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U.N. Force in Lebanon Met With Skepticism 
Washington Post - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...Israel Hopes to Complete Its Withdrawal From Lebanon on Friday New York Times - 58 minutes ago
Israel is clearly reluctant to stay much longer in southern Lebanon, even though U.N. troops are still short.Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday: army chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 12:25 PM
Israeli forces will leave Lebanon by Friday in time for the Jewish new year, army chief Dan Halutz was quoted as saying, closing the curtain on a two-month presence in the war-battered south.Israel names day for final pullout from Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 19 2:49 PM
Israel hopes to pull its last troops out of Lebanon by sundown Friday, which marks the beginning of the Jewish new year, the chief of the Israeli military said.Israeli army set to complete Lebanon withdrawal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 8:49 AM
The Israeli army said on Tuesday it could complete a pullout from southern Lebanon within a few days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in the devastated country had reached 5,000.UN says Lebanon peacekeeping force reaches 5,000 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 6:31 AM
The number of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has grown to about 5,000, a spokesman said on Tuesday, reaching a level which the United Nations sees as sufficient for Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.Israeli military chief: All troops to leave Lebanon by weekend USA Today - Sep 19 4:56 AM
Israel's military chief told lawmakers Tuesday that it plans to withdraw all its remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, meeting a key requirement of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel cluster bomb use in Lebanon "outrageous": UN Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 5:42 AM
Israel scattered at least 350,000 unexploded cluster bomblets on south Lebanon in its war with Hizbollah, mostly when the conflict was all but over, leaving a deadly legacy for civilians, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.Israel to fully withdraw from Lebanon in days: MP Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 3:44 AM
The Israeli army will complete a pullout from Lebanon within a few days, a legislator quoted the military's chief of staff as saying on Tuesday.Israel cluster bomb use in Lebanon "outrageous": U.N. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 4:03 AM
Israel dropped at least 350,000 cluster bomblets on south Lebanon in its war with Hizbollah guerrillas, mostly when the conflict was all but over, leaving a deadly legacy for civilians, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.UN Approves Malaysian Troops To Lebanon Bernama - 30 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the United Nations had approved the deployment of 360 Malaysian peacekeepers in Lebanon. A tremendous asset for Lebanon Corvallis Gazette Times - 30 minutes ago
She s a woman with ties to multiple communities, but Doris Johnston s commitment to the mid-valley in general and Lebanon in particular could hardly be stronger.Hamas warns Turks not to join UN force in Lebanon World Tribune - Sep 19 4:58 PM
ANKARA For the first time, Hamas has warned Turkey against deploying troops in Lebanon. Hamas officials warned the pro-Islamic government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan that a Turkish presence along the Israeli-Lebanese border could result in bloodshed.UN approves Malaysian troops for Lebanon The Star Online - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations has approved the deployment of 360 Malaysian peacekeepers to Lebanon, Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Wednesday, according to the national news agency Bernama.Canadian evacuation from Lebanon cost $85M: CTV CTV.ca - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
The tab for the large-scale evacuation of Canadians from war-torn Lebanon during Hezbollah's conflict with Israel cost taxpayers $85 million, CTV News has learned.Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday The Peninsula - 9 minutes ago
jerusalem Israeli forces will leave Lebanon by Friday in time for the Jewish new year, army chief Dan Halutz was quoted as saying yesterday, closing the curtain on a two-month presence in the war-battered south.350,000 cluster bombs in Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
There could be as many as 350,000 unexploded cluster bombs still littering southern Lebanon, six weeks after the war between Israel and Hizbollah ended, according to David Shearer, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Lebanon.Germans sceptical as MPs set to OK Lebanon force Reuters.co.uk - Sep 19 6:43 PM
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favour of sending troops to Lebanon on a mission described by Chancellor Angela Merkel as historic.UN Approves Malaysian Peacekeepers in Lebanon Bernama - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- The United Nations has approved the deployment of 360 Malaysian peacekeepers in Lebanon, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told Malaysian journalists in New York Tuesday.UN force in Lebanon reaches 5,000 People's Daily - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The number of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon has reached 5,000, said a spokesman on Tuesday, reaching a level that Israel sees sufficient for its complete withdrawal from Lebanon.Israeli military chief says all troops expected to leave Lebanon by weekend CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 19 1:10 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's army chief said Tuesday that he expected to pull his troops out of Lebanon by the weekend, which would meet a key requirement of the ceasefire that halted a 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.Israeli military chief says all troops to leave Lebanon by weekend Boston Herald - Sep 19 12:34 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's army chief said Tuesday that he expected to pull his troops out of Lebanon by the weekend, which would meet a key requirement of the cease-fire that halted a 34-day war against...China consults with UN on increasing peacekeepers in Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 19 5:27 PM
The Chinese government was consulting with the United Nations (UN) Secretariat on enlarging its peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday.Israel's use of cluster bomb in Lebanon "outrageous" : UN official People's Daily - Sep 19 5:09 PM
A visiting UN official denounced on Tuesday Israel's actin of dropping large number of cluster bombs on south Lebanon during its offensive against Hezbollah, calling it "outrageous."Israeli army set to complete Lebanon withdrawal Stuff - Sep 19 3:26 PM
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army has said it could complete a pullout from southern Lebanon within a few days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in the devastated country had reached 5000.Lebanon school forum brings ideas Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 19 2:32 PM
LEBANON More business partnerships. Stricter dress codes. Finding ways to showcase students who don t play sports. About 25 Lebanon residents gathered Monday at the Boys & Girls Club to suggest these and other ideas for lowering the dropout rate at Lebanon High School.Israel Says It Will Complete Lebanon Withdrawal by Friday Voice of America - Sep 19 10:05 AM
Israel's military chief says the last Israeli troops in Lebanon will leave that country by Friday.Israeli army expects to complete exit from Lebanon within days CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 19 10:50 AM
Israel's military chief said Tuesday that Israel will withdraw all remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, a lawmaker said Tuesday.Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday: army chief TODAYonline - Sep 19 12:47 PM
An Israeli tank is seen taking a position behind a sand barrier inside the Lebanese territory in al-Hamamis area, at the Israeli-Lebanese border in south Lebanon.Lebanon World Heritage sites need repair AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 10:57 AM
Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, including some of the Middle East's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repairs after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.Israeli military: Troops out of Lebanon soon USA Today - Sep 19 5:29 AM
Israel's troops will be out of Lebanon by this weekend, the nation's military chief reportedly is saying. Explains one Israeli lawmaker: He told me unequivocally that he estimates, that if everything goes well, all Israeli soldiers will be out of... UN warns on unexploded bombs in Lebanon Financial Times - Sep 19 10:01 AM
There could be as many as 350,000 unexploded cluster bombs still littering southern Lebanon, six weeks after the war between Israel and Hizbollah ended, a senior UN official said.Israeli says troops to leave Lebanon by weekend Coos Bay World Link - Sep 19 3:00 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's military chief told lawmakers today that it plans to withdraw all its remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, meeting a key requirement of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.France warns against Hezbollah arms in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 9:42 AM
French President Jacques Chirac has warned against a continued Hezbollah armed presence in southern Lebanon where his defense minister visited UN forces overseeing the ceasefire with Israel.Fund team to visit Lebanon shortly Gulf News - Sep 19 2:06 PM
Singapore: The IMF will dispatch a team of economic experts to war-ravaged Lebanon in the next few days as Arab and Western powers mobilise money and moral support for a country considered strategically crucial, a European official said yesterday.China to add to Lebanon troops Boston Globe - Sep 19 1:59 AM
BEIJING -- China will increase its peacekeeping force in Lebanon to 1,000 and double the humanitarian aid it has pledged, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday .Israeli troops to leave Lebanon by the weekend Guardian Unlimited - Sep 19 5:46 AM
Israel will withdraw its last remaining troops from Lebanon by sundown on Friday, the country's military chief told MPs today.Israeli troops to leave Lebanon by the weekend Guardian Unlimited - Sep 19 5:45 AM
World: Israel will withdraw its last troops from Lebanon by sundown on Friday, military chief tells MPs.Last of Israeli troops to leave Lebanon Aljazeera - Sep 19 8:12 AM
Israeli forces will leave southern Lebanon by Friday, according to the chief of Israel s army.Israeli troops to leave Lebanon soon Yahoo! India News - Sep 19 8:47 AM
Jerusalem, Sep 19 (DPA) Israeli troops will pull out of Lebanon by the Jewish New Year, which begins Friday, Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Dan Halutz told a Knesset committee Tuesday.Lebanon pullout in days: Israeli MP The Age - Sep 19 7:25 AM
The Israeli army will complete a pullout from Lebanon within a few days, an Israeli MP has quoted the military's chief of staff as saying. Israeli forces have been gradually withdrawing from territory the army captured in southern Lebanon during the 34-day war with the Hezbollah guerilla group.22 OFWs from Lebanon receive back wages INQ7.net - Sep 19 7:48 AM
TWENTY-TWO overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated at the height of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon over the last two months have received a total of 226,800 pesos in back wages and other monetary benefits due them, the labor department said Tuesday.Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday: army chief Channel NewsAsia - Sep 19 6:47 AM
JERUSALEM : Israeli forces will leave Lebanon by Friday in time for the Jewish new year, army chief Dan Halutz was quoted as saying Tuesday, closing the curtain on a two-month presence in the war-battered south.Turkish troops to go to Lebanon in late October AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 8:51 AM
Turkish troops to serve as part of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon are expected to be deployed in late October, a Turkish diplomat has said.U.N. human rights team to start Lebanon probe Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 8:24 AM
A three-strong team of experts will travel to Lebanon on Saturday to begin a probe into allegations of human rights violations by Israel during last month's war, a top United Nations official announced on Monday.Lebanon conflict to cause long-term damage: UN official AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 7:15 AM
The conflict in southern Lebanon will have serious long-term effects on people's lives, a UN official said after visiting the region.Army chief: Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday Middle East Online - Sep 19 7:52 AM
Halutz says Lebanon s Hezbollah has been thoroughly respecting ceasefire agreement.Full withdrawal from Lebanon in days, says Israeli MP Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 19 3:26 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli army will pull out of Lebanon within a few days, a legislator quoted the military's chief of staff as saying on Tuesday.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-19 17:58 GMT: Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday - army chief Interactive Investor - Sep 19 10:31 AM
JERUSALEM (AFX) - Israeli forces will leave Lebanon by Friday in time for the Jewish new year, army chief Dan Halutz was quoted as saying today, closing the curtain on a two-month presence in the war-battered south.Reuters Says Freelancer Manipulated Lebanon Photos PDNonline - Sep 19 11:16 AM
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.DM Peretz: Our Hand is Outstretched to Lebanon, Syria Israel National News - Sep 19 11:57 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz said today that Israel has no real conflict with Lebanon, and that the government remains committed to offering peace to Lebanon and to Syria. He made the statements during an address at a ceremony of the IDF Engineering Corps.Israel set to complete Lebanon withdrawal Mail and Guardian - Sep 19 8:31 AM
The Israeli army said on Tuesday it could complete a pull-out from southern Lebanon within a few days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in the devastated country had reached 5 000.China to boost UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to 1,000: Wen AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 3:48 AM
China will bolster its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon to 1,000, Premier Wen Jiabao has said.Israel to fully withdraw from Lebanon in days: MP Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 19 5:24 AM
The Israeli army will complete a pullout from Lebanon within a few days, a legislator quoted the military's chief of staff as saying. Israeli forces have been gradually withdrawing from territory the army captured in southern Lebanon during the 34-day war with the Hezbollah guerrilla group.Israel cluster-bomb use in Lebanon 'outrageous' Mail and Guardian - Sep 19 8:32 AM
Israel dropped at least 350 000 cluster bomblets on south Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah guerrillas, mostly when the conflict was all but over, leaving a deadly legacy for civilians, a United Nations official said on Tuesday.German foreign minister urges lawmakers to back Lebanon mission Khaleej Times - Sep 19 5:32 AM
BERLIN - Germany s foreign minister on Tuesday urged lawmakers to back plans to send warships for the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and pressed for a broader Middle East peace process.Lebanon's ancient ruins suffer from Israeli bombing AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 11:53 AM
Archeologists excavating a necropolis uncovered by construction workers in Beirut only two weeks before war broke out between Hezbollah and Israel had to stop work this summer when Israeli bombs started falling on the country.More OFWs home from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 19 2:30 AM
Five overseas Filipino workers repatriated from Lebanon arrived in Manila Tuesday afternoon, ABS-CBN News reported. They are Josie Lazaro of Isabela, Eva Jonson of Misamis Occidental, Bernadeth Depalog of Mountain Province, Liwanag Jabonillo of Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija and Jeanet Alejo of Isabela.Lecture on Lebanon, Palestine set at COM Marin Independent Journal - Sep 19 8:51 AM
The Educational Alliance for Peace and College of Marin Students for Social Responsibility will co-sponsor a multi-media presentation on Lebanon and Palestine at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at Olney Hall on the school's Kentfield campus.Israel to quit Lebanon by Friday iafrica.com - Sep 19 4:47 AM
Israeli army chief Dan Halutz on Tuesday told parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee that the Israeli forces will leave southern Lebanon by Friday, a member of the panel said.UN slams Israel's cluster bomb use in Lebanon Independent Online - Sep 19 7:32 AM
UN officials claim Israel had scattered at least 350 000 unexploded cluster bomblets on south Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah, mostly when the conflict was all but over - leaving a deadly legacy for civilians.China to boost UN peacekeepers in Lebanon to 1,000: Wen AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 1:38 AM
China is to bolster its peacekeeping forces in Lebanon to 1,000, Premier Wen Jiabao said, in what analysts said was an attempt to reinforce its role in international affairs.China to up Lebanon peacekeeping force AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 18 1:57 AM
China will increase its peacekeeping force in Lebanon to 1,000 and double the humanitarian aid it has pledged, Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday.Israel to pullout forces from Lebanon by Friday Al Bawaba - Sep 19 5:31 AM
Israel's military chief said Tuesday that Israel would withdraw all remaining troops from Lebanon by this weekend, a lawmaker said.Mt. Lebanon superintendent leaving Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 18 9:22 PM
George Wilson, superintendent of the Mt. Lebanon School District, announced last night that he intends to retire at the end of this school year, with one year remaining on the three-year contract the school board gave him in July 2005.Volleyball: Lebanon tops Lady Jays Jefferson City News Tribune - Sep 19 5:24 AM
Lebanon topped the Jefferson City Lady Jays 19-25, 25-19, 25-16 Monday night at Fleming Fieldhouse.Lahoud at the NAM summit in Havana Lebanon determined to defend its legitimate rights Monday Morning - Sep 19 5:50 AM
In his conversations with the Cuban foreign minister and other officials, the president was informed that the ministerial meeting of NAM countries had adopted a proposal by Lebanon condemning the Israeli attack and to call for an inquiry into Israeli exactions against Lebanon.Israeli forces set to exit Lebanon Sunday Times - Sep 19 6:49 AM
JERUSALEM - Israeli forces will leave southern Lebanon by Friday in time for the Jewish new year, army chief Dan Halutz has told parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee.Myopic views on Lebanon Malta Today - Sep 19 6:27 AM
Claire Bonello s second piece (MaltaToday 30 July 2006) regarding the war in Lebanon and on terror does not do justice to the intelligent reader. The war in Lebanon was not provoked by Israel. Hizbollah is a terrorist private army in the state of Lebanon.IMF to send fact-finding team to Lebanon Gulf News - Sep 19 3:04 AM
Singapore: The International Monetary Fund will send a team of economic experts to Lebanon on a fact-finding mission, a European official said on Tuesday.U.N. commander in Lebanon says his troops will not disarm Hezbollah San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 18 6:14 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 2:22 p.m. Sept. 18 (AP): The French general commanding U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon said Monday his troops would not intervene to disarm Hezbollah, even as French President Jacques Chirac said the militant group should not keep a military wing.MK Eitam: IDF Must Remain in S. Lebanon Israel National News - Sep 19 5:12 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Knesset Member Effie Eitam (National Union-NRP) said today that Israel must maintain a military presence in southern Lebanon, in order to continue security operations against enemy forces there.Chirac warns against Hezbollah arms in Lebanon Gulf Times - Sep 19 12:46 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon: French President Jacques Chirac warned against a continued Hezbollah armed presence in southern Lebanon where his defence minister yesterday visited UN forces overseeing the ceasefire with Israel.The UN After Lebanon The Nation via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 9:00 PM
The Nation -- As the sixty-first annual session of the United Nations General Assembly gets under way, and especially in light of the UN's complex relationship to the recent war in Lebanon, it's a good time to take stock of how the organization is doing.A Successful Failure in Lebanon Strategy Page - Sep 19 3:02 AM
September 19, 2006: Stung by accusations that they failed to find out what Hizbollah was up to in south Lebanon, Israeli military intelligence officials insist that they got the job done.U.S. should give no aid to Lebanon The Clarion-Ledger - Sep 19 3:09 AM
I was infuriated to hear on Fox News that the United States government was sending aid to Lebanon in an amount in excess of $239 million, in addition to $50 million already given.Iran leader says U.S. abusing U.N. power AP via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes ago
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of abusing its power in the U.N. Security Council to punish others while protecting its own interests and allies.Britons lead clearance of Israeli cluster bombs in Lebanon Daily Telegraph - Sep 18 6:20 PM
British mine clearance specialists are heading a United Nations operation to clear cluster bombs from hundreds of homes and villages in Southern Lebanon. Turk troops off to Lebanon as motion get passed Turks.US - Sep 18 10:54 PM
The Turkish government s motion seeking authorization to send troops to Lebanon was adopted at the Parliament s General Assembly on Tuesday.Lebanon World Heritage Sites Need Repair Los Angeles Times - Sep 18 6:04 AM
PARIS -- Three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lebanon, which include some of the Mideast's most significant ancient ruins, are in urgent need of repair after a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.N. agency said Monday.$3,000 raised for Lebanon relief Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Sep 18 7:42 PM
WORCESTER - More than $3,000 was raised for war-damaged Lebanon relief at a dinner yesterday organized by the Central Massachusetts Coalition for Peace in the Middle East that drew more than 100 people from the area.Israel to Complete Lebanon Withdrawal by New Year Israel National News - Sep 19 1:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Israel will complete it withdrawal from southern Lebanon before Rosh HaShana, Jewish New Year, which begins Friday night. On Friday, Hizbullah is holding a celebration of its victory over Israel. Iran tells U.N. nuclear program peaceful AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon Tuesday in an address to world leaders, and accused Washington of unfairly attacking Tehran's nuclear program, which he insisted was peaceful.Lebanon ancient sites damaged during war Calcutta News - Sep 18 5:41 PM
The United Nations' cultural organization, UNESCO, says Lebanon's most important ancient ruins have sustained damage from the recent fighting between Israel and the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah.UN peacekeeping force rules out task to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah People's Daily - Sep 18 5:53 PM
The commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon French General Alain Pellegrini said Monday that his troops will not try to disarm Hezbollah which is a matter for the Lebanese government.Cleaning up Lebanon's political mess The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 18 5:11 PM
Lebanon's latest war with Israel has now been over for as long as the actual fighting lasted, but the Lebanese will be picking up the pieces - in more ways than one - for years to come. The Israeli military's hi-tech toys may have counted for little more than overpriced kitsch against highly trained and disciplined Hizbullah fighters on the ground.Lebanon s Cultural Heritage Largely Survived Bombs Scoop.co.nz - Sep 18 4:20 PM
Most components of Lebanon s cultural heritage were spared during the recent conflict, experts sent by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) said today after visiting the country, but urgent measures are needed to protect the Worl Heritage List site of Byblos from the effects of an oil spill.Italian peacekeepers hit snag in Lebanon... no place to go AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 3:48 PM
When Italian troops landed in Lebanon two weeks ago to reinforce UN peacekeeping forces they planned to base their headquarters in the town of Juwaya.UN human rights body to discuss situation in Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 18 4:54 PM
The UN Human Rights Council opened its second regular session here on Monday with a range of human rights issues on the top of the agenda, notably the situation in Lebanon.Israeli cabinet approves inquiry of Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 3:04 PM
Israel's cabinet appointed a commission on Sunday to investigate the way the government and military handled the Lebanon war, bowing to calls for an inquiry but rejecting veterans' demands for an independent probe.French defense chief visits Lebanon as peacekeepers hit snags AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 1:35 PM
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie arrived in Lebanon to review the movement of French troops deploying to a UN peacekeeping force in the south.China to increase Lebanon profile BBC News - Sep 17 11:13 PM
China will significantly lift its Middle East profile by sending 1,000 troops to Lebanon, Premier Wen Jiabao says.Israel sets up beefed-up inquiry into Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 1:36 PM
The Israeli cabinet voted to set up a beefed-up government inquiry into the conduct of the Lebanon war after widespread public pressure to investigate the 34-day offensive that failed to achieve its main objectives.French peacekeepers face Lebanon ghosts AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 12:08 PM
France is poised to dispatch hundreds of troops Monday to support the international peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, confronting painful memories of the deadly 1983 bombing in Beirut and concerns about more violence in the next few months.NOAA RESPONDS TO INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILLS Spills in Lebanon and Philippines Place Natural Resources at Risk NOAA News - Sep 18 2:02 PM
Sept. 18, 2006 The NOAA Office of Response and Restoration is working with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Coast Guard to respond to recent international oil spill emergencies in Lebanon and the Philippines.Burglar Stabs Officer, Gets Away, Mayor Says WGAL via Yahoo! News - Sep 19 1:51 PM
In Lebanon County, a police officer was stabbed during an altercation with a burglar at Cleona Elementary School early Tuesday morning, according to officials.Israel sets up panel to investigate its handling of the Lebanon conflict International Herald Tribune - Sep 17 12:43 PM
After a month of debate in Israel, the government on Sunday established a committee to investigate the political and military leadership's handling of the invasion of Lebanon.Israelis in war-battered north want heads to roll over Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 12:56 PM
"We don't need inquiries. We just want to see heads rolling," is a common refrain in Israel's northern town of Kiryat Shmona, battered by over 1,000 rockets during the Lebanon war.Syrian border may be problem for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 17 12:10 PM
The brown sedan kicks up dirt as it speeds along the small trail and crosses the border from Syria with no security forces in sight another reminder how hard it will be for Lebanon to keep weapons from being smuggled to rearm Hezbollah.Israeli internal probe of Lebanon war OKd San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 18 3:38 AM
The Israeli Cabinet approved a committee on Sunday to investigate the government's handling of the recent military campaign in Lebanon but rejected protesters' calls for an independent inquiry. Amid broad dissatisfaction in Israel over the outcome of...