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Face-off shows limits of UN power in south Lebanon 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 11:44 AM
The revamped UN peacekeeping force may have new rules of engagement in south Lebanon but it remains powerless in the face of Israeli troops occupying their last positions.Summit of French-speaking nations ends with compromise on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 10:52 AM
Heads of state or government from more than 30 French-speaking nations wrapped up a two-day summit with a compromise on a declaration calling for a return to calm in war-torn Lebanon.Children face perils of bomblets in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 10:55 AM
From a hospital bed, 14-year-old Hassan tells how half his foot was blasted away by one of the million bomblets that Israel rained on south Lebanon during its war with Hezbollah.Israel attacked UN post in south Lebanon with precision-guided bomb - UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 9:51 AM
An Israeli air attack on a UN base in south Lebanon that killed four peacekeepers last July involved the use of a precision-guided bomb, the United Nations said Friday.WPIAL Class AAAA Roundup: McKeesport's late score topples Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 21 minutes ago
McKeesport has dominated Mt. Lebanon in recent times. And two quarters into the teams' Great Southern Conference opener last night, it appeared the visiting Tigers would maintain the upper hand.French-Israeli encounter highlights lingering tensions in southern Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 29 5:34 PM
MARWAHEEN, Lebanon (AP) - An encounter between a UN tank patrol and an Israeli army unit near the border underlines the uncertainty in south Lebanon, with Israel reluctant to pull out the last of its troops and Hezbollah warning of impatience with Israeli truce "violations."Citigroup, Opic to establish loan facility for Lebanon Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
DUBAI The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic) and Citigroup will work to establish a loan facility to support Lebanon's economic recovery, mobilising private capital for home reconstruction, mortgage financing and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).UN says Israel blocked inquiry into fatal bombing of peacekeepers in Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 29 3:59 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CP) - Israel apologized but refused to let UN investigators contact Israeli commanders responsible for the mistaken bombing that killed four unarmed peacekeepers in Lebanon during the Israel-Hezbollah fighting there in July, a UN official said Friday.Lebanon Recovering quickly From Conflict Scoop.co.nz - Sep 29 5:50 PM
Lebanon is making speedy progress towards recovery after the destructive conflict between Israel and Hizbollah this summer and humanitarian agencies are preparing to close down or transfer their activities to relevant Government authorities or development agencies, the United Nations officials reported today.Israel explains trepidation over Lebanon 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.Bern outlines aid programme for Lebanon NZZ - Sep 29 4:19 PM
Switzerland says it wants to allocate $11.5 million (SFr14.43 million) as soon as possible to support the victims of the latest armed conflict in Lebanon.U.N. shifts from aid work to rebuilding in Lebanon 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 relief panel distributes housing aid The Peninsula - Sep 29 6:18 PM
doha Qatar's Lebanon relief committee has started the process of compensating people in the war-torn country whose houses were damaged by Israeli air attacks.Israeli troops to quit Lebanon by Sunday: TV The Peninsula - Sep 29 6:19 PM
Jerusalem Israel will complete its withdrawal of troops from Lebanon by Sunday afternooon and ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, Israel s Channel Two television reported yesterday.Lebanon bond would fund library Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 29 2:02 PM
LEBANON Denice Lee has a newspaper article from 1976 in which the Lebanon library director, Randl Ockey, complains the library is too small for Lebanon s population.Lebanon Update 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.Summit of French-speaking nations ends with compromise on Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - Sep 29 12:02 PM
BUCHAREST - Heads of state or government from more than 30 French-speaking nations wrapped up Friday a two-day summit with a compromise on a declaration calling for a return to calm in war-torn Lebanon.Israeli officials say several concerns are keeping some troops in Lebanon Fox21 - Sep 29 2:06 PM
JERUSALEM Israel says it's not rushing to get all of its troops out of Lebanon.Siniora: Bickering making Lebanon a battlefield for regional conflicts The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 29 12:49 PM
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Friday political bickering between the country's officials should stop so as to prevent the country from turning into a battleground for regional conflicts and politicians should instead concentrate on the reconstruction process.Siniora was speaking during.Israel Postpones Lebanon Pullout Voice of America - Sep 29 7:20 AM
Israel has postponed plans for a final pullout from Lebanon. Israel is worried that the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah is digging in for another round of conflict, and that international forces are not doing enough to stop it.Francophone Summit calls for return to calm in Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 29 12:48 PM
Heads of state or government from more than 30 French-speaking nations wrapped up Friday a two-day summit with a compromise on a declaration calling for a return to calm in war-torn Lebanon. Canada and Switzerland had refused an amendment proposed by Egypt that would have mentioned only Lebanese victims of Israeli attacks.Lebanon moves ahead on project Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 29 11:03 AM
LEBANON Lebanon is one step closer to building a one-of-a-kind waste disposal system.Israeli troops to quit Lebanon by Sunday: TV Khaleej Times - Sep 29 12:30 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel will complete its withdrawal of troops from Lebanon by Sunday afternooon and ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, Israel s Channel Two television reported on Friday.Olmert meets with Lebanon inquiry commission for first time 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.Lebanon fitness classes begin Oct. 2 Lebanon Express - Sep 29 2:03 PM
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.More LBCC classes offered in Lebanon during day Lebanon Express - Sep 29 1:55 PM
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.Israeli troops lingering in Lebanon The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 29 4:56 AM
JERUSALEM Despite repeated assurances that they would quickly withdraw their troops from Lebanon, Israeli officials said yesterday that they were reluctant to complete the pullout more than six weeks after a cease-fire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict.Israel slow to finish pullout from Lebanon Baltimore Sun - Sep 29 5:11 AM
Despite repeated Israeli assurances of a quick troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Israeli officials said yesterday they were reluctant to complete the pullout more than six weeks after a cease-fire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict. UN, Israeli tanks in brief face-off in south Lebanon 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 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 ABC News - Sep 28 5:20 PM
Israeli Concerns About Violence Delay Final Troop Withdrawal From LebanonMissionary to Lebanon speaks about war, spreading Gospel Evening Times - Sep 29 5:18 AM
WAVERLY - When Israeli bombs started falling in and outside of Beirut, Lebanon this summer, Dr. Daniel Chetti, and his wife, Sarah, were offered the chance to be evacuated from their home in the suburbs of Beirut to their stateside home in Oregon.Russian engineering battalion to arrive in Lebanon next week Interfax - Sep 29 4:48 AM
PORTOROZ (Slovenia). Sept 29 (Interfax) - A Russian engineering battalion will arrive in its designated area in Lebanon to restore damaged infrastructure in a week's time, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said.Lebanon leader excluded at summit BBC News - Sep 28 12:36 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 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.Israel's security concerns delay pullout from Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Sep 29 1:51 AM
Despite their repeated assurances of a quick troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Israeli officials said yesterday they were reluctant to complete the pullout, though six weeks have passed since a cease-fire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict.Lebanon's young still suffering from bomblets Independent Online - Sep 29 3:32 AM
From a hospital bed, 14-year-old Hassan tells how half his foot was blasted away by one of the million bomblets that Israel rained on south Lebanon during its war with Hezbollah - but for others it has been even worse...Israeli concerns about violence delay final troop withdrawal from Lebanon 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 Bloomberg.com - Sep 28 6:18 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.Brazil-Lebanon friendly postponed New Kerala - Sep 29 1:38 AM
Beirut, Sep 29: Five-time world champions Brazil will not be playing a friendly international against Lebanon Oct 10, the Lebanon Football Association (FA) announced.Report: Israel to Complete Withdrawal From Lebanon by Monday Israel National News - Sep 29 12:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Lebanese media is reporting that the UNIFIL commander in southern Lebanon, quoting IDF officials, has announced Israel will complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Monday.Norway supports Lebanon clean-up People's Daily - Sep 28 7:09 PM
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 People's Daily - Sep 28 6:38 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.UN Announces End of Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon Christian Today - Sep 28 11:47 PM
The UN has announced a shift in focus from aid work to recovery in Lebanon after it declared that the humanitarian crisis brought on by the IsraeliHezbollah conflict had subsidedRifts over deploying UN, Lebanese forces delay Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon: media People's Daily - Sep 28 5:39 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 WCSH 6 Portland - Sep 28 3:08 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.Tooth may be key to solving Hariri crime AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 2:22 PM
A tooth found at the crime scene could be the key to solving the suicide bombing that killed Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others in Beirut last year, the chief investigator in the probe said Friday.UN probe of Hariri murder to target suspects' communications AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 3:43 PM
UN chief investigator Serge Brammertz said analysis of communications among the suspects in the murder of a Lebanese ex-premier could shed light on the operation and other attacks on foes of Syria in Lebanon.Israeli officials say several concerns are keeping some troops in Lebanon Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Sep 28 1:39 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 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 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.UN: Israel used precision bomb to hit UN officers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 12:40 PM
Israel used a precision-guided bomb to launch a direct hit on four U.N. peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon last July, the United Nations said on Friday of its probe into the incident.Israel delays pullout from Lebanon over differences The Herald - Sep 28 4:16 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 Ha aratz reported.Belgian troops arrive in Lebanon 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 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 Khaleej Times - Sep 28 8:47 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.UN: Israel blocked investigators probing deaths of 4 UN observers in Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 29 12:21 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CP) - Israel refused to give a UN-appointed investigation access to the officials who may have been responsible for the bombing of an observation post that killed four unarmed peacekeepers at the height of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, the United Nations said Friday.Cluster Bombs a Vestige of Israel's Lebanon Fight NPR - Sep 27 7:04 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.U.N.-Israel Encounter Highlights Discord ABC News - Sep 29 5:49 PM
Encounter Between French and Israeli Troops Highlights Lingering Tensions in Southern LebanonUN peacekeepers have power to arrest gunmen: sources AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 29 7:19 AM
UN sources have said the strengthened international peacekeeping force in south Lebanon has the authority to arrest gunmen or even open fire on them.First face-off between Israeli and French forces in south Lebanon Al Bawaba - Sep 28 10:01 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 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.LEBANON: UN Hariri Investigation makes some progress IRIN - Sep 29 2:17 PM
NEW YORK, 29 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - Belgian Prosecutor Serge Brammertz told United Nations Security Council members on Friday that his team has reached a number of preliminary conclusions relating to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, including evidence that a suicide bomber detonated the bomb that killed him and 22 others.Harper blocks Lebanon resolution Vancouver Province - Sep 29 12:27 PM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper confers with French President Jacques Chirac during the Francophonie Summit in Bucharest. BUCHAREST - Prime Minister Stephen Harper wanted to leave his mark on the world stage at this week s Francophonie summit, and Friday morning he did just that.State grow weary with Israel still in Lebanon 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's children: the true victims of the civilized world's disregard during Israel's attacks The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 29 12:57 PM
My experiences during those 34 days of war were but a very small portion of what hundreds of thousands of Lebanese endured. The Israelis hit hard, blow after blow after blow, a devastating storm of destruction and atrocities. To the civilized world, I don't blame you for all the injustice you caused, nor the money spent to produce weapons.Russian Troops Make First Mideast Foray In Lebanon For Centuries Space War - Sep 27 6:13 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 The Daily News - Sep 28 7:24 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 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.Singaporeans contribute $200,000 to the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund Channel NewsAsia - Sep 28 3:05 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 Middle East Newsline - Sep 28 3:14 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.Lebanon Police Department Lebanon Express - Sep 29 1:59 PM
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.George Soros: A Self-Defeating War HuffingtonPost - Sep 29 4:09 PM
The war on terror is a false metaphor that has led to counterproductive and self-defeating policies. Five years after 9/11, a misleading figure of speech applied literally has unleashed a real war fought on several fronts -- Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Somalia -- a war that has killed thousands of innocent civilians and enraged millions around the world. Yet al Qaeda has not been subdued PG South: Thinking Small good for Mt. Lebanon tennis Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 27 9:17 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.Man extradited from Lebanon faces court over drive-by Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 27 10:42 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, technology on agenda for discussion at Francophone summit 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.Lebanon: Little pressure on Hezbollah to disarm AngolaPress - Sep 28 2:45 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.Gal-On asks Peretz to look into use of cluster bombs in Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Sep 28 12:50 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.S. Korea mulls sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 27 9:11 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.Doubts in Israel over Lebanon pull-out BBC News - Sep 27 6:57 AM
Israelis express their doubts for the future as the army prepares to withdraw from Lebanon.Orphaned-dog tale looks for happy ending in Lebanon Lebanon Daily News - Sep 29 7:03 AM
Everywhere Rick Koppenhaver traveled, Bandit was right by his side. Thousands and thousands of miles they rode together, with the golden cocker spaniel sitting in the passenger seat of Koppenhaver s rig as he hauled loads between here and Florida, Texas and sometimes California.Lebanon alleges theft of river water Gulf Times - Sep 28 1:04 AM
WAZZANI, Lebanon: Lebanese officials and residents of the south accused the Israeli army of stealing water from the Wazzani border river.Qasco staff donate for Lebanon Gulf Times - Sep 28 12:58 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.The Professional Computer Association of Lebanon, Intel, Microsoft, CISCO and other ICT players collaborate to launch AME Info - Sep 27 9:44 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.Beckett defends Lebanon policy 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 ArabicNews.com - Sep 27 8:39 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.Car lovers library marks anniversary Lebanon Daily News - 57 minutes ago
HERSHEY Not all cars were made in Detroit in the early days of the horseless carriage. At least two were made in Lebanon County: one was a steamer and the other, the Upton.Norway supports Lebanon clean-up The Norway Post - Sep 27 11:01 PM
- The hostilities in Lebanon caused serious environmental damage, some of which affects the region as a whole. It is therefore important that the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) initiates a comprehensive survey as soon as possible.U.N.-Israel encounter highlights discord Syracuse.com - Sep 29 5:44 PM
MARWAHEEN, Lebanon (AP) An encounter between a U.N. tank patrol and an Israeli army unit near the border underlines the uncertainty in south Lebanon, with Israel reluctant to pull out the last of its troops and Hezbollah warning of impatience with Israeli truce "violations."Rules of engagement delay Lebanon pullout Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 27 7:40 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 JTA - Sep 27 1:41 PM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (JTA) With criticism of the handling of this summer s war in Lebanon continuing to mount, Israel s military elite is struggling to deal both with the war s political fallout and its implications for military strategy.Lebanon: UN Force Tends To Humanitarian Needs Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:05 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.A distinguishing mark The New Zealand Herald - Sep 29 5:14 PM
Brammertz called the tooth "extremely important." In a report released this week, he said it showed a "distinguishing mark ... rarely seen among people from Lebanon."Vardaka trial postponed The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sep 29 1:14 PM
LEBANON -- The criminal trial of a prominent Kenwood doctor, who is accused of stalking and burglary at her married ex-lover's home in Warren County, has been postponed indefinitely. Marianna Vardaka, chief of gynecology at Jewish Hospital, had been scheduled for trial Monday. But the date has been put on hold after Vardaka fired her lawyer and a state agency ordered her to undergo an Sending of Armenian Peacekeepers to Lebanon on Political Agenda PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 29 4:48 AM
Vartan Oskanian: before the start of military operations the Lebanese Foreign Ministry asked Armenia for support and assistance.Lebanon-Israel talks on pullout 'inconclusive': UN 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.Israel blocked peacekeeper bombing inquiry: UN CTV.ca - Sep 29 4:05 PM
Israel apologized but refused to let UN investigators contact Israeli commanders responsible for the mistaken bombing that killed four unarmed peacekeepers in Lebanon in July, a UN official said Friday.Israel May Finish Lebanon Troop Withdrawal by Sept. 30, UN Says Bloomberg.com - Sep 27 1:07 AM
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.UN board fails to determine truth of Israeli killing of UN monitors People's Daily - Sep 29 5:39 PM
A board of inquiry into an Israeli attack in Lebanon that killed four UN military observers in July was unable to determine why the attacks were not halted despite repeated appeals from UN personnel, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Friday.Uneasy mood marks new year in Israel The Daily Dispatch - Sep 29 3:19 PM
JERUSALEM - Israelis marked the Jewish New Year Friday shaken by the inconclusive war in Lebanon, angry at their leaders and coping with growing gaps between rich and poor.