending nearly 240 (m) million dollars to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon. Italy's Defense Ministry says a naval task force is...First contingent of Italian troops leaves for Lebanon EuroNews - Aug 28 11:47 AM
A first contingent of Italian peacekeeping troops has set off for Lebanon, the main bulk of the force is to leave tomorrow. Italy will be sending 2500 soldiers.Annan urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 28 11:10 AM
Lebanon - UN - Annan UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday called for Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. He also called for Lebanese resistance movement to free two captured Israeli soldiers.Olmert orders Lebanon inquiry Northern Territory News - Aug 28 2:10 PM
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced an inquiry into the Lebanon war but stopped short of ordering a thorough, independent investigation. Mr Olmert's choice avoids the prospect of high-level resignations which an independent probe could have brought.Italy Prepares for Troop Deployment in Lebanon Deutsche Welle - Aug 28 10:24 AM
Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government was expected to clear the deployment of 2,500 Italian troops for a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon late on Monday.Can the Lebanon ceasefire hold? Manila Bulletin - Aug 28 9:59 AM
AT the beginning of the hostilities in Lebanon the US tacitly backed Israel s invasion of Lebanon, after the militant Hezbollah (a state within a state) crossed the border into Israel and seized two Israeli soldiers hostage.Turkey plans Lebanon force Aljazeera - Aug 28 8:12 AM
Turkey's cabinet has decided to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon and will seek parliament's approval for the deployment.U.N. chief begins Mideast tour with Lebanon visit Boston Herald - Aug 28 4:49 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for...The Second Lebanon War The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:41 PM
A NUMBER OF SCANDALS have erupted in Israeli politics lately.Olmert orders government inquiry into Lebanon war TurkishPress.com - Aug 28 10:47 AM
HAIFA - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that a government inquiry would examine the conduct of the Lebanon war, but stopped short of ordering a more powerful state commission.ISRAELI MP MEETS LEBANON'S JUMBLATT IN FRANCE The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 9:06 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug 17, 2006 (AFP) - A left-wing Israeli MP said Monday that she "by chance" bumped into Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, one of the pillars of the Beirut parliament's anti-Syrian majority, in France.Israeli PM admits failures in Lebanon war TurkishPress.com - Aug 28 10:17 AM
HAIFA - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted Monday to "failures" during the Jewish state's month-long offensive on Hezbollah in Lebanon. "It is true that not everything worked as we wished. We were not ready. We did not always achieve the aims we hoped for. Not everything worked properly.EU foreign policy failed on Lebanon, Chirac says Euro Observer - Aug 28 8:54 AM
28.08.2006 - 17:38 CET | By Andrew Rettman EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The Middle East crisis has exposed weaknesses in EU foreign policy with the 25-member bloc reacting too slowly to stop the destruction of Lebanon, president Jacques Chirac said at an annual gathering of top French diplomats in Paris on Monday (28 August).France increases Lebanon pledge Tiscali - Aug 28 10:28 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government undertook on Thursday to stop smuggling across Lebanon s border with Syria, playing down a controversy between Syria and Israel over whether U.N. forces should deploy there to stop arms shipments.Lebanon plays down border dispute Tiscali - Aug 28 10:28 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon undertook on Thursday to stop smuggling from Syria, playing down a dispute between Syria and Israel over whether U.N. forces should help the Lebanese army stop arms shipments to Hizbollah guerrillas.Italy Finalizing Plans for Lebanon Deployment Elite TV - Aug 28 7:06 AM
The Italian Cabinet is meeting to discuss and vote on deploying Italian troops in Italian Navy ship San Giorgio leaving Brindisi military harbor, as part of departure preparations of Italian UN peacekeepers contingent for Lebanon, Monday, August 28, 2006 Lebanon.Walker's World: Grim Lebanon mission UPI - Aug 28 7:53 AM
PARIS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Despite the toughened rules of engagement that the French secured from the United Nations as the price of deploying a realistic number of troops to Lebanon, the mission is inspiring a grim sense of foreboding among senior European officers and defense officials.Jordanian Prince Calls for Asian Muslim Troops to Join UN Force in Lebanon Payvand Iran News - Aug 28 7:59 AM
He says it was a mistake to exclude Syria and Iran from last month's Rome Conference on stopping the fighting in Lebanon. The prince explained that the problems plaguing the Middle East cannot be solved unless Damascus and Tehran, which are major sponsors of Hezbollah, are included in the dialogue. -VOAJordanian Prince Calls for Asian Muslim Troops to Join UN Force in Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 28 3:20 AM
An influential moderate from the Middle East is calling for Israel to drop its opposition to Asian Muslims being included in the United Nations peacekeeping force headed for Lebanon.Layton says Canada could send troops to Lebanon CTV.ca - Aug 28 6:11 AM
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 utilized white phosphorus in its bombardments of Lebanon Granma Internacional - Aug 28 8:51 AM
BAALBEK, LEBANON, (August 27). At least three corpses with clear signs of having been attacked with white phosphorus, a chemical weapon banned for use against human beings, were taken to a hospital in the Lebanese city of Baalbek during the war, according to medical sources.LEBANON: Children strive to overcome trauma of war IRIN - Aug 28 7:58 AM
TYRE, 28 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - The United Nations children s fund (UNICEF), together with other NGOs, is setting up children s activity centres in Nabatiyeh, 80km south of the capital, and in the port city of Tyre, 90km south of Beirut,to recreate a semblance of normalcy for children in Lebanon.Israeli-Dropped Cluster Bomblets Threaten South Lebanon Elite TV - Aug 28 7:06 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.Italian Government Approves Troops for S. Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 28 1:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The Italian cabinet on Monday approved a decision to send 2,500 military troops to take part of the multinational stabilization force to be stationed in southern Lebanon.Italy approves peacekeeping contribution to Lebanon KBCI Boise - Aug 28 10:49 AM
ROME The Italian government has approved spending nearly 240 million dollars to send peacekeeping troops to Lebanon. Italy's Defense Ministry says a naval task force is being assembled to lead the effort with an Italian aircraft carrier that could reach Lebanon by Friday.Turkey Cabinet Approves Lebanon Force WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Aug 28 6:40 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's Cabinet decided Monday in favor of sending peacekeepers to Lebanon and will seek parliamentary approval for the deployment, officials said.Parliament will convene to debate the deployment as early as next week, government spokesman Cemil Cicek said.