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International Herald Tribune - Sep 14 12:28 PM
There is no fence, no marking, no sense of a border at all in the swaths of open land and rugged mountains that lie between Lebanon and Syria.Lebanon says it will confiscate weapons AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 11:30 AM
Lebanon's prime minister vowed Thursday that his army will confiscate any weapons it encounters in southern Lebanon, while the Islamic militant group Hezbollah accused Israel of "flagrant violations" of the month-old cease-fire. Israel denied it was violating the truce.Lebanon PM warns army will seize weapons AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 11:49 AM
The Lebanese prime minister warned Thursday that his army will seize all weapons shown publicly in southern Lebanon, offering a sharp retort to a boast from Hezbollah's leader that his fighters are on the border with Israel and won't leave.Israel says map 'error' led to attack of UN post in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 12:25 PM
Israel has determined its air strike on a UN observer post in Lebanon that killed four United Nations peacekeepers, including a Canadian, was an error due to an incorrect map, a report said.Israel May Complete Lebanon Withdrawal in Two Weeks, UN Says Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli forces may complete their withdrawal from southern Lebanon in two weeks under the United Nations cease-fire resolution that halted a 33-day conflict with Hezbollah, the UN said.Jordan vows continued support to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 8:32 AM
King Abdullah II has pledged he will continue to support Lebanon and help it get back on its feet after the month-long Israeli offensive, following talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.UN asks Israel to dismantle barrier in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 8:59 AM
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says it has asked Israel to dismantle a barbed-wire barrier that it charges is a violation of the UN-drawn border between the two nations, and had received a promise that this would be done.No Lebanon-Israel contact possible: Siniora AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 5:55 AM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has said that no contact is possible between Lebanon and Israel, which have had no relations since the creation of the Jewish state in 1948.Hezbollah says still in south Lebanon as UN troops deploy AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 6:10 AM
A month after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, the Shiite group said its guerrillas are still in southern Lebanon as more Lebanese and UN troops mobilized in an effort to keep the two sides apart.Germany commits troops to UN force in Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 14 9:17 AM
The German cabinet has agreed to send 2,400 air and naval troops to join what will be a 15,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Lebanon Says It Will Confiscate Weapons ABC News - Sep 14 2:34 PM
Lebanon PM Vows to Confiscate Weapons in South; Hezbollah Claims Israel Violating Cease-FireIsraeli report says fatal bombing of U.N. observers in Lebanon was due to inaccurate maps San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
JERUSALEM, 6:18 p.m. Sept. 14 (AP): Four U.N. observers killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in July were mistakenly targeted because of inaccurate military maps, Israel said in a report released Thursday.Germany: Troops for Lebanon and Afghanistan New York Times - Sep 13 11:13 PM
Chancellor Angela Merkel?s cabinet has approved plans to send troops to the eastern Mediterranean to join the United Nations-led peacekeeping mission for Lebanon. Germany will deploy a naval task force of up to 2,400 military personnel to patrol Lebanon?s coastline and try to prevent weapons from reaching the Hezbollah militia by sea. The mission must still be approved by the Bundestag, the lower Brazil Offer To Lebanon Peace Match FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
Brazil president Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva has suggested the national team could play a friendly football match in Lebanon.Lebanon's Hezbollah Is Accused of War Crimes in Amnesty Report Bloomberg.com - Sep 14 5:48 AM
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Amnesty International, the London- based human-rights group, today accused Muslim group Hezbollah of war crimes for deliberately targeting Israeli civilians during the Lebanon war.Italian House committees endorse Lebanon mission decree People's Daily - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Italian House Foreign and Defence Committees Thursday gave the green light to a government decree authorizing the deployment of Italian troops in Lebanon.2 candidates remain for Lebanon school treasurer Dayton Daily News - Sep 14 3:05 PM
LEBANON Two candidates remain in the search for Lebanon schools' treasurer after Lakota's treasurer withdrew from consideration.Israeli complete withdrawal from Lebanon at month end ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Marking one month since Security Council resolution 1701 ended the 34 days of fighting between Hizbullah and Israel in Lebanon, the United Nations Force Commander in the country said today he expects all Israeli forces to have withdrawn from the south by the end of September.German cabinet gives green light to historic Lebanon mission ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
As expected, the German government yesterday approved the deployment of troops in Lebanon aimed at upholding a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Islamic resistance movement Hizbullah, DPA reported.My Notebook: Counting the cost of destruction in Lebanon New Straits Times - Sep 14 5:03 PM
THE damage inflicted on Lebanon is unbelievable. It is not just the damage to vital infrastructure but also the environment, the economy and the unseen dangers that threaten the health of its people.Israeli report: Bombing of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon due to inaccurate maps CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 14 2:16 PM
JERUSALEM (CP) - Israel on Thursday released details of its report on the killing of four UN peacekeepers in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon, saying their position, close to a Hezbollah rocket launch-site, was erroneously targeted because of flawed Israeli military maps.Indonesia delays troop deployment to Lebanon Tiscali - 1 minute ago
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has delayed sending troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until next month owing to congestion on the ground, a military spokesman said on Friday.More French, Spanish soldiers arrive in Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 14 6:39 PM
A new contingent of French forces arrived in Beirut on Thursday to join United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to begin implementing UN resolution 1701.False map causes UN observers' killing in Lebanon: probe People's Daily - Sep 14 6:26 PM
A false map used by the Israeli army has caused a fatal air strike, which killed four UN observers in Lebanon, an Israeli government report said on Thursday.Jordanian King reaffirms support for Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 14 5:56 PM
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday reiterated support for Lebanon, promising to help it overcome the impact of the Israeli aggression and rebuild the country.Lebanon man arrested on sex charges Tennessean - Sep 14 12:32 PM
A Lebanon business owner was arrested this morning on allegations of rape, Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe said. Geary Nelson, 51, who owns and operates Lebanon Hearing Center was arrested and charged with one count of child rape and four counts of sexual battery on an 11-year-old girl, Ashe said.Indonesian troops to leave for Lebanon in October People's Daily - Sep 14 5:54 PM
The Indonesian troops grouped in Garuda XXIII-A contingent that will join the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Lebanon will leave early in October 2006, Spokesman of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Rear Admiral Mohammad Sunarto Sjoekronoputra said on Thursday.Withdrawal From Lebanon Expected By End September Scoop.co.nz - Sep 14 3:50 PM
Marking one month since Security Council resolution 1701 ended the 34 days of fighting between Hizbollah and Israel in Lebanon, the United Nations Force Commander in the country said today he expects all Israeli forces to have withdrawn from the south by the end of September.Whitthorne crushes Lebanon W.J. Baird Columbia Daily Herald - 37 minutes ago
Whitthorne continued its winning ways Thursday handling W.J. Baird Middle School 28-6 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Following the win over the Lebanon school, Tigers mentor Andra Bullock indicated his team didn t have time to savor the victory.Indonesia puts off troops deployment to Lebanon until Oct. Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 14 10:07 AM
_ Indonesia has postponed the planned deployment about 1,000 troops to Lebanon from Sept. 28 to Oct. 24, citing "busy traffic" of distribution of troops on the field, the military said in a statement late Thursday.Britain amends Lebanon travel advice The Australian - Sep 14 12:00 PM
BRITAIN downgraded its travel advice to Lebanon today for the first time since the month-long conflict between Hizbollah and Israel ended with a fragile, UN-brokered ceasefire.Germany approves "historic" Lebanon mission Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 12:37 PM
Germany's cabinet approved "historic" plans on Wednesday to send naval and air forces to Lebanon to help guarantee security after Israel's one-month war against Hizbollah guerrillas.Germany to deploy UN troops to Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 13 12:58 PM
The German cabinet agreed Wednesday to send 2,400 air and naval troops to join what will be a 15,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Lebanon school chief now sues district as well Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 14 12:18 PM
LEBANON A lawsuit filed by Superintendent Jim Robinson against two members of the Lebanon School Board has been amended to include the school district, which could now involve district funds.Brazil's president suggests friendly with Lebanon to promote peace Slam! Sports - Sep 14 4:21 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil's national soccer team could play an exhibition game in Lebanon to promote peace.UN: Israel's fence in Lebanon is 'small violation' The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 14 12:05 PM
The expanding UN peacekeeping force in South Lebanon said Thursday that it asked Israel to dismantle a barbed-wire barrier that it charges is a violation of the UN-drawn border between the two nations."We asked them yesterday [Wednesday] to dismantle the new barrier installed in the area next to the border," said.Hizbullah: Fighters still in South Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 14 12:04 PM
A month after the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, Hizbullah said that its fighters are still in Southern Lebanon, as more Lebanese and UN troops mobilized Thursday to keep the two sides apart. This came as Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said no contact was possible with Israel, with which Beirut has never had diplomatic relations.German cabinet authorizes Lebanon mission AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 11:05 AM
The German cabinet agreed to send more than 2,000 soldiers to head the naval component of the UN force in Lebanon in Germany's first military foray into the Middle East since World War II.Sfeir 'blames Hizbullah' for state of affairs in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 14 12:03 PM
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir was quoted Thursday as having once more lashed out at Hizbullah and blaming the resistance for the "catastrophic" state of affairs in Lebanon. The latest attack was relayed by Journalists' Union President Melhem Karam, after a meeting with the prelate Thursday.Lebanon says it will confiscate weapons Syracuse.com - Sep 14 10:00 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Lebanon's prime minister vowed Thursday that his army will confiscate any weapons it encounters in southern Lebanon, while the Islamic militant group Hezbollah accused Israel of "flagrant violations" of the month-old cease-fire. Israel denied it was violating the truce.3 Arab Knesset members pay visit to Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 14 12:04 PM
Three Arab-Israeli lawmakers arrived in Lebanon on Thursday to express solidarity with the latest "victims of Israel's atrocities," as one of the visitors, Knesset member Azmi Beshara, told reporters. "The fact that the number-one topic on the minds of Israeli politicians from the extreme right all the way to the left is 'who is responsible for this war'.It s Lebanon, Elco for very first time Lebanon Daily News - Sep 14 9:19 AM
One team will win, and the other will lose. But in the grand scheme of things, it will be a complete win-win situation for Lebanon County scholastic football when Elco and Lebanon get together tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Alumni Stadium for their first-ever gridiron clash.N. Lebanon appoints tax commission Lebanon Daily News - Sep 14 9:18 AM
FREDERICKSBURG The Northern Lebanon school board appointed five people to the its tax-study commission at its meeting Tuesday. The new tax law states that the commission must be made up of five, seven or nine residents or taxpayers of the school district.Much progress in Lebanon, Bush aide reports The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 14 12:28 AM
Weapons deliveries to Hezbollah appear to have dried up, and 4,000 foreign troops are on guard in an expanding peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon, the Bush administration told Congress yesterday.Russian engineers can rebuild five bridges in Lebanon in a month Interfax - Sep 14 7:49 AM
SAIDA, LEBANON. Sept. 14 (Interfax) - A Russian engineering battalion will require a month to rebuild five bridges in Lebanon.Germany approves Lebanon mission Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 7:42 AM
Germany's cabinet approved plans on Wednesday to send naval and air forces to Lebanon, and Russia said it would dispatch troops to help rebuild roads and bridges destroyed in Israel's war against Hizbollah guerrillas.Lebanon centre stage Al-Ahram Weekly - Sep 14 11:34 AM
Coming within only a few weeks of the end of the war on Lebanon, with the Lebanese people still mourning their dead and living in the midst of terrible destruction, CIFET 2006 (10-20 September) was bound to reflect the sympathy many artists all over the world feel for the suffering of this small, brave country and to demonstrate their support for its artists, especially in theatre.Hezbollah says still in south Lebanon as UN troops deploy AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 14 3:55 AM
One month after a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Shiite group says its guerrillas are still in south Lebanon, as Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers continue mobilizing to keep the two sides apart.Over 1.2 million cluster bombs dropped on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 7:32 AM
Israel's army dropped more than 1.2 million cluster bombs into Lebanon during the month-long conflict, according to an Israeli army officer.Friends, family mourn Lebanon teen Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 14 12:33 PM
LEBANON Around 50 friends, family and classmates of Claire Fuesler gathered Wednesday evening at a roadside memorial on Wagon Wheel Drive to pay tribute to the 14-year-old girl who was struck by an SUV while walking to school Monday morning.German cabinet authorises Lebanon mission AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 6:43 AM
The German cabinet has decided to send up to 2,400 troops to lead the naval component of the expanded UN force in Lebanon, Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed.Top Israeli general resigns over Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 7:26 AM
A top general has resigned, becoming the first Israeli official to quit over the Lebanon war and fuelling calls for further heads to roll over the conflict that failed to achieve its main aims.Hezbollah says still in south Lebanon as UN troops deploy Khaleej Times - Sep 14 7:02 AM
TYRE, Lebanon - A month after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, the Shia group said its guerrillas are still in southern Lebanon as more Lebanese and UN troops mobilized on Thursday to keep the two sides apart.Lebanon Aquatics District hires coaches Lebanon Express - Sep 14 10:01 AM
The Lebanon Aquatics District has hired two coaches for the new Lebanon Community Swimming Club. Lorlee (Stalcup) Engler has accepted the position of head coach. She was a member of the Oregon State girl's swimming team and competed in the United States Masters Swimming Program.Saxton visits Lebanon schools Lebanon Express - Sep 14 9:52 AM
Gubernatorial candidate Ron Saxton spent a day in Lebanon last week visiting school as part of a four-day Back to School tour throughout Oregon.IMF projects drop in Lebanon's GDP The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 14 11:59 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) joined other agencies and organizations in projecting a drop in Lebanon's GDP after the devastating Israeli war. The IMF said the Lebanese economy is expected to contract 3.2 percent in 2006, after 1-percent growth in 2005 and 6 percent expansion in 2004. But Lebanon should.Lebanon man sentenced for fatal crash Lebanon Express - Sep 14 9:54 AM
Eric William Ragsdale of Lebanon will spend 60 days in jail and three years on probation for causing a fatal crash on Highway 34 west of Lebanon in 2004.Lebanon looks into ROTC Lebanon Express - Sep 14 9:54 AM
The Lebanon Community School District is exploring the creation of an Army Junior ROTC program on campus at Lebanon High School. School board members last week unanimously agreed to have Superintendent Jim Robinson work with the Army to look into costs, personnel needs and program specifics.Israel asked to remove Lebanon barrier Miami Herald - Sep 14 12:28 AM
U.N. asks Israel to remove barrier after Lebanese protest (AP) -- In a test of the month-old cease-fire, U.N peacekeepers on Wednesday asked Israel's army to pull down a new barbed-wire barrier that Lebanon said encroached on its territory, but Israel denied it was on Lebanese soil.Opinion: It's Time to Formulate the Lebanon Mission Clearly Deutsche Welle - Sep 14 7:26 AM
The German cabinet has agreed to send 2,400 troops to patrol the waters along Lebanon's coast. But going there is easier than coming back, according to Deutsche Welle's Nina Werkhäuser.Germany to send up to 2,400 troops to Lebanon Expatica - Sep 14 8:47 AM
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday the German government had approved sending frigates and fast patrol boats with up to 2,400 navy troops to secure Lebanon's coast as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force for the country.Ireland to send 150 troops to U.N. force in Lebanon India Daily - Sep 14 9:37 AM
Ireland intends to contribute about 150 troops to the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon by mid-November, the defense minister said Thursday. Willie O''Dea said Ireland plans to deploy the troops alongside about 250 Finnish troops. Lebanon: Foreign Office amends travel advice Government News Network - Sep 14 6:03 AM
The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Lebanon. We are now advising against all but essential travel to Lebanon but continue to advise against all travel south of the Litani River.Blair hit by Lebanon backlash as minister admits ceasefire 'mistake' Belfast Telegraph - Sep 14 5:03 AM
A Foreign Office minister has conceded that Tony Blair's refusal to call for a ceasefire during 34 days of slaughter in Lebanon may have been a mistake.State's Welch Offers Cautious Optimism on Lebanon Cease-fire U.S. Department of State - Sep 14 7:40 AM
In what he characterized as a summer of stress and hardship, Assistant Secretary of State C. David Welch told U.S. senators he sees U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 as a vital tool for permanently stabilizing Lebanon. What was needed here was not a precipitate rush to a cease-fire, but an effort to build a cease-fire on a more permanent and sustainable basis, one that would prevent a Opportunity to Send Peacekeepers to Lebanon Discussed in Armenia PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 14 7:33 AM
The Armenian community of Lebanon has urged Armenia to send peacekeepers to the country.Russian experts to restore five bridges in Lebanon in one month Russian Information Agency Novosti - Sep 14 6:01 AM
SAYDA (Lebanon), September 14 (RIA Novosti) - It will take Russian military specialists in Lebanon a month to restore five bridges destroyed in the recent Israeli-Lebanese armed conflict, a Russian military official said Thursday.Lebanon wins 217 mln dlr loans from Arab fund People's Daily - Sep 14 2:53 AM
Lebanon has won 217 million U.S. dollars loans from an Arab fund to help rebuild the infrastructures destroyed during Israel-Hezbollah conflict, local newspaper the Daily Star reported Thursday.Al-Qaida video threatens U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon Baltimore Sun - Sep 13 9:53 PM
No. 2 leader also warns of attacks in Israel, gulf region Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader condemned United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned that his group will strike the Persian Gulf region and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video yesterday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Lebanon PM says contacts with Israel impossible Al Bawaba - Sep 14 5:01 AM
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Saniora stated Thursday that no contact was possible between Lebanon and Israel. "There is no contact and no possibility at all for contact with Israel," he said after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Moubarak in Cairo.Tracing a Trail of Destruction: Report from Lebanon, August 13, 2006 CMAQ - Sep 14 3:03 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The wounds of war were evident shortly after we crossed the Syria-Lebanon border at 1130 in the morning on August 12. At Haissa, about three kilometers from the Dabboussiyeh border crossing, we come across the ruins of a bridge hit by Israeli war planes just the day before.IDF Flights Over Lebanon Spark U.N. Protest Israel National News - Sep 14 7:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The United Nations plans to tender a formal complaint to the IDF after four fighter jets flew over Lebanon, according to the Associated Press.Israeli general resigns over Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 1:33 AM
The Israeli general who was in charge of the northern command during the month-long Lebanon war has resigned, the army said.Turkish Peacekeepers Arrived in Lebanon PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 14 4:48 AM
French soldiers also arrived in Lebanon. They will be followed by troops from Spain.Congress Gets Upbeat Report on Postwar Lebanon Fox News - Sep 13 11:44 AM
A Bush administration official told Congress Wednesday that weapons deliveries to Hezbollah have dried up and delivered an upbeat report on postwar Lebanon.Israeli general quits under Lebanon war cloud Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 12:16 AM
An Israeli general who was shunted aside as commander of the Lebanon front during a month of fighting against Hizbollah guerrillas resigned on Wednesday in a widely expected move.Poll finds distrust of U.S. over Lebanon The Jakarta Post - Sep 13 9:13 PM
A majority of Indonesians believe the United States was directly or indirectly involved in the recent conflict in Lebanon, according to a survey by a global polling group.One month on, uneasy truce holds in Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Sep 13 7:01 PM
Lebanon: Hizbullah fighters patrol hills while Israeli forces commit daily violations.Lebanon border still tense International Herald Tribune - Sep 14 10:05 AM
A month after a United Nations resolution halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the cease- fire appeared strong Thursday.German Cabinet Approves UN Naval Force for Lebanon (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Sep 13 9:03 AM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The German Cabinet approved a naval force of as many as 2,400 personnel to patrol Lebanon's coastline as part of the United Nations-led mission to police a cease-fire between Israel and the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militia.Former Israeli army chief says PM must resign over Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Sep 13 11:50 PM
JERUSALEM A former Israeli army chief of staff said in comments published Thursday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert must resign for not stopping a final, ill-fated battle in the Lebanon war.Lebanon claims Israel encroaching on its territory with new barbed-wire fence San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 13 4:14 PM
KFAR KILA, Lebanon, 12:50 p.m. Sept. 13 (AP): U.N. peacekeepers asked Israel's army on Wednesday to pull down a new barbed-wire barrier that Lebanon said encroached on its territory, but Israel denied it was on Lebanese soil a test of the month-old cease-fire.Lebanon claims Israel encroaching on its territory with barbed-wire barrier Brandon Sun - Sep 13 11:36 PM
KFAR KILA, Lebanon (AP) - UN peacekeepers asked Israel's army on Wednesday to pull down a new barbed-wire barrier that Lebanon said encroached on its territory, but Israel denied it was on Lebanese soil - a test of the month-old ceasefire.Germany backs Lebanon force BBC News - Sep 13 5:44 AM
Germany's cabinet approves plans to deploy warships as part of a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Germany approves Lebanon mission, Russia to rebuild Gulf Times - Sep 14 12:16 AM
BEIRUT: Germany s cabinet approved plans yesterday to send naval and air forces to Lebanon, and Russia said it would despatch troops to help rebuild roads and bridges destroyed in Israel s war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel general quits over Lebanon BBC News - Sep 13 5:43 AM
Udi Adam, an Israeli general who had a key commanding role during the conflict in Lebanon, resigns.Germany approves 'historic' Lebanon mission ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 13 6:38 PM
BEIRUT - Germany 's cabinet approved "historic" plans on Wednesday to send naval and air forces to Lebanon to help guarantee security after Israel 's one-month war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Rights Group Accuses Hezbollah of 'Indiscriminate' Killing Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hezbollah of "indiscriminate" and deliberate killings of Israeli civilians during the recent armed conflict in Lebanon, three weeks after accusing Israel of violating international law with "disproportionate" attacks on Lebanese... Howells admits doubts over Lebanon policy Guardian Unlimited - Sep 13 7:05 PM
The government's Middle East minister today departed from Tony Blair's stance on the Lebanon conflict to concede that a call for both a ceasefire and a UN resolution might have worked.US Freezes Aid to Lebanon for Failing to Uphold Arms Embargo Israel National News - Sep 14 2:27 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The US has announced that a $10 million aid package intended for Lebanon is being frozen due to the Lebanese government s failure to implement the arms embargo on Hizbullah as per the UN-brokered ceasefire, Resolution 1701.Lebanon to sue Israel over oil spill The Age - Sep 13 2:08 PM
Lebanon is preparing legal action to sue Israel for damages over a huge oil spill caused by Israeli bombing of a power station during the recent conflict. -Lebanon 8th-grader dies after being hit by a SUV Corvallis Gazette Times - Sep 13 6:59 PM
An eighth-grade student at Seven Oak Middle School in Lebanon died this morning from injuries she sustained when she was struck by a vehicle Monday on Wagon Wheel Drive.US Official Says Disarming Hezbollah Key Challenge in Lebanon Voice of America - Sep 13 1:50 PM
A senior U.S. official has offered a positive assessment of the situation in Lebanon. But in an appearance before Congress Wednesday, the official acknowledged that disarming Hezbollah remains a key challenge.German Cabinet Agrees 2,400-Strong Force for Lebanon (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Sep 13 4:33 AM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The German Cabinet agreed to send a naval force of as many as 2,400 troops personnel to patrol Lebanon's coastline as part of the United Nations-led mission to police a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas.State's Welch Offers Cautious Optimism on Lebanon Cease-fire U.S. Department of State - Sep 13 9:08 PM
Assistant Secretary of State C. David Welch tells U.S. senators he sees U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 as a vital tool for permanently stabilizing Lebanon. The resolution s provisions open up an unprecedented opportunity with new, substantial tools, he tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. These new rules would change the situation in Lebanon and in the region significantly German Cabinet Agrees Naval Force for Lebanon Coast (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Sep 13 4:14 AM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The German Cabinet agreed to send a naval force to patrol Lebanon's coastline as part of the United Nations-led mission to police a cease-fire between Israel and the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militia.Single mother fights deportation to Lebanon CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 13 12:50 PM
Even after hundreds of dual citizens sought refuge in Canada as conflict broke out in Lebanon, a single mother of two is desperately fighting efforts by the federal government to deport the family to the strife-torn country.Lebanon: Japanese Troops To Arrive? India Daily - Sep 13 8:40 PM
Japan is debating whether to send its Ground Self-Defense Force troops to Lebanon for logistical support for the U.N. Interim Force monitoring a cease-fire between Israel and Hazbollah there, Kyodo News Agency reported Sept. 13, citing government sources.Girl, 14, hit and killed by SUV in Lebanon KATU - Sep 13 4:46 PM
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) - A 14-year-old eighth-grader walking to her school in Lebanon was hit by an SUV and died. Claire Fuesler was walking to Seven Oak Middle School Tuesday, shortly before 8 a.m.German government to send peacekeepers patrolling Lebanon waters People's Daily - Sep 13 5:54 PM
The German government on Wednesday approved the deployment of around 2,400 naval soldiers for a UN peacekeeping operation along Lebanon's coast.