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Lebanon Christians hold rally for civil war 'martyrs' 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 4:57 AM
Tens of thousands of people joined a mass rally staged by the anti-Syrian Christian party, Lebanese Forces (LF), for its "martyrs" from Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.Israel poised to withdraw from southern Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 3:40 AM
Israel is poised to withdraw its remaining troops from southern Lebanon this week, more than two months after the start of a costly war against the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah.Dogs, cats orphaned by war in Lebanon to be airlifted to U.S. for adoption The State - 17 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon They endured a summer of war, but now relief is coming for Lebanon s little-known victims cats and dogs abandoned when their owners fled the country during the early days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Orphaned pets from Lebanon headed to U.S. Dallas Morning News - Sep 24 2:07 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - They endured a summer of war, but now relief is coming for Lebanon's little known victims -- cats and dogs abandoned when their owners fled the country during the early days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Student tells of Lebanon travels The State News - 46 minutes ago
Thursday night was the first time Waleed Brinjikji, an MSU physiology senior, shared his story on campus about how his family's trip to Lebanon turned into a fight for their lives.Israeli New Year hopes dashed as delay keeps troops in Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
Several hundred Israeli soldiers this weekend spent the Jewish New Year holiday inside Lebanon after a further delay prevented them returning home for the festivities.Dogs and cats left in Lebanon to be airlifted to U-S KTRE-TV East Texas - Sep 24 6:31 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Their owners fled Lebanon weeks ago -- now, hundreds of pets left behind are being airlifted out.Bush names delegation to help Lebanon reconstruction AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 3:49 PM
President George W. Bush named a delegation of corporate leaders to visit Lebanon and explore ways of helping the country rebuild following the devastating month-long war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia.INTERVIEW - Lebanon hopes U.N. force can boost tourism Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 24 10:08 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will lose about $2 billion in tourism revenues this year due to a month-long war but the tourism minister is hoping a 15,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force will help revitalise the industry.Dogs and cats left in Lebanon to be airlifted to U-S ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 24 3:08 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Their owners fled Lebanon weeks ago -- now, hundreds of pets left behind are being airlifted out. Some 300 dogs and cats will be flown to the United...Stabilization Force Positions in S. Lebanon Israel National News - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Lebanese forces accompanied by members of the international stabilization for in southern Lebanon on Saturday took up position in southern Lebanon, along Israel s border.Turkey to Export Electricity to Lebanon Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:13 PM
The Syrian Electricity Institution wants to import electricity from Turkey in order to help meet Lebanon s power shortage via an energy transportation line between Birecik and Aleppo.Bush sends corporate team to Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 24 12:34 PM
US President George W. Bush on Saturday named a delegation of corporate leaders to visit Lebanon in order to explore ways of helping the country rebuild following the devastating month-long war between Israel and Hizbullah. The group, which includes Intel chairman Craig Barrett, Cisco chief executive John Chambers and Ray Irani of Occidental Petroleum.U.S. to send delegation on Lebanon rebuilding Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 11:27 AM
President George W. Bush on Saturday named a delegation of business leaders and U.S. officials to visit Lebanon to discuss the rebuilding after the 34-day war between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.Bush sending delegation to Lebanon USA Today - Sep 23 10:47 AM
President Bush announced Saturday that he is sending a delegation to Lebanon to meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and discuss ways to help rebuild his nation left in ruins after this summer's 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Delegation will seek ways to help Lebanon The Buffalo News - Sep 24 6:06 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush announced Saturday that he is sending a delegation to Lebanon to meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and discuss ways to rebuild his nation, left in ruins after this summer's 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Lebanon: Christian leader slams Hizbullah Al Bawaba - Sep 24 12:16 PM
Christian leader Samir Geagea defied Hizbullah and its supporters to prove loyalty for Lebanon before demanding a change in government, insisting that allegiance to Syria would not achieve national unity.Belgian defense minister visiting Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 24 5:18 AM
Belgium - Lebanon Belgium's defense minister Andre Flahaut is in Lebanon to visit the location in the south of the country where the Belgian soldiers attached to the UN peaceforce Unifil will be stationed.LEBANON: Children play to tackle war trauma AlertNet - Sep 24 4:25 AM
Source: IRIN In southern Lebanon, one major component of the overall rehabilitation and recovery process is to ensure that children overcome the trauma of living through war as well as the distress of returning to heavily damaged villages. Israel poised to withdraw from southern Lebanon Khaleej Times - Sep 24 7:26 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel is poised to withdraw its remaining troops from southern Lebanon this week, more than two months after the start of a costly war against the Shia Muslim Hezbollah.Putin confirms Russian troops for Lebanon, but not under UN flag AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 5:38 AM
Russia intends to send troops to Lebanon, but not as part of the UN peacekeeping force there and only if all parties in the region agree, President Vladimir Putin confirmed.20 OFWs from Lebanon return INQ7.net - Sep 24 4:22 AM
TWENTY Filipinas from Lebanon arrived in Manila Sunday as the evacuation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the war-torn Middle East country continued, GMA Network s station dzBB reported.Bush sending presidential delegation to Lebanon WTVM 9 - Sep 24 5:52 AM
WHITE HOUSE President Bush is sending a delegation to Lebanon to discuss ways to help the nation rebuild.Upper house to debate sending engineering unit to Lebanon Interfax - Sep 24 2:48 AM
YEKATERINBURG. Sept 24 (Interfax) - Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov said the Federation Council will be prepared to debate sending a Russian engineering battalion to Lebanon.20 OFWs home from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 24 2:30 AM
Twenty overseas Filipino workers evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Manila Sunday afternoon, ABS-CBN News reported. The OFWs arrived at around 2:20 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 aboard a Gulf Air flight funded by the International Organization for Migration.Lasting quiet returns to south Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 2:23 AM
Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold: the Lebanese army and a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force.Lebanon's Nasrallah emerges as idol post war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 8:16 AM
Whether he is despised or adored by Lebanese, Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has emerged as an idol in the wake of his group's war with Israel.U.N. Force Is Treading Lightly on Lebanese Soil New York Times - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
Officials say the policing power for the U.N. force in Lebanon is limited as their tasks are dictated by the political will of Beirut.Jazeera Airways Travelers' Fly in Support of Lebanon [Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 5:00 AM
Kuwait (PRWEB) September 24, 2006 -- Jazeera Airways, the wings of freedom, flew its first flight back to Lebanon Wednesday with a cabin full of passengers taking advantage of Jazeera Airways' free flight to Beirut offer.Lebanon shuts out rival Maroons Roanoke Times - Sep 23 10:45 PM
LEBANON -- If this is indeed the last time these rivals meet in the Hogoheegee District, Lebanon will have bragging rights for a long time, downing George Wythe 14-0 on Friday night. Lebanon (3-1, 2-0) gained 224 yards on the ground and 271 total in the win. Analysts Say US Image Slipped in Lebanon After Israel-Hezbollah War Voice of America - Sep 23 1:50 PM
The 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon ended last month with a United Nations-brokered ceasefire and deployment of U.N. troops. Before the guns were silenced, more than 1,000 Lebanese and 43 Israeli civilians died.Lebanese Christians protest Hezbollah AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.Bush names delegation to help Lebanon reconstruction Channel NewsAsia - Sep 23 3:26 PM
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush on Saturday named a delegation of corporate leaders to visit Lebanon and explore ways of helping the country rebuild following the devastating month-long war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia.New Day for Israeli Settlements Washington Post - Sep 24 5:26 PM
After war in Lebanon, unpopular Olmert has put his West Bank withdrawal plan on hold.Ramadan begins in Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 23 6:54 PM
The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins on Saturday in Lebanon, Dar al Fatwa, the country's highest Sunni Muslim authority headed by Mufti Mohammed Rashid Kabbani, has announced.Springboro-Lebanon is DDN's Game of the Week Dayton Daily News - Sep 23 9:08 PM
Springboro and Lebanon might be struggling on the football field, but they've got it together for the Dayton Daily News high school football Game of the Week.Lasting Quiet Returns to South Lebanon ABC News - Sep 23 2:49 AM
Lasting Calm in South Lebanon Could Bring New Order in Longtime Front of Arab-Israeli ConflictDoubts in Israel over Lebanon pull-out BBC News - Sep 23 12:18 AM
Israelis express their doubts for the future as the army prepares to withdraw from Lebanon.Carol Samaha leaves Lebanon for good Al Bawaba - Sep 23 7:16 PM
Lebanese singer Carol Samaha has left Lebanon and will split her residency between France and Dubai, where she is signing her latest album Adwa El Shuhra (Fame s Lights).Jazeera Airways Travelers' Fly in Support of Lebanon [Press Release] PR Web - Sep 24 12:07 AM
Jazeera Airways, the wings of freedom, flew its first flight back to Lebanon Wednesday with a cabin full of passengers taking advantage of Jazeera Airways' free flight to Beirut offer. The airline had announced yesterday that it will fly its flight to Beirut for free to the first 163 Beirut lovers who report to Kuwait International Airport (KIA) on September 20 at 4pm wearing a T-shirt expressing Lebanon?s Three-Sided Postwar Game: Who Gets Shabaa Farms? New York Times - Sep 23 8:28 PM
The Lebanese insist a disputed 10-mile-square area of land is theirs, and Hezbollah says it will not lay down its weapons until Israel gives it back.A lasting quiet in south Lebanon could bring a new order in longtime front Boston Herald - Sep 23 7:05 AM
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon - Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold:...Bush sending presidential delegation to Lebanon KVOA Tucson - Sep 23 12:09 PM
WHITE HOUSE President Bush is sending a delegation to Lebanon to discuss ways to help the nation rebuild. The 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah this summer...Lebanon's Christian leader calls on Hezbollah to lay down arms People's Daily - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
A Lebanese Christian leader on Sunday urged Hezbollah (Party of God) to lay down its arms, accusing the guerrilla group of rejecting such calls and keeping weapons by force.Lebanese Christian leader raps Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 9:51 AM
A Lebanese Christian leader said on Sunday Hizbollah's war with Israel was a disaster for Lebanon and rapped the Shi'ite Muslim group for rejecting calls to lay down its arms.Lebanon aid volunteers seek help Gulf Daily News - Sep 23 4:00 PM
VOLUNTEERS who collected almost 30 boxes of clothing and bedding for people in Lebanon are now appealing for help in getting them there. The boxes are gathering dust in the house of one of the volunteers because nobody will agree to send them.France, Germany, RF have close positions on Lebanon, Iran issues Itar-Tass - Sep 23 10:20 AM
COMPIEGNE, September 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia, France and Germany have close positions on acute international issues, including Lebanon and Iran.Lebanon's divided Christians feel rudderless AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 7:14 AM
The Christians of Lebanon, divided and marginalized, are struggling to build up a new political force which can defend their interests in the face of the growing influence of the Shiite group Hezbollah after its war with Israel.Iran, Lebanon call for expansion of parliamentary cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 23 8:55 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Relations Head of Majlis Commission for National Security and Foreign Policy Ala'eddin Boroujerdi, heading an Iranian parliamentary delegation, conferred with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri here on Saturday on expansion of mutual cooperation along with regional developments.Anti-Syrian Christian chief scoffs at Hezbollah 'victory' claim AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 9:11 AM
Anti-Syrian Christian leader Samir Geagea scoffed at Hezbollah claims of victory in its conflict with Israel and avowals that it wanted a strong state in Lebanon.Official blasts int'l organizations, UNSC for silence on Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 23 8:55 AM
Iran - Israel - Tabibzadeh An Iranian official on Saturday harshly criticized international organizations, including the UN Security Council, for their silence against Israeli crimes in Lebanon.MP lauds Lebanon's role in Middle East as forerunner Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 23 7:55 AM
Lebanon - Boroujerdi - Lebanon Head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ala'eddin Boroujerdi and a delegation accompanying him here Saturday conferred separately with a number of Lebanese political and religious figures on matters of mutual interest.Israel plans full Lebanon pullout within days Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 5:53 AM
Israel intends to complete a troop withdrawal from Lebanon by the weekend, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday, as Germany and Malaysia took steps to beef up an international peacekeeping force.Putin confirms Russian troops for Lebanon, but not under UN flag Khaleej Times - Sep 23 7:02 AM
COMPIEGNE, France - Russia intends to send troops to Lebanon, but not as part of the UN peacekeeping force there and only if all parties in the region agree, President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Saturday.Four charged in Lebanon vandalism spree WTHR Indianapolis - Sep 23 9:08 AM
Lebanon - Four teenagers have been charged with a total of 152 counts of criminal mischief in connection with a recent vandalism spree in Lebanon.World Bank, $70m to Lebanon AME Info - Sep 23 5:59 AM
The World Bank has approved a $70m grant to support reconstruction efforts in Lebanon following the recent 34 day conflict, reported TradeArabia.Russia to send construction workers to Lebanon if asked-Putin Russian Information Agency Novosti - Sep 23 6:31 AM
COMPIENGE (France) September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will send a small group of construction workers to Lebanon only if it is convinced that all political forces in the country agree to this, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.Lasting quiet returns to south Lebanon Syracuse.com - Sep 23 2:44 AM
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold: the Lebanese army and a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force.Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enemies closer The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 1:00 AM
Over the next few days, Israel hopes to bring home its remaining troops from south Lebanon, marking the end of its withdrawal after the 34-day war with Hizbullah guerrillas.Lebanon focus of vigil today The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - Sep 23 12:57 AM
Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church at 1237 Eraste Landry Road is scheduled to hold a candlelight vigil service for peace in Lebanon tonight.Judge refuses plea to stop recall election in New Lebanon Dayton Daily News - Sep 22 9:52 PM
The New Lebanon special election appeared to be on for Tuesday after a Montgomery County Common Pleas judge on Friday ruled against attorneys for Mayor Larry Shock, Vice Mayor Wayne Michael and Councilman Raymond Arriola.US Intelligence Director John Negroponte says Qaeda s expansion in Lebanon, exploiting conflict there, is being taken DEBKAfile - Sep 23 2:34 AM
This move cannot be ruled out, he said to Reuters and International Herald Tribune, despite the chasm between the Sunni Muslim al Qaeda and Lebanon s Shiite Hizballah.Lebanon?s Future: Bending Toward Hezbollah or Leaning to the West? New York Times - Sep 21 10:34 PM
The outcome of the battle for Lebanon?s political future could have profound ramifications for the Middle East.Defending his country -- Israel Newsday - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
On a few of those tense days after his Israeli military unit crossed into Lebanon, Sgt. Brian Waxman got his share of kidding.Fire destroys Lebanon mill Corvallis Gazette Times - Sep 22 10:43 PM
LEBANON Firefighters from around Linn county worked through the night to extinguish a fire that gutted the former Champion mill site. The property is in the area of Santiam Highway and Market Street, near Cheadle Lake.Circus tricks Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
With the dust now settling across southern Lebanon, yet another Middle East conflict has come to an uneasy close.Lebanese all praise for Qatar s rebuilding initiative The Peninsula - 13 minutes ago
doha Qatar's initiative to rebuild parts of the war-torn Lebanon has invited an overwhelming response from the people of that country, reports Al Sharq.Lebanese Christians protest Hezbollah Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.Police shoot, kill man during confrontation WHAS 11 Louisville - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
LEBANON JUNCTION, Ky. A 41-year-old man was shot to death Sunday evening after a confrontation with police trying to serve arrest warrants, Kentucky State Police said.Anniversary Corvallis Gazette Times - 14 minutes ago
Tera Benton and Brian Widger have announced their engagement and are planning a Sept. 16, 2006, wedding. Tera, the daughter of Edward and Barbara Babcock of Lebanon, is a 1994 graduate of Lebanon Union High. She received a bachelor s degree from the University of Phoenix.Israel plans full Lebanon withdrawal within days Mail and Guardian - Sep 22 11:17 PM
Israel intends to complete a troop withdrawal from Lebanon by the weekend, Defence Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday.Lebanon turmoil stirs up Israeli Arabs' anger The Sacramento Bee - Sep 24 12:12 AM
JERUSALEM -- For two years, author Sayed Kashua, an Arab Israeli, has been writing a popular weekly newspaper column for one of Israel's largest Hebrew-language newspapers, Haaretz. The column often takes a lighthearted look at discrimination, racism and the challenges facing the Arab minority in this largely Jewish nation.Hezbollah takes lead in rebuilding south Lebanon Mail and Guardian - Sep 22 11:17 PM
Standing in his grimy and smoke-stained welding shop, Ahmed Jumaa is eager to help rebuild Bint Jbeil, the south Lebanon town devastated by heavy fighting during Israel's 34-day war on Hezbollah.Netherlands to send ship to UN naval mission in Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 22 8:24 PM
The Dutch government has decided to send a ship to Lebanon as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force, online newsletter Expatica reported on Friday.Engagements Corvallis Gazette Times - 13 minutes ago
Susan Cantrell, daughter of Betty Hunt of Marcola and the late L. K. Balsiger of Cottage Grove, and Leland Ford, son of Charlene Ford of Salem and the late Jess Ford of Lebanon, are engaged to be married Aug. 20.Hezbollah leader vows not to give up weapons until Lebanon's government changes Boston Herald - Sep 22 2:19 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a "victory" rally Friday that his guerrillas have 20,000 rockets left after the war with...Factory gets OK in Lebanon Corvallis Gazette Times - Sep 22 6:29 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Planning Commission has authorized an initial request to build an 80,000-square-foot factory in the industrial area northwest of town.Connellsville unable to hold off Mount Lebanon Herald Standard - Sep 22 10:27 PM
CONNELLSVILLE - The Connellsville got off to a fast start, but was unable to hold the lead as Mt.Lebanon came back with three scores in the second half to beat the Falcons 21-14, sending the them to their third straight loss.Lebanese Christian leader slams Hezbollah at rally for war against Israel CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 24 3:38 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-Hezbollah Christian leader poured into the shrine of the Virgin Mary in the town of Harissa Sunday to hear him denounce the Islamic militants for the "catastrophe" their war with Israel brought on Lebanon.Cleanup barely makes dent in Lebanon oil spill from July attack Seattle Times - Sep 24 12:20 AM
Shovel-wielding volunteers sifted through oil-stained sand on a beach where tourists once swam, now emptied by a massive spill caused by...Olmert's Approval Rating Plummets Amid Criticism of Lebanon War Voice of America - Sep 22 12:50 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's approval rating has plummeted in the wake of the war in Lebanon. But Israeli officials have brushed off speculation that Olmert's center-left coalition will suffer the same fate as several previous governments, and collapse.Thousands hear call to disband Hezbollah ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 24 1:09 PM
Thousands have turned out to hear an anti-Syrian Christian leader in Beirut, Lebanon, just days after an estimated half-a-million Shiite Muslims turned out to support Hezbollah.Hizbollah backers gather for Lebanon "victory" rally Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 3:38 PM
Hizbollah supporters from across Lebanon gather in the Shi'ite Muslim guerrilla group's Beirut stronghold on Friday for a "divine victory" rally over Israel declared by its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.Lebanon teens charged in vandalism spree The Indianapolis Star - Sep 22 10:12 AM
LEBANON Four Lebanon teenagers face a total of 152 charges in connection with a vandalism spree that left spray-painted graffiti on houses, cars, and school buses throughout the northwest side of the city earlier this month.Lebanon rifts resurface Gulf Daily News - Sep 22 7:07 PM
BEIRUT: Rifts between Hizbollah and its Lebanese opponents will ensure that Lebanon has no easy ride as it tries to rebuild the economy and state institutions after Israel's devastating war with the Shi'ite fighters.Lebanon threatens UN appeal over Israel pullout delay AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:33 PM
Lebanon threatened to seek action from the UN Security Council if Israel does not complete its promised troop pullout by the end of next week, as Hezbollah prepared to celebrate "victory" in the month-long war.EU draft seeks immediate Lebanon ceasefire Tiscali - Sep 22 5:28 PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers were set to call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon as they began emergency talks on the crisis on Tuesday, a draft statement obtained by Reuters showed.Olmert's ratings fall after Lebanon war AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 1:06 PM
Israelis would vote Ehud Olmert out of office if elections were held now, polls indicated Thursday, as the defiant prime minister defended his performance in the Lebanon war and lashed out at his critics.Donald J. The Legend Reifke, 68, 09/21/2006 Oswego Daily News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
OSWEGO, NY - Donald J. The Legend Reifke, 68, a resident of 92 W. Cayuga St., died Thursday Sept. 21, 2006, at Dartmouth Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.Vast Lebanon Throng Hails Hezbollah Chief, Who Calls the Militia Stronger New York Times - Sep 22 7:33 PM
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told a mammoth crowd in Beirut that the militant group had 20,000 missiles and would never disarm.War saddles Palestinians with even more burdens The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 24 12:41 PM
While the residents of South Lebanon bore the brunt of casualties and destruction to infrastructure during the 34-day war with Israel this summer, the pre-existing vulnerability of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon has also been greatly exacerbated by the violence. "The main problems that the Palestinians have to cope with, particularly in the South.Israel PM has no regrets about going to war in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:06 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, whose poll ratings have tumbled since taking his country to war in Lebanon this summer, insisted that he had no regrets about going to war.Lebanon leader puts UN in the picture Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 22 7:01 AM
Protest a supporter waves a Hezbollah flag in front of a poster of the faces of, from top to bottom, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late Shiite Muslim spiritual leader Moussa Sadrof and the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in the southern Lebanon village of Kfar Kila.Geagea scoffs at Hizbullah's claims of 'victory' The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 24 12:34 PM
Anti-Syrian Christian leader Samir Geagea scoffed Sunday at Hizbullah's claims of victory in the war with Israel and avowals that it wanted a strong state in Lebanon. "We are the victors, and yet we do not feel it was victory but rather that a real catastrophe befell our country, and that our fate and destiny are at the mercy of the winds.German fleet sails for Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 10:41 AM
A German fleet left for the Mediterranean to head the naval component of the UN force in Lebanon which will have the job of preventing arms being smuggled to Hezbollah.Lebanon: Troops Deployed Near Israeli Border India Daily - Sep 24 8:39 AM
The Lebanese army Sept. 23 sent 400 troops to areas along the country's border with Israel, including Naqoura, Labboneh and the towns of Mais al-Jabal and Meheibib. This is the first time Lebanese forces have been stationed along the border since 1968.Israel leaves behind deadly traps in south Lebanon TurkishPress.com - Sep 22 11:03 AM
HUMIN - The Israeli army may be poised to end its occupation of south Lebanon following its war with Hezbollah but it leaves behind a deadly legacy which could cripple everyday life for many months to come.Lebanon's ancient ruins suffer from Israeli bombing Middle East Times - Sep 23 3:58 PM
BEIRUT -- Archaeologists 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.Murr says 'properly equipped' army would deter Israel The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 24 12:34 PM
Defense Minister Elias Murr said Sunday that the Lebanese Army "will deter any Israeli violation of Lebanese territory once it has been properly equipped." "The army's main role is to protect South Lebanon from any Israeli attack," Murr said after his meeting with his Belgian counterpart, Andre Flaho.Geagea rejects Hizbollah claims Gulf Daily News - Sep 24 3:13 PM
HARISSA, Lebanon: Anti-Syrian Christian leader Samir Geagea scoffed yesterday at Hizbollah claims of victory in its conflict with Israel and avowals that it wanted a strong state in Lebanon.