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  • Israel explains trepidation over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 4:53 PM
    Despite repeated Israeli assurances of a quick troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Israeli officials said Thursday they were reluctant to complete the pullout more than six weeks after a cease-fire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict.

  • U.N. shifts from aid work to rebuilding in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 5:36 PM
    The United Nations declared an end on Thursday to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon caused by the Israeli-Hizbollah war and said it planned to shift its resources to rebuilding the war-shattered area.

  • Lebanon Update Open this result in new window
    Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 1:41 PM
    At the time of Kevin Sites' first visit to Lebanon (the second was during the war between Israel and Hezbollah), the country was still reeling from the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Mass protests had forced the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, but a string of politically-motivated assassinations continued in the months following the pullout.

  • Olmert meets with Lebanon inquiry commission for first time Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 10:58 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met for the first time with a commission investigating the government's conduct of the Lebanon war, an official said.

  • UN, Israeli tanks in brief face-off in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 9:04 AM
    UN and Israeli tanks have been involved in a brief face-off on a road in southern Lebanon where the Israeli army has been setting up checkpoints.

  • Olmert meets with Lebanon inquiry commission for first time Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:20 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has met for the first time with a commission investigating the government's conduct of the Lebanon war.

  • Israel Explains Trepidation Over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 28 5:19 PM
    Israeli Concerns About Violence Delay Final Troop Withdrawal From Lebanon

  • Lebanon leader excluded at summit Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 28 12:33 PM
    Lebanon's president is excluded from a French-speaking summit over his alleged links to the former PM's assassination.

  • Olmert meets with Lebanon inquiry commission for first time Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 3:17 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has met for the first time with an inquiry commission investigating the conduct of the Lebanon war.

  • Israeli concerns about violence delay final troop withdrawal from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 6:36 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Despite repeated Israeli assurances of a quick troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Israeli officials said Thursday they were reluctant to complete the pullout more than six weeks after a ceasefire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict.

  • Hezbollah, With $100 Bills, Struggles to Repair Lebanon Damage Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 28 6:12 AM
    Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- On an August morning, men in T- shirts and baseball caps guard metal barricades that block the street leading to the al-Mehdi al-Shahid high school in southern Beirut, Lebanon, black sports bags hanging menacingly off their shoulders.

  • Israeli Officials Say Several Concerns Are Keeping Some Troops In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WLBZ Bangor - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
    Israel says it's not rushing to get all of its troops out of Lebanon. Officials cite a number of concerns, including fears that protests by Hezbollah supporters along the Israel-Lebanon border could be a precursor to more violence.

  • Norway supports Lebanon clean-up Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
    The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated 5 million Norwegian krones (760,000 U.S. dollars) towards the UN program to survey the environmental damage caused by the hostilities in Lebanon, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported on Thursday.

  • German chancellor promises more help to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 28 6:37 PM
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, following her meeting with visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, said on Thursday that her country would provide more help to Lebanon.

  • Rifts over deploying UN, Lebanese forces delay Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon: media Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 28 5:37 PM
    Israeli officials said Thursday that the full withdrawal from Lebanon has been delayed by disagreements over deploying UN and Lebanese troops in south Lebanon, local newspaper Ha'aratz reported.

  • Israeli officials say several concerns are keeping some troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Sep 28 4:26 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel says it's not rushing to get all of its troops out of Lebanon.

  • Lebanon moves ahead on project Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 28 2:15 PM
    LEBANON Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind waste disposal system.

  • Israeli officials Say Several Concerns Are Keeping Some Troops In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WCSH 6 Portland - Sep 28 3:04 PM
    Israel says it's not rushing to get all of its troops out of Lebanon. Officials are citing a number of concerns, including fears that protests by Hezbollah supporters along the Israel-Lebanon border could be a precursor to more violence.

  • Israeli officials say several concerns are keeping some troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Sep 28 1:47 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel says it's not rushing to get all of its troops out of Lebanon. Officials are citing a number of concerns, including fears that protests by Hezbollah...

  • Dispute over Hezbollah delays Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 12:04 PM
    Disputes over how the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers will deal with Hezbollah fighters is holding up the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Israel's military chief of staff said.

  • Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon expected by end of month Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 28 6:44 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Several disagreements regarding the deployment of Lebanese and UN forces in southern Lebanon have delayed a final Israeli troop withdrawal from that country, Israeli military officials said Thursday.

  • Israel delays pullout from Lebanon over differences Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Sep 28 4:05 PM
    Xinhua. JERUSALEM. Israeli officials said yesterday that the full withdrawal from Lebanon has been delayed by disagreements over deploying United Nations and Lebanese troops in south Lebanon, local newspaper Haaratz reported.

  • Belgian troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 7:37 AM
    Some 140 Belgian soldiers flew to Beirut on Wednesday to join a U.N. peacekeeping force monitoring a truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.

  • Singaporeans contribute $200,000 to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 28 3:17 AM
    SINGAPORE: Singapore has contributed $200,000 to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund.

  • UN, Israeli tanks in brief face-off in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 28 8:49 AM
    MARWAHEEN, Lebanon - UN and Israeli tanks were involved in a brief face-off on Thursday on a road in southern Lebanon where the Israeli army has been setting up checkpoints, AFP correspondents said.

  • Cluster Bombs a Vestige of Israel's Lebanon Fight Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 27 7:15 PM
    Melissa Block talks with Anthony Shadid, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, about the problem of small, unexploded cluster bombs in southern Lebanon. About the size of a soda can, they may number more than 1 million. Most were dropped during the last three days of the fighting.

  • First face-off between Israeli and French forces in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Sep 28 9:55 AM
    U.N. and Israeli tanks were involved in a brief face-off Thursday on a road in southern Lebanon where the Israeli army has been establishing checkpoints, AFP said.

  • Romania hosts Francophone summit amid row over Lebanon's Lahoud Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 1:30 PM
    Heads of state or government from more than 30 countries began a two-day summit of French-speaking nations in Romania amid a dispute over whether the Lebanese president should have been invited.

  • State grow weary with Israel still in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Sep 28 7:32 AM
    The Lebanese government is considering filing a complaint with the United Nations Security Council about Israel's failure to withdraw from Lebanon.

  • Lebanon fitness classes begin Oct. 2 Open this result in new window
    Lebanon Express - Sep 28 7:10 AM
    Albany Parks & Recreation, the City of Lebanon, Cascade Performing Arts and the Boys & Girls Club of Lebanon are offering fitness classes in Lebanon. All classes begin Oct. 2.

  • Russian Troops Make First Mideast Foray In Lebanon For Centuries Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 27 6:08 PM
    by Haro Chakmakjian Beirut (AFP) Sep 27, 2006 Russian troops are to deploy in Lebanon soon for the first time in more than 200 years, with a small contingent being sent to build bridges -- not only real ones but also geopolitical ones.

  • Mt. Lebanon wary of McKeesport's high-powered offense Open this result in new window
    The Daily News - Sep 28 7:33 AM
    With his team's game against McKeesport Area less than 48 hours away, Mt. Lebanon coach Chris Haering confessed that he had no idea how his team could slow down the defending WPIAL and PIAA champions.

  • Bulgaria to send troops to bolster UN military force in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 3:12 AM
    Bulgaria's Defence Minister Veselin Bliznakov has said that Bulgaria intends to send a 130-crew frigate to Lebanon as part of the larger United Nations peacekeeping mission, a news agency reported.

  • More LBCC classes offered in Lebanon during day Open this result in new window
    Lebanon Express - Sep 28 7:02 AM
    Hoping to serve East Linn County students better, Linn-Benton Community College is offering a fuller schedule of daytime classes at the Lebanon Center this year.

  • Singaporeans contribute $200,000 to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Sep 28 2:59 AM
    SINGAPORE: Singapore has contributed $200,000 to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund. The fund was initiated by the Singapore Red Cross to aid the humanitarian efforts in Lebanon.

  • UK FIRM WINS ANTI-MINE CONTRACT IN LEBANON Open this result in new window
    Middle East Newsline - Sep 28 3:08 AM
    LONDON [MENL] -- A British firm has been awarded a $5.6 million contract to clear mines in Lebanon. The London-based ArmorGroup International was awarded a contract to clear an area of southern Lebanon of unexploded landmines and bombs.

  • PG South: Thinking Small good for Mt. Lebanon tennis Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 27 9:26 PM
    Carly Small is blessed with exceptional athletic ability, which allows the Mt. Lebanon freshman to possess all the physical attributes you look for in a tennis player: strong serve, powerful ground strokes, good court coverage.

  • Lebanon, technology on agenda for discussion at Francophone summit Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 27 6:52 PM
    BUCHAREST, Romania (CP) - The representatives from the 50 countries attending the Francophone summit will discuss the fighting between Israel and Lebanon this summer even though the top Lebanese leaders will not be there.

  • Man extradited from Lebanon faces court over drive-by Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 27 10:43 PM
    A man, who has been extradited from overseas, has faced court in Sydney over a drive-by shooting at a police station eight years ago. New South Wales detectives escorted 31-year-old Saleh Jamal from Lebanon to Sydney earlier today.

  • Lebanon: Little pressure on Hezbollah to disarm Open this result in new window
    AngolaPress - Sep 28 2:37 AM
    MARJAYOUN, 09/28 - Six weeks after the end of the Lebanon war, the militant Hezbollah group is facing little on-the-ground pressure to give up its weapons and disarm despite a U.N. cease-fire resolution demanding just that.

  • Doubts in Israel over Lebanon pull-out Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 27 6:58 AM
    Israelis express their doubts for the future as the army prepares to withdraw from Lebanon.

  • S. Korea mulls sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 27 9:00 PM
    SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea plans to send a survey team to Lebanon next month before deciding whether to contribute troops to the United Nations force there, a government official said Thursday.

  • Lebanon alleges theft of river water Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Sep 28 12:52 AM
    WAZZANI, Lebanon: Lebanese officials and residents of the south accused the Israeli army of stealing water from the Wazzani border river.

  • The Professional Computer Association of Lebanon, Intel, Microsoft, CISCO and other ICT players collaborate to launch  Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Sep 27 9:49 PM
    Under the patronage of Ms. Mervat M. Tallawy, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA, a group of international companies, government entities and national and international NGOs joined forces in the southern city of Nabatiyeh to launch the PCA ICT Academy (PICTA), an ICT development project which aims to transform the lives of thousands of families throughout Lebanon.

  • Qasco staff donate for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Sep 28 12:57 AM
    THE Qatar Steel Company (Qasco) employees have made a donation to the Qatar Red Crescent for helping the people of Lebanon. Qasco Administration Manager, Kefah Mustafa al-Mulla, handed over the money to QRC Director of Finance Resources Development, Ahmed Saleh Khatab al-Gahtani, at a meeting.

  • Gal-On asks Peretz to look into use of cluster bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Sep 28 12:55 AM
    MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz-Yahad) asked Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday to look into the decision to use cluster bombs in Lebanon. Gal-On made the request after soldiers told her they had fired the bombs during the war, and following reports in Haaretz.

  • Beckett defends Lebanon policy Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 7:10 PM
    The foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, attempted to "nail the lie" today that Tony Blair's failure to call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon this summer meant the government was not active behind the scenes during the controversial conflict.

  • Israel out of Lebanon by Saturday Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Sep 27 8:48 PM
    The commander of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon held talks with senior Lebanese and Israeli military officers yesterday with a view to completing by Saturday Israel's withdrawal from all the positions it occupied in its northern Lebanon during last month's fighting with Hizbullah.

  • Rules of engagement delay Lebanon pullout Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 27 7:31 PM
    Disputes over how the Lebanese Army and UN peacekeepers will deal with Hezbollah fighters are holding up the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.

  • After Lebanon War, Israel looks with fresh eyes at Golan Heights Open this result in new window
    JTA - Sep 27 1:50 PM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (JTA) With criticism of the handling of this summers war in Lebanon continuing to mount, Israels military elite is struggling to deal both with the wars political fallout and its implications for military strategy.

  • Lebanon: UN Force Tends To Humanitarian Needs Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:13 PM
    The newly reinforced United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has taken on a humanitarian dimension, clearing roads, treating the sick and distributing water although this in not its primary function, with individual contributing battalions often bearing the additional cost themselves.

  • Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout 'inconclusive': UN Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 2:25 PM
    UN-hosted talks between Lebanese and Israeli army officers to agree a schedule for Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon were inconclusive, a UN official told AFP.

  • U.N.: Nearly 1 million unexploded bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 27 7:05 AM
    The United Nations today reported that southern Lebanon is littered with up to 1 million unexploded small bombs that Israeli forces dropped or fired while battling Hezbollah this summer three times the initial estimate, the BBC says. Nearly 40%...

  • Israel expects to be out of Lebanon in days Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 27 3:43 AM
    Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins Sunday night, according to Israeli officials and the United Nations after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, Tuesday. "It is my belief that with the necessary...

  • U.N. says Israelis to leave Lebanon by end-month Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 12:44 PM
    A U.N. commander said on Tuesday Israeli troops should be out of south Lebanon within days, but Israeli media said a full withdrawal could be delayed after a meeting with the U.N. peacekeepers did not reach full agreement.

  • Lebanese PM Calls on Israel to Get Out of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 27 7:35 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora called on Israel not to delay its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon and to leave without any additional delays.

  • Israel says it may quit Lebanon by next week Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 26 2:52 PM
    Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon by next week, before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins Sunday night, according to Israeli and United Nations officials after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

  • Beirut steps up protests as Israel, UN tanks face off in south Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 11:13 AM
    Lebanon stepped up its protests over Israel's delayed pullout from the war-battered south of the country, where Israeli and UN tanks were briefly locked in a face-off.

  • Dispute over Hezbollah delays Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Sep 27 12:20 PM
    A French soldier with the UNIFIL looks through his binoculars during a patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Ain Ebel. Disputes over how the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers will deal with Hezbollah fighters is holding up the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, Israel's military chief of staff said.

  • Israel May Finish Lebanon Troop Withdrawal by Sept. 30, UN Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 26 9:26 PM
    Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Israel may complete its withdrawal of soldiers from southern Lebanon by Sept. 30, said Major General Alain Pellegrini, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the region.

  • Cluster bombs imperil southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 27 1:35 AM
    BEIRUT -- Up to a million unexploded cluster bomblets from Israel's war with Hezbollah are now the biggest threat to civilians in south Lebanon, where they litter streets, homes, and orchards, UN agencies said yesterday.

  • Beirut may file UN complaint over Israel's failure to withdraw Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 8:19 AM
    Lebanon is considering filing a complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel's delay in withdrawing troops from Lebanon, amid hopes by the UN the pullout may yet be completed by Sunday.

  • Hungry for freedom at lunch, Lebanon students hit the books Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 27 9:02 AM
    LEBANON The Lebanon High School sophomores gathered around the flagpole at 11:30 a.m. last Thursday fairly quivered with rage. Last year they would have been on their way home, or to 7-Eleven, or perhaps to a friends house.

  • Suit filed over amendment to Lebanon charter Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 27 8:59 AM
    LEBANON One City Council member and three candidates are suing the city over an amendment to the city charter which prohibits a spouse or immediate family member of an elected officer from serving on the council.

  • Cluster Bombs Imperil Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Common Dreams News Center - Sep 27 8:02 AM
    Cluster Bombs Imperil Southern Lebanon

  • Italy OKs peacekeepers in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Sep 27 3:58 AM
    Rome -- Italy's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the country's peacekeeping commitment in southern Lebanon.

  • U.N. says Israelis to leave Lebanon by end of Sept Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:17 AM
    A U.N. commander said on Tuesday Israeli troops should be out of south Lebanon within days, but Israel called for an agreement with the peacekeepers on rules of engagement before a full withdrawal.

  • Israel sees snags as armies meet to finalise Lebanon pullout Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 7:26 AM
    Israel has said that snags could further delay its south Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.

  • Israel does not expect another imminent fight with Hezbollah: Olmert Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 9:02 AM
    Israel's prime minister has said he did not expect another fight with Hezbollah in the near future, amid stalled talks on a timetable for the Jewish state to withdraw its remaining troops from Lebanon.

  • Forces in Lebanon have 'robust' mandate, Rice says Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 26 10:52 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon to act on what she termed "a very robust" mandate approved by the United Nations.

  • Israelis to leave Lebanon by end of Sept: UNIFIL Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:36 AM
    Israeli troops should be out of Lebanon within days, the commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said after meeting senior Israeli and Lebanese army officers on Tuesday.

  • Unexploded bomblets hinder S. Lebanon recovery: U.N. Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 5:03 AM
    Up to a million unexploded cluster bomblets from Israel's war with Hizbollah are now the biggest threat to civilians in south Lebanon, where they litter streets, homes and orchards, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.

  • Israel closer to leaving Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Sep 27 12:02 AM
    TEL AVIV, Israel · Israeli troops are expected to be out of Lebanon before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur begins on Sunday night, according to Israeli officials and the United Nations after a meeting in Naqura, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

  • Russia sends cheapest 'peacemakers' to Lebanon at their own risk Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Sep 27 5:01 AM
    Russia's Federation Council approved the sending of a technical battalion to Lebanon Tuesday. The decision will let Russian military men start reconstructing bridges and roads in Lebanon destroyed by the Israeli Air Force.

  • Canada hopes Francophonie snub to Lebanon will be 'corrected' Open this result in new window
    Vancouver Province - Sep 27 4:54 AM
    OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to express Canada's concern that Lebanon was not invited to attend an important summit of French-speaking states that will release a political statement on the recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Lebanon gets ICT academy Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Sep 27 4:49 AM
    Major IT players Intel, Cisco and Microsoft have joined forces with the Professional Computer association of Lebanon to help set up an ICT development academy in Lebanon.

  • ArmorGroup Wins Bomb Clearing Contract in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 26 3:29 PM
    John Bethel submits: On the heels of my last post comes news that ArmorGroup International has won a $5.6 million contract to clear a battle area in south Lebanon of unexploded bombs and land mines.

  • Israel to complete Lebanon withdrawal in days: Peretz Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:10 AM
    Israel hopes to have all its troops out of Lebanon by Friday or early next week, Defense Minister Amir Peretz has told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee.

  • Israel seeks rules of engagement before Lebanon exit Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:34 AM
    Israel and an international peacekeeping force have yet to agree on rules of engagement in south Lebanon that would enable Israeli troops to complete a planned pullout, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday.

  • Lebanon accuses Israel of stealing border river waters Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 11:40 AM
    Lebanese officials and residents of the south accused the Israeli army of stealing water from the Wazzani border river.

  • Bakti Raya Goodies Bound For Lebanon Too Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Sep 27 12:58 AM
    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- A portion of the Hari Raya goodies prepared for security forces by Bakti, the welfare body of wives of ministers and deputy ministers, will reach the shores of Lebanon.

  • New Lebanon voters reject recall of 3 officials Open this result in new window
    Dayton Daily News - Sep 26 10:00 PM
    NEW LEBANON Voters narrowly retained three Village Council members Tuesday, denying a recall effort started six months ago.

  • Beirut may file UN complaint over Israel's failure to withdraw Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 2:04 AM
    The Lebanese government is considering filing a complaint with the UN Security Council over Israel's failure to withdraw from southern Lebanon, a senior military official said.

  • Israel: Troops withdrawn in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 25 11:59 PM
    Israel has withdrawn from about 90 percent of the territory it held in south Lebanon during its 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas, and hopes to be out completely by the end of the week, officials said Tuesday.

  • 'Million bomblets' in S Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 26 8:17 AM
    Up to a million Israeli cluster bomblets remain unexploded in southern Lebanon, the United Nations says.

  • 'Million bomblets' in S Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 26 8:07 AM
    Up to a million Israeli cluster bomblets remain unexploded in southern Lebanon, the UN says.

  • Israelis on Lebanon border worriedly await next war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 6:03 AM
    The hotels in northern Israel have reopened. Travelers are slowly trickling back and workers are patching up homes hit by Hizbollah rockets.

  • Police: New Lebanon Attempted Robbery Ends In Crash Open this result in new window
    WHIO-TV 7 Dayton - Sep 27 9:27 AM
    Video Story: Police in New Lebanon said a man crashed his vehicle after leading officers on chase following an attempted robbery at a local store.

  • Jerusalem Wary As It Prepares To Quit Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The New York Sun - Sep 26 9:41 PM
    UNITED NATIONS On the eve of completing a total withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Israeli military officials yesterday began to question the ability of the Lebanese and international forces replacing them to face future threats from Hezbollah. A meeting between the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Major General Alain Pellegrini of France, and military officials from

  • In Lebanon, a War's Lethal Harvest Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 25 8:27 PM
    DEIR QANOUN, Lebanon -- The messages scrawled in red on the concrete, stone and cinder-block walls near Ali Saqlawi's house are worded differently but mean the same: "CB," "cb strike," "cluster strike." Arrows point with deceptive precision in every direction. Saqlawi, a mechanic, needs no warning....

  • UN tells of Israeli border violation Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 28 6:05 PM
    Israel has violated the UN-drawn border it shares with Lebanon, the spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says.

  • Lebanon Police Department Open this result in new window
    Lebanon Express - Sep 28 7:06 AM
    8:25 a.m. Power lines seen hanging down in block of 1700 Carroll St. 8:42 a.m. Wallet taken at Wal-Mart then recovered with money missing. 12:44 p.m. Vehicle entered in 400 block of E St. CDs taken.

  • Israel, U.N. Hope for Pullout by October Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 28 5:48 AM
    Israeli, U.N. Officials Hoping for Full Withdrawal From Lebanon by Month's End After Delays

  • Award-winning SKIT kicks off season Open this result in new window
    The Express-Times - 13 minutes ago
    ShowKids Invitational Theatre Inc. (SKIT) opens its 2006-07 season with a musical revue of memorable SKIT favorites 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-7 at Voorhees High School Theatre, Route 513, Lebanon Township.

  • Fears over Lebanon cluster bombs Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 26 3:50 PM
    There could be as many as one million unexploded cluster munitions scattered throughout south Lebanon as a result of Israel's recent offensive against Hezbollah, United Nations de-mining experts say.

  • Rice to Visit Middle East Next Week Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 28 4:17 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits the Middle East next week to explore possible ways to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. It will be her first visit to the region since the Lebanon conflict in July.

  • Israel to complete withdrawal from Lebanon by end of September: UNIFIL Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 26 6:08 PM
    Israeli troops would be out of Lebanon by the end of September, the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said on Tuesday.

  • Courier News Online - Oxygen mask donations help Lebanon Borough's pets Open this result in new window
    Bridgewater Courier News - Sep 26 10:03 PM
    LEBANON BOROUGH -- The Lebanon Borough Volunteer Fire Department survives totally on donations -- and now, the volunteers can count pet oxygen masks among their funding.

  • Exclusive interview: In defence of the United Nations Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 28 4:15 PM
    Lebanon may have been the final nail for Tony Blair but it was Iraq which was the coffin. It is not the kind of language you might expect from the UN's second most senior official but Mark Malloch Brown - who retires at the end of the year as Deputy Secretary General - has always been one for the bold and colourful phrase.

  • UN: Israel to be out of Lebanon in days Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 26 3:50 PM
    A UN commander said on Tuesday that Israeli troops should be out of south Lebanon within days.

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