<< Back
Indonesia to Send Soldiers for U.N.?s Force in Lebanon 
New York Times - 32 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 1 Indonesia said Friday that it expected to send a contingent of 1,000 soldiers to join the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, even though Israel had earlier objected to its participation.Israeli Defense Chief Agrees to Independent Inquiry Into Lebanon War New York Times - Sep 01 6:28 PM
Amir Peretz called for a full independent inquiry into the war in Lebanon, putting him at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Annan says Syria ready for Lebanon ties AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 1:42 PM
Syrian President Bashar Assad told the U.N. secretary-general Friday that his government is prepared to establish formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon and delineate the border, steps Syria has resisted for six decades.A decade to clear cluster bombs in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 7:45 AM
Clearing unexploded cluster bombs used by Israel in Lebanon during the month-long war, many of them U.S.-manufactured, could take 10 years, a British-based demining group said on Friday.Syria says it will halt arms flow to Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 01 7:28 AM
Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, confronted the Syrian president Friday with reports that Syria is permitting arms to cross its border illegally into Lebanon and to demand an end to the traffic.Indonesia set to send troops to Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 01 6:13 AM
Indonesia expects to send a contingent of 1,000 soldiers as members of the UN force in southern Lebanon, despite earlier Israeli objections.Spain pledges 1,100 troops for Lebanon CNN.com - Sep 01 6:09 AM
Spain's Cabinet has approved the deployment of up to 1,100 peacekeeping troops for Lebanon, but that decision is subject to parliamentary approval on September 7.Israel coalition cracks over Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 6:09 AM
Cracks have emerged in Israel's coalition government over the Lebanon war, as Defence Minister Amir Peretz demanded a full-scale inquiry, putting himself at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Spain OKs sending troops to Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 5:45 AM
Spain's Cabinet on Friday approved sending 1,100 troops to the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, calling it a "legitimate" mission to help maintain peace in the region.Syria backs U.N. Lebanon resolution Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 2:13 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan won a pledge from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to help implement a U.N. resolution that halted fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah group, a spokesman said.Symbolic transfer underway in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 1:33 AM
The Israeli army turned over a small border area in south Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile area.Syria agrees to U.N. Lebanon resolution Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 3:14 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was committed to implementing a U.N. resolution on Lebanon that includes an embargo on illegal arms shipments.Indonesia to send 1,000 troops to Lebanon: minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 1:49 AM
Israel has dropped objections to Indonesia's participation in the expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon and Jakarta will send up to 1,000 troops, Indonesia's defence minister told AFP.Spain to build up Lebanon force BBC News - Sep 01 8:43 AM
Spain approves plans to deploy 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force.Pictures: Lebanon mine clearance BBC News - Sep 01 7:57 AM
The Mines Advisory Group is a UK-based organisation which is removing unexploded weapons from southern Lebanon. Sean Sutton, a photographer travelling with MAG, describes the organisation's work.Italians prepare to land in Lebanon Aljazeera - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
Italian troops are preparing to land in southern Lebanon as a United Nations peacekeeping mission to the region finally takes shape after weeks of wrangling.As Lebanon's Troops Deploy, Hezbollah Stays Put in South Washington Post - Aug 31 9:47 PM
AL GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon, Aug. 31 -- Backed by an M113 armored personnel carrier, Lebanese soldiers wearing flak vests and carrying M16 automatic rifles manned a checkpoint at the little crossroads marking the entrance to Al Ghandouriyeh.Indonesia Waiting For UN Schedule To Dispatch Troop To Lebanon Bernama - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The dispatch of 1,000 military troops to Lebanon under the auspices of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is only a matter of time as Indonesia is waitng for a fixed schedule from UN, Vice President Yusuf Kalla said.Europe, UN embark on ambitious mission in Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
BEIRUT : The arrival on Saturday of Italian troops to beef up UN forces in Lebanon marks the launch of an ambitious international mission in a region where prior efforts to keep the peace have failed.Lebanon cluster bombings still deadly MSNBC - Sep 01 6:58 AM
Hundreds of fields, houses and roads across Lebanon are littered with unexploded bomblets from Israeli cluster bomb attacks. One step in the wrong place risks injury, loss of a limb or death.Threat of conflict hangs over Lebanon as peacekeepers flood in Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
Up to 1,000 Italian soldiers disembark in Lebanon today, the first wave of European reinforcements to the expanded international mission there. To achieve success they, and the United Nations, face an array of obstacles.FRANCE READIES TANK UNIT FOR LEBANON DEPLOYMENT UNDER UN FLAG The Tocqueville Connection - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
OLIVET, France, Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - One of France's leading tank regiments was ready to move out Saturday for deployment in Lebanon as a major part of the UN force being assembled there.Lebanon Requires Strong Government to Move Forward NPR - Sep 01 5:51 AM
In the wake of Israel's war with Hezbollah, Lebanon's political system is in turmoil. Hezbollah has gained popularity for its confrontation with Israel. And Prime Minister Fouad Siniora -- who's long been an advocate of democratic reform -- is on the defensive as opposition leaders call for his resignation.U.N. force in Lebanon getting weaponry USA Today - Aug 31 5:13 PM
The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said Thursday.Lebanon receives $940 million in pledges USA Today - Aug 31 5:10 PM
The United States, Europe and the Gulf states pledged nearly $1 billion Thursday to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, doubling the amount sought by an international donors' conference.Donors pledge $940m to aid Lebanon relief Boston Globe - Sep 01 8:56 AM
STOCKHOLM -- International donors pledged more than $940 million yesterday for war-torn Lebanon's immediate relief efforts, nearly double the target amount.Qatar to operate two hospitals in Lebanon The Peninsula - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
DOHA Qatar will be operating two hospitals in Lebanon to provide assistance to the country's people still in shock after the recent devastating Israeli aggression.At odds with Olmert, Israeli defense minister demands sweeping probe of Lebanon war San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 01 2:44 PM
JERUSALEM, 1:19 p.m. Sept. 1 (AP): Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Friday that he would support a sweeping, independent inquiry into Israel's war in Lebanon, a new sign of division in a government facing harsh public criticism for its handling of the conflict.Italian Blue Helmets To Deploy Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
The first large contingent of Italian troops will arrive in Tyre on Saturday as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( UNIFIL ), the Force Commander announced today.Lop-sided on Lebanon Yahoo! India News - Sep 01 3:02 PM
While other countries are preparing to increase their contribution, it is likely that India will pull out from the UN peacekeeping force that is currently operating in southern Lebanon. The recent remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy to the Middle East, Chinmaya Gharekhan are a giveaway: "We are not going to disarm Hezbollah. We are not going to fight the Lebanese people." Annan to meet Assad to bolster Lebanon truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 4:18 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a whirlwind peace drive in the Middle East, was set to meet President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek Syria's help in shoring up a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.Clearing Lebanon cluster bombs seen taking a decade Stuff - Sep 01 5:11 PM
GENEVA: Clearing unexploded cluster bombs used by Israel in Lebanon during the month-long war, many of them US-manufactured, could take 10 years, a British-based de-mining group said on Friday.Reporter's Notebook: South Lebanon Faces Monumental Cleanup Effort Voice of America - Sep 01 12:35 PM
The recent fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants devastated large areas of Lebanon. For the past month, VOA correspondent Margaret Besheer has been reporting on the conflict and the impact it has had on the Lebanese people.Annan, Syria s Assad discuss Lebanon MSNBC - Sep 01 2:13 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Friday with the Syrian leader to seek his support for carrying out a resolution that halted the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon.U.S. lawmaker urges Romania to send peacekeepers to Lebanon KESQ - Sep 01 4:21 PM
BUCHAREST, Romania A U-S lawmaker in California is urging Romania and other European nations today to contribute troops to the U-N peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Spain sending troops to Lebanon UPI - Sep 01 4:23 PM
MADRID, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Spanish officials Friday approved a decision to send 1,100 troops to Lebanon as part of the U.N. peacekeeping force being deployed there, El Pais reported.Donors pledge $940 million for Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 1:59 PM
International donors pledged more than $940 million on Thursday for war-torn Lebanon's immediate relief efforts, nearly double the target amount.Lebanon recovering, but blockade an obstacle Calcutta News - Sep 01 3:10 PM
A senior United Nations official says recovery work in Lebanon is moving ahead quickly, but is being hampered by Israel's sea and air blockade.Lebanon responds to false alarms Lebanon Enterprise - Sep 01 2:22 PM
Repeat offenders of Lebanon's new false-alarm ordinance might face some costly truths after it takes effect Sept. 1. The ordinance will require all fire and burglar alarm systems within city limits to be registered and regularly maintained.New blow for Blair over his policy on Lebanon Times Online - Sep 01 3:54 PM
TONY BLAIR S growing isolation was laid bare last night, when it emerged that he ditched his deeply unpopular policy on Lebanon after a devastating letter from his most trusted ambassador.Lebanon on French menu The Telegraph - Sep 01 3:18 PM
New Delhi, Sept. 1: Indian defence officials led by minister Pranab Mukherjee will be given a briefing by the French government on military operations in Afghanistan and Lebanon where the French are part of separate coalition forces on the ground.Syria Presses Annan Over Israeli Lebanon Blockade, Withdrawal Bloomberg.com - Sep 01 12:04 AM
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Syria told visiting United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan that Israel must withdraw from southern Lebanon and end its blockade of the country as part of the UN's cease-fire resolution.Attacks on Jews soar since Lebanon Times Online - Sep 01 3:54 PM
BRITISH Jews are facing a wave of anti-Semitic attacks prompted by Israel s conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Synagogues have been daubed with graffiti, Jewish leaders have had hate-mail and ordinary people have been subjected to insults and vandalism.Israeli Political Turmoil After the War in Lebanon Voice of America - Sep 01 10:20 AM
The inconclusive end to the recent war in Lebanon has shaken Israeli confidence in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports the political result for Mr. Olmert also may be uncertain.Turkey formally asks parliament's approval for Lebanon force TurkishPress.com - Sep 01 3:32 PM
ANKARA - The Turkish government on Friday formally asked parliament to approve a motion authorizing the deployment of peacekeeping troops in Lebanon, the Anatolia news agency reported.Nations' Pledges to Rebuild Lebanon Exceed Expectations Los Angeles Times - Sep 01 12:30 AM
STOCKHOLM The United States, Europe and Persian Gulf states pledged nearly $1 billion Thursday to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, almost doubling the amount sought at an international donors' conference.Israeli-Hezbollah war over, Lebanon faces a deadly legacy Boston Globe - Sep 01 4:27 AM
YUHMOUR, Lebanon -- The fighting stopped two weeks ago, but it's still too dangerous for Abdullah Ziaeddine to move back into his war-blasted home, much less start to rebuild.Annan holds talks in Syria to bolster Lebanon truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:29 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began talks with Syrian officials on Thursday to seek Syria's help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.Ankara to Annan: We will not Deploy any Combat Forces to Lebanon Zaman Online - Sep 01 2:12 PM
When Ankara welcomes U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Turkey after the negotiations over Turkish governmental permission to deploy soldiers to Lebanon are complete, it will say to Annan, We will not deploy any forces nor be a part of any disarmament. Peacekeepers face obstacles in Lebanon Financial Times - Sep 01 11:01 AM
Up to 1,000 Italian soldiers disembark in Lebanon Saturday, the first wave of European reinforcements to the expanded international mission there. To achieve success they, and the United Nations, face an array of obstacles.Lebanon to pay $33,000 to victim from Orissa The Times of India - Sep 01 12:55 PM
Debesh Kumar Swain of Khadipala was killed in Beka Valley on July 22, when Israeli planes bombed Lebanon.Syria Agrees to Lebanon Arms Embargo New York Times - Sep 01 6:16 PM
Israel officials expressed skepticism on Friday that Syria would stop Hezbollah from rearming.Israeli Defense Minister Calls for Sweeping Probe of Lebanon War Voice of America - Sep 01 8:05 AM
The Israeli defense minister is demanding a sweeping, independent investigation of the war in Lebanon that ended last month. Amir Peretz's call for a state commission of inquiry puts him at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has called for a narrower probe of the conflict.Donors pledge 940 million dollars for Lebanon, UN chief in Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:14 AM
Donor countries meeting in Stockholm pledged 940 million dollars in aid to help reconstruction efforts in Lebanon as UN chief Kofi Annan arrived in Syria to shore up the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.World donors pledge $940M for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 10:52 AM
World donors on Thursday pledged more than $940 million for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country. The amount was nearly double the $500 million that organizers of the donors' conference had requested to help Lebanon recover from weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas.Israeli Defense Minister Supports Inquiry Into Lebanon War Free Internet Press - Sep 01 3:58 PM
Bowing to rebels in his own Labor Party, Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz called Friday for a full independent inquiry into the recent war in Lebanon, changing his previous position and putting him publicly at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Olmert, of the Kadima party, announced earlier in the week that such a state commission, appointed by the Supreme Court, was unnecessary. Instead, UN force set to deploy in Lebanon EuroNews - Sep 01 11:47 AM
The Italian prime minister, who has been meeting his French counterpart Dominique de Villepin in Rome, has said the deployment of a UN force in Lebanon will begin in...UN chief wins Syrian support on Lebanon Financial Times - Sep 01 8:08 AM
Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary-general, won assurances on Friday from Syria s president Bashar al-Assad that his government would support the UN peace plan for Lebanon, and introduce new border controls to stop the flow of arms to Hizbollah militia in the neighbouring country.Donors pledge Lebanon aid Baltimore Sun - Sep 01 4:57 AM
$940 million nearly doubles target The United States, Europe and the Persian Gulf states pledged nearly $1 billion yesterday to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, doubling the amount sought by an international donors' conference. Donor countries vow to help Lebanon rebuild AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 8:50 AM
Donor countries for Lebanon meeting in Stockholm have vowed to provide immediate funds to help the war-ravaged country repair the damage wreaked by Israeli bombs during a one-month offensive.Israelis cede control of small slice of Lebanon The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 01 12:26 AM
The Israeli army turned over a small border area in southern Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops yesterday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile region.In Lebanon, France Converging to Pre-mandate Policy News From Bangladesh - Sep 01 11:39 AM
In a pattern that reminds of the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement (1), France seems converging to a role that belongs to its previous colonial era in Lebanon and Syria, in harmony with, but under the regional hegemony of the United States involvement in other countries of the Arab Levant, in a stark departure from Charles de Gaulle s post-Algeria legacy.World donors pledge $900M for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 9:48 AM
World donors Thursday pledged more than $900 million for reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, while also urging Israel to lift its blockade of the country. Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said the promises far exceeded the $500 million target.Israel army chief under fire over Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 8:59 AM
Israel's army chief has faced stinging criticism over his handling of the Lebanon war, as the families of soldiers held by Hezbollah and Palestinian militants upped the pressure on the government to secure their loved ones' release.Israeli cluster bombs still sp i lling blood in Lebanon The Olympian - Sep 01 4:33 AM
TEBNINE, Lebanon - Leftover explosives from Israeli cluster bombs have claimed the lives of at least 13 people and wounded 46 more in southern Lebanon since a cease-fire ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah more than two weeks ago, according to United Nations officials.At odds with Olmert, Israeli defence minister demands probe of Lebanon war Brandon Sun - Sep 01 1:33 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Defence Minister Amir Peretz said Friday that he would support a sweeping, independent inquiry into Israel's war in Lebanon, a new sign of division in a government facing harsh public criticism for its handling of the conflict.Annan to press Iran to help shore up Lebanon truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 3:18 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to press Iran on Saturday to help shore up the Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire, but diplomats say the talks will also cover Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.Annan prods Israel to lift Lebanon siege Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 7:27 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday renewed his calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon swiftly and to withdraw fully from the country as soon as 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are in the south.Spain to send 1100 troops to Lebanon News Interactive - Sep 01 6:41 AM
SPAIN would send 1100 troops to Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force, the Spanish government said on today.UN Agencies to Clear Unexploded Munitions in Lebanon Voice of America - Sep 01 3:35 AM
U.N. agencies are joining forces to clear unexploded munitions they say is endangering the lives of tens of thousands returning to Lebanon.US wheat heads to Lebanon from Jordan AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 7:07 AM
The US government has donated 700 tonnes of wheat to Lebanon as part of a "goodwill" gesture to help relief efforts, with the first trucks heading for Beirut from Jordan, the US embassy has said.Israel Begins Lebanon Transfer CBS News - Aug 31 4:48 PM
It has turned over control of some areas along the border to Lebanese and international troops, and promises to begin withdrawing its troops from Lebanon when the U.N. peacekeeping force reaches 5,000 troops.Trailer Packed With Hay Catches Fire In Lebanon Junction WAVE 3 Louisville - Sep 01 8:00 AM
Firefighters from Lebanon Junction were faced with a potentially explosive situation around 6:30 this morning at the 105 Quick Stop Gas Station just off Interstate 65. According to authorities, a hay trailer carrying 250 square bales of hay caught fire when a spark from a flat tire ignited one of the bales. The driver was on his way to the gas pumps when he saw the fire and pulled off instead to Iraq Syndrome And Sending Soldiers To Lebanon TurkishPress.com - Sep 01 8:32 AM
RADIKAL- You can't expect comparisons made with wrong examples to be correct. The wrong example causes mistakes. It's like discussing sending Turkish troops to the peacekeeping force in Lebanon through the example of sending soldiers to Iraq and thus misleading ourselves.France sending Lebanon troops next week AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 6:32 AM
France will send its first troop battalion and a shipment of tanks and heavy armor for the strengthened U.N. force in Lebanon next week, the French defense minister said Thursday.UN chief meets Syria's Assad in an effort to strengthen Lebanon truce CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 01 1:52 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met Friday with Syrian President Bashar Assad to seek the key Hezbollah backer's support for the implementation of a resolution that halted 34 days of fighting between Israel and the guerrillas in neighbouring Lebanon.Israeli war trophies on show at Lebanon museum Middle East Times - Sep 01 5:55 AM
HANINE, Lebanon -- Strawberry jam, bullets, and a lock of human hair. These are among the mundane and macabre war trophies displayed at a makeshift roadside museum in the southern Lebanese village of Hanine.Clearing cluster bombs in Lebanon will take more than year: UN TurkishPress.com - Sep 01 7:47 AM
GENEVA - It will take more than a year to clear unexploded cluster bombs left over from the recent Israeli offensive in Lebanon, the top UN humanitarian official in the country said Friday.Lebanon Receives $940 Million in Pledges ABC News - Aug 31 4:19 PM
Nations Gathered at Conference in Sweden Pledge More Than $940 for Rebuilding in LebanonSolana rejects Chirac criticism on EU Lebanon role Euro Observer - Sep 01 7:23 AM
01.09.2006 - 16:23 CET | By Mark Beunderman EUOBSERVER / LAPPEENRANTA - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has brushed off criticism by French president Jacques Chirac on the EU's handling of the Lebanon crisis, saying the bloc responded in a "fantastic manner."Teen coming home from Lebanon The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sep 01 2:32 AM
The Lakota Freshman School student stuck in Lebanon when the Israeli-Hezbollah war broke out in July is expected to return home Saturday, her father said.Syria doesn t mind diplomatic relations with Lebanon president Itar-Tass - Sep 01 9:17 AM
BEIRUT, September 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Syria does not mind the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lebanon, Beirut-based LBC television station quoted President Bashar Al-Asad as telling UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.First contingent of Italian troops to arrive in Lebanon Saturday Calcutta News - Sep 01 7:11 AM
The first large contingent of Italian troops will arrive in Tyre on Saturday as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Force Commander announced Friday.Israel pulls back troops in Lebanon Miami Herald - Sep 01 12:28 AM
Israel pulls back troops The Israeli army turned over a small border area in south Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile region.UN names three-member inquiry into Israeli human rights abuses in Lebanon Brandon Sun - Sep 01 10:18 AM
GENEVA (AP) - The UN Human Rights Council appointed a Brazilian diplomat, a Tanzanian judge and Greek professor to form a commission to investigate whether Israel committed systematic human rights abuses in Lebanon.Lebanon 'would welcome' German mediation Expatica - Sep 01 8:32 AM
BEIRUT - Lebanon would welcome any "possible German" mediation in settling a prisoner swap between Lebanon and Israel, a government source told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa Thursday.Syria backs UN Lebanon resolution Financial Express - Sep 01 10:55 AM
DAMASCUS, Sept 1 (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan won a pledge from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to help implement a U.N. resolution that halted fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah group, a spokesman said "It was a very good meeting.Annan expands Lebanon peace drive Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 3:37 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, trying to calm Middle East violence, met Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday before visiting Syria to seek its help in upholding a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.Indonesia to send 1,000 troops to Lebanon: minister AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 01 12:40 AM
Israel has dropped objections to Indonesia's participation in the expanded UN force in Lebanon and Jakarta will send up to 1,000 troops, Indonesia's defence minister told AFP.Israel begins border transfer to U.N., Lebanon The Monterey County Herald - Sep 01 3:11 AM
The Israeli army has turned over a small border area in southern Lebanon to Lebanese and international troops, military officials said Thursday, a symbolic move meant to pave the way for a heavily armed U.N. peacekeeping force to move into the volatile area.Lebanon irked over RP abstention from UN vote The Daily Tribune - Sep 01 7:34 AM
The Lebanese government was reportedly slighted by the Philippine decision to abstain from voting on a United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council resolution condemning the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.World donors meet over Lebanon aid AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 2:54 AM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden About 60 governments and aid organizations were meeting in Stockholm on Thursday hoping to raise $500 million to help Lebanon rebuild roads, bridges and homes left shattered by a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.UN sees first peacekeepers in Lebanon within days Moldova.org - Sep 01 7:35 AM
Italian troops have set sail for Lebanon to join the UN peacekeeping force deploying in the south. With five naval vessels carrying up to 2,500 soldiers, the Italian contingent will be the largest in the UN force which is being expanded to 15,000, EuroNews said. The ships are expected to reach the Lebanese port of Tyre on Friday. Addressing troops aboard the Garibaldi before they left Italy's Critics decry 'destroy and lend' Lebanon policy Asia Times - Sep 01 4:06 AM
WASHINGTON - Lebanon is firmly en route to becoming the third entity in the Middle East after Iraq and the Palestinian territories to experience a devastating Washington-backed war and a massive influx of new illegitimate debt to cover reconstruction expenses, anti-debt activists say.U.S. Foreign Assistance Director Outlines Aid to Lebanon U.S. Department of State - Sep 01 7:32 AM
Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance Randall Tobias elaborated August 31 on the U.S. commitment of $230 million in emergency reconstruction assistance to Lebanon. He identified six specific areas on which the United States initially would focus its resources in support of the Lebanese government s recovery plan. Today, we reiterate the United States' commitment to reinforcing democracy by Hope and despair in the rubble of Lebanon's Bint Jbeil AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 01 10:32 AM
Hope and despair coexist in the rubble of Bint Jbeil, the southern Lebanese town that saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war between Israel and the Hezbollah Shiite militia.Spain sends peacemaking troops to Lebanon Pravda - Sep 01 5:40 AM
The government of Spain decided Friday to send 1,100 troops to the strengthened U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon. The decision was made at a weekly Cabinet meeting and must be approved by Parliament. The vote is scheduled for next Thursday.19 OFWs from Lebanon arrive ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 01 1:45 AM
A total of 19 overseas Filipino workers from Lebanon arrived in Manila Friday afternoon, DZMM reported.Lebanon premier: Aid won't be funneled AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 3:42 AM
Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday dismissed a suggestion that postwar aid will be funneled to Hezbollah guerrillas as a "fallacy."Donors pledge nearly $1B for Lebanon and condemn blockade The Star-Ledger - Aug 31 11:21 PM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- World donors pledged more than $940 million yesterday for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country.