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  • Iran reaffirms support for Lebanon truce resolution Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday he supported a U.N. resolution on Lebanon and was determined to negotiate an end to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.

  • First Large Foreign Unit Arrives for Lebanon-Israel Buffer Zone Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
    About 1,000 Italian marines are expected in southern Lebanon, increasing the number of troops on the ground to roughly 3,250 out of a projected goal of 15,000.

  • Annan wins Iran pledge on Lebanon but warned on nuclear Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 12:21 PM
    UN chief Kofi Annan won a pledge from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to support a UN resolution bringing peace to Lebanon but was warned Iran would not suspend sensitive nuclear work before negotiations.

  • Italian marines, commandos deploy in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 12:50 PM
    More Italian troops deployed in Lebanon as part of the first major reinforcement in nearly 30 years of the UN mission there, to monitor a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • Italian troops deploy in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 10:11 AM
    More Italian troops have been deployed in Lebanon as part of the first major reinforcement in nearly 30 years of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • More Italian troops arrive in Lebanon as expanded peacekeeping force takes shape Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 03 10:01 AM
    Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after being delayed by rough seas.

  • Familiar task for UN troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 03 4:46 PM
    The UN force in southern Lebanon may be boosted by fresh troops, but its mission is an old one, says the BBC's Ian Pannell.

  • Iran agrees to back UN resolution on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 03 7:27 AM
    Iran has reaffirmed its support for a UN resolution on Lebanon and restated its determination to negotiate an end to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.

  • Egypt says Lebanon crisis revealed UN weakness Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 6:45 AM
    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said the response to Israel's "aggression" against Lebanon revealed the "weakness" of the United Nations.

  • Iran reaffirms support on Lebanon UN resolution: Annan Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 3:48 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday reaffirmed support for a U.N. resolution on Lebanon and his determination to negotiate an end to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West.

  • Olmert says Lebanon PM rejected calls to meet after war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 4:27 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he has unsuccessfully tried to arrange a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora after the end of the Lebanon war to start peace talks between the two neighbors.

  • Olmert under fire as cracks appear in coalition over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 4:52 AM
    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has toured schools in Israel's war-battered north on the first day of the academic year, as cracks appeared in his coalition government over how to investigate the conduct of the Lebanon offensive.

  • Ahmadinejad offers Annan full support on Lebanon resolution Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 4:15 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has assured UN Secretary General Kofi Annan of his complete support of a UN resolution that ended the war in Lebanon, Annan has revealed.

  • Germany to send 'up to 3,000' troops to Lebanon: report Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 03 6:26 PM
    Berlin (AFP) Sept 2 - Germany will decide next week to commit up to 3,000 troops to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Monday's edition of the German magazine Focus reports.

  • Israel foresees pullout as Lebanon peace force grows Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 03 2:16 AM
    Israel may withdraw all its troops from Lebanon within two weeks if the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon continues to deploy at the current pace, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday.

  • Lebanon spurns Israeli call for talks Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 30 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Italian soldiers moved into southern Lebanon in trucks and armored vehicles yesterday as the first big wave of international peacekeepers took up positions to monitor a shaky truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Ahmadinejad affirms support for Lebanon resolution - Annan Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 3:16 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaffirmed his support for a U.N. resolution backing the ceasefire that ended a 34-day war in Lebanon, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday.

  • Italian troops deploy in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 12:28 AM
    More Italian troops were deployed in Lebanon as part of the first major reinforcement of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • Malaysia intent on sending troops to Lebanon: PM Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 10:32 PM
    Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said his country is intent on sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, but is still awaiting the green light from the United Nations.

  • Lebanon: Israel dreaming if it thinks talks are possible Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinal - 13 minutes ago
    BEIRUT - Italian soldiers moved into southern Lebanon in trucks and armored vehicles Sunday as the first big wave of international peacekeepers took up positions to monitor a shaky truce between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Lebanese officials scoffed at an Israeli call for peace talks .

  • Lebanon wants Israel to end blockade Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanon's prime minister is calling Israel's blockade of the country's air and seaports illegal. And the country's parliament speaker is urging Arab nations to break the siege.

  • Airport expansion project under way in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 38 minutes ago
    Lebanon Airport has been losing about $200,000 a year, and hopes the new construction will bring in increased revenue from leases, fuel and fees from aircraft based at the airport and fuel.

  • Syria pledges to help rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 03 6:35 PM
    Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has pledged to rebuild three southern Lebanese villages destroyed by Israeli bombardments during Israel-Hezbollah fighting, according to state-run news agencies in Syria and Lebanon.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he wishes for peace with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (EH'-hood OHL'-murt) says he'd like to reach a peace deal with Lebanon.

  • Public input invited on plans for Lebanon community center Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    LEBANON There will be an open house for the proposed Lebanon Community Center, located at 3000 S. Santiam Highway at the rear entrance of the former Wal-Mart store from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13.

  • Turkey's parliament to vote on sending troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 7:47 PM
    Turkish lawmakers are almost certain to vote in favour of sending troops in Lebanon on Tuesday, despite opposition reservations that safety guarantees are not yet in place.

  • Iran offers to support Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 02 6:31 PM
    Iran has offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and insisted that diplomacy was the only way to resolve its nuclear dispute with the West.

  • More Italian troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - Sep 03 1:04 PM
    A large Italian contingent of international peacekeepers landed in Lebanon to monitor the shaky UN-brokered ceasefire as Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped to reach a peace deal with Lebanon in the wake of the recent fighting against Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Iran backs Lebanon resolution Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Sep 03 6:27 PM
    Tehran Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday that he supported a UN resolution on Lebanon and was determined to negotiate an end to Tehrans nuclear standoff with the West.

  • Annan given Iran vow on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 03 3:37 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan says Iran's president backed the UN's Lebanon resolution, after talks in Tehran.

  • More Italian troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 03 12:48 PM
    A large Italian contingent of international peacekeepers landed in Lebanon to monitor the shaky UN-brokered ceasefire.

  • Russian military could help Lebanon rebuild roads - Ivanov Open this result in new window
    The Russia Journal Daily - 2 minutes ago
    MOSCOW - The Russian military could help Lebanon rebuild roads and bridges destroyed during an armed conflict with Israel, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.

  • Italian Troops Land In Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 02 4:46 PM
    TYRE, Lebanon, Sept. 2 -- Led by commandos who splashed ashore in black dinghies, a contingent of Italian soldiers landed in southern Lebanon on Saturday in the first substantial strengthening of the U.N. force assigned to guarantee a fragile truce along the border between Israel and Lebanon.

  • Annan given Iran vow on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 03 3:32 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan says Iran's president offered support on the UN's Lebanon resolution, after talks in Tehran.

  • Airport expansion project underway in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Sep 03 5:52 PM
    LEBANON, N.H. Lebanon (New Hampshire) Airport has broken ground on a project aimed at boosting revenue.

  • More Italian Troops Arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 03 4:18 AM
    More Italian Troops Arrive in Lebanon as Expanded Peacekeeping Force Takes Shape

  • N. Lebanon man goes all in for poker hobby Open this result in new window
    Lebanon Daily News - Sep 03 5:17 PM
    Ed Boehler knew the odds were long and he knows a lot about odds. Just over a month ago, the North Lebanon Township man found himself sitting at a poker table in Las Vegas with all of his chips in the pot. When the final card was dealt, Boehler lost.

  • Lebanon takes steps to lift Israeli blockade: Lebanese FM Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 03 5:25 PM
    Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said Sunday that Lebanon was taking steps to get Israeli blockade lifted, Lebanese official news agency (NNA) reported.

  • Russia to send army engineers to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 03 5:23 PM
    Russia will only dispatch army engineers to Lebanon in line with the UN peacekeeping efforts, Russian Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday.

  • Airport expansion project underway in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 03 7:30 AM
    Lebanon (New Hampshire) Airport has broken ground on a project aimed at boosting revenue. The project includes a new ramp, apron and four hangars for corporate and private planes.

  • Germany postpones cabinet meeting on troop deployment to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 03 5:24 PM
    The Germany governemnt postponed a planned special cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday which was to discuss the possible deployment of peacekeeping troops in Lebanon, a government spokesman said Sunday.

  • Second wave of Italian peacekeepers lands in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 03 10:57 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Italian marines and military vehicles landed in Lebanon on Sunday, the second wave of troops and equipment to arrive as part of an expanded U.N. force to police the fragile truce between Israel and Hizbollah.

  • Iran offers to back Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 2:42 PM
    Iran offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and insisted that diplomacy is the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

  • Italian troops land in Lebanon to boost UN force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 2:29 PM
    Italian troops landed in south Lebanon in the first major reinforcement of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • Israel's Olmert Calls for Peace Treaty With Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 03 10:17 AM
    Three weeks after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israel is extending an olive branch to its neighbor to the north. But there appears to be little chance of a permanent peace between the two countries any time soon.

  • Iran reaffirms support for Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    TEHRAN, Sept 3: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday reaffirmed support for a UN resolution on Lebanon and his determination to negotiate an end to Tehrans nuclear standoff with the West.

  • New blow for Blair over his policy on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 03 3:05 PM
    TONY BLAIRS growing isolation was laid bare last night, when it emerged that he ditched his deeply unpopular policy on Lebanon after a devastating letter from his most trusted ambassador.

  • 1,000 Peacekeepers Mobilize in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Sep 03 12:20 AM
    TYRE, Lebanon The beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape Saturday as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Annan visits Iran for talks on Lebanon, nuclear program / U.N. leader wants Tehran's support for disarming Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 03 4:01 AM
    Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived here on Saturday for two days of talks in which he hoped to persuade Iran's leaders to throw their support behind plans for the future of Lebanon and enter negotiations on the country's nuclear program. His visit,...

  • Peres: Lessons Must be Learned From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) Vice Premier Shimon Peres stated that Israel must learn the lessons of the war in Lebanon and the military must adopt a new approach regarding future military challenges. Peres made his remarks in an interview with the British Guardian.

  • More Italian troops arrive in Lebanon as expanded peacekeeping force takes shape Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Sep 03 6:59 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after...

  • First Italian troops arriving in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 8:50 AM
    Italian soldiers poured into Lebanon on Saturday, part of the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to boost the U.N. force keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Lebanon peacekeeping force takes shape Open this result in new window
    EuroNews - Sep 03 11:14 AM
    After weeks of delays, the international peacekeeping force in Lebanon has finally started to take shape.

  • N. Mindanao overseas workers from Lebanon near 200 Open this result in new window
    Sun Star - Sep 03 10:29 AM
    A TRUCE may have been set up on the Lebanon conflict but the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa) will still continue tracing and repatriating affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Owwa administrator Marianito Roque said.

  • Hundreds of Italian Troops Land in Lebanon to Bolster UN Force Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 03 5:47 AM
    Hundreds of Italian troops are landing in Lebanon Sunday in the first major reinforcement of a U.N. mission to safeguard a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Annan wins Iran vow on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Sep 03 3:55 PM
    TEHRAN: UN chief Kofi Annan yesterday won a pledge from President Mahmoud Ahmadi-nejad to support a UN resolution bringing peace to Lebanon but was warned Iran would not suspend sensitive nuclear work before negotiations.

  • Iran offers to back Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 03 12:18 AM
    Iran offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks yesterday with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and insisted that diplomacy was the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

  • FRENCH MINISTER DISCUSSES LEBANON, DEFENSE LINKS IN SAUDI Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - Sep 03 9:49 AM
    RIYADH, Sept 3, 2006 (AFP) - French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz held talks in the Red Sea city of Jeddah Sunday which focused on Lebanon and defense cooperation between the two countries, a source in her delegation said.

  • First Italian troops land in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 03 4:47 AM
    TYRE, Lebanon Italian troops poured into Lebanon yesterday, part of the contingent of international troops that will boost the U.N. force keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Iran confirms support for Lebanon peace plan Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 03 7:54 AM
    Iran has reaffirmed support for UN security council resolution 1701, establishing the ceasefire in Lebanon, and stressed its commitment to a negotiated settlement over its nuclear programme, Kofi Annan, the UN general secretary said in Tehran on Sunday after a two-day visit.

  • Germany train bomb suspects charged in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 8:04 AM
    Lebanon charged five suspects with attempted murder and arson in connection with a plot to bomb German trains in late July.

  • Annan: Iran pledged support in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 03 8:14 AM
    TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Iran's president reassured United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Tehran Sunday that his country supports U.N. resolution on Lebanon.

  • Airline to defy Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 03 8:45 AM
    Qatar Airways says it will resume direct flights to and from Lebanon's capital, Beirut, today, despite an Israeli air and sea blockade imposed on the country in July.

  • Iran backs UN Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 03 6:05 AM
    Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has agreed to support the Lebanon ceasefire, but refused to halt Iran's nuclear programme following talks with UN secretary general Kofi Annan.

  • LEBANON: Power shortages could last months in south Open this result in new window
    IRIN - Sep 03 7:16 AM
    TAYBEH, 3 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - Thirty-four days of Israeli bombardment has left many residential areas in south Lebanon without power. Towns and villages, particularly those nearest the border with Israel, are strewn with damaged power lines along the roads.

  • Russian army units could help restore Lebanon's civilian infrastructure-Ivanov Open this result in new window
    Interfax - Sep 03 5:05 AM
    MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax-AVN) - Engineering and other specialized units of the Russian Defense Ministry could take part in the restoration of bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure, destroyed in Lebanon in the conflict with Israel, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told the press in Moscow on Sunday.

  • Teen back from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sep 03 2:36 AM
    Nada Abraham, the local teen stuck in Lebanon since war broke out, landed Saturday at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

  • Italian troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 03 7:45 AM
    More Italian troops have deployed in Lebanon as part of the first major reinforcement in nearly 30 years of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Olmert says Lebanon PM rejected calls to meet Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 03 12:22 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that he had tried to set up a meeting with Lebanese counterpart Fuad Siniora to launch peace talks between the two countries.

  • Tom Lantos would like to see Romania in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Nine O'Clock - Sep 03 12:58 PM
    BUCHAREST Although Bucharest does not intend to take part in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFL), US officials would not hate it if Romania would reconsider its decision in connection with that, said US Congressman Tom Lantos who visited Bucharest on Friday.

  • Indonesia Plans To Send Peacekeepers to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 03 1:47 AM
    The Indonesian government has said it is planning to send up to one thousand troops to Lebanon this month as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission there. Israel had objected to the deployment of Indonesian troops because Israel and Indonesia do not have diplomatic ties.

  • Annan in Iran for talks on Lebanon, nuclear Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 5:09 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was holding talks in Tehran on Iran's controversial nuclear programme and a request for help in shoring up a nearly three-week-old truce in Lebanon.

  • Ahmadinejad affirms support for Lebanon resolution - Annan Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 03 5:22 AM
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaffirmed his support for a U.N. resolution backing the ceasefire that ended a 34-day war in Lebanon, U.N.

  • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he wishes for peace with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Sep 03 5:13 AM
    JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (EH'-hood OHL'-murt) says he'd like to reach a peace deal with Lebanon. Olmert says he hopes one day the prime minister of Lebanon...

  • After delays, peacekeepers in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Miami Herald - Sep 03 12:18 AM
    The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape Saturday as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • More Italian troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Sep 03 4:25 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after being delayed by rough seas.

  • Speaker condemns Zionists recent aggression on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 03 5:23 AM
    ran - Israel - Aggression Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here Sunday condemned the Zionist regime's recent aggression on Lebanon and declared the support of MPs for the sit-in of their Lebanese counterparts.

  • Iran Offers to Back Lebanon Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 02 3:03 PM
    Iran Offers to Support Lebanon Cease-Fire, Insists on Diplomacy to Resolve Nuclear Dispute

  • Annan arrives in Iran for talks on Lebanon, nuclear Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 3:33 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Iran for talks expected to focus on a nearly three-week-old truce in Lebanon and Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.

  • Italian troops arrive in Lebanon to boost UN force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 3:22 AM
    Italian troops landed in Lebanon in the first major reinforcement of the United Nations mission monitoring a truce between Israel and Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • Germany Ready for Troop Deployment on Lebanon's Request Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - Sep 03 4:37 AM
    The mandate of the enlarged UN Interim Force in Lebanon is "solid and reasonable", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ahead of an expected request from Lebanon for troops to be sent to the region.

  • U.N. force in Lebanon taking shape Open this result in new window
    St. Petersburg Times - Sep 02 10:17 PM
    TYRE, Lebanon - The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take form Saturday as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-03 15:01 GMT: Qatar Airways to defy Israeli air blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Sep 03 7:26 AM
    DOHA (AFX) - Qatar Airways is to resume direct flights to Beirut tomorrow despite the Israeli blockade on Lebanon, a company spokeswoman said.

  • Scorpions and Snakes Also Enemies to IDF in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Sep 03 10:20 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) IDF soldiers who have survived the presence of Hizbullah terrorists in southern Lebanon now face a different enemy in the form of scorpions and snakes. Eight soldiers were treated for bites Sunday but none are in serious condition.

  • UNIFIL Deployment Boosted by Italy's Arrival in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - Sep 03 3:52 AM
    Italian troops landed in south Lebanon Saturday in the first major reinforcement of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • Turks conflicted about U.N. in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 02 2:03 AM
    Some Turks see participating in the Lebanon peacekeeping force as a chance to reassert Turkish influence in the region, decades after their Ottoman Empire ruled across southeastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

  • Italians lead U.N. forces in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 02 9:23 PM
    TYRE, Lebanon -- Led by commandos who splashed ashore in black dinghies, a contingent of Italian soldiers landed in southern Lebanon yesterday in the first substantial strengthening of the U.N. force assigned to guarantee a fragile truce along the border between Israel and Lebanon.

  • Iran offers to support Lebanon ceasefire, insists on diplomacy over nuclear dispute Open this result in new window
    Financial Express - Sep 03 8:51 AM
    TEHRAN, Sept 3 (AP): Iran promised "full support" for the cease-fire resolution in Lebanon in talks with U.N chief Kofi Annan, a UN spokeman said. Tehran also insisted that diplomacy is the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

  • Russia ready to send only army engineers to Lebanon-DM Open this result in new window
    Itar-Tass - Sep 03 4:02 AM
    MOSCOW, September 3 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is ready to dispatch only army engineers to Lebanon in the framework of UN peace-making efforts, said here on Sunday Russian vice-premier and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov.

  • M'sia Wants To Join Indonesia In Peacekeeping Mission In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Sep 02 11:43 PM
    KUANTAN, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is willing to cooperate with Indonesia and Brunei to join the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

  • Italians boost peacekeepers in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 02 8:25 PM
    The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops sent to help safeguard a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Italians boost peacekeepers in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 02 8:13 PM
    The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon has begun to take shape as 1,000 Italian soldiers start moving in.

  • 1,000 soldiers from Italy join Lebanon peacekeeping force Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Sep 03 12:21 AM
    TYRE, Lebanon The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape Saturday as 1,000 Italian soldiers started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Italy sends Lebanon forces in Open this result in new window
    Akron Beacon Journal - Sep 03 12:28 AM
    The beefed-up peacekeeping force in Lebanon began to take shape Saturday as 1,000 Italian troops started moving in, the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to help safeguard a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • U.N. reinforcements arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Sep 03 12:26 AM
    Led by commandos who splashed ashore in black dinghies, a contingent of Italian soldiers landed in southern Lebanon on Saturday in the first...

  • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he wishes for peace with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Sep 03 5:07 AM
    JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (EH'-hood OHL'-murt) says he'd like to reach a peace deal with Lebanon. Olmert says he hopes one day the prime minister of Lebanon will respond to the many calls he's made and "shake hands, make peace and end once and for all the hostility."

  • Speaker condemns Lebanon's siege by Zionist regime Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 03 12:53 AM
    Iran - Lebanon - Speaker Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here Sunday condemned aggressive measure by the Zionist regime to siege Lebanon by sea and air.

  • Iran offers to help back Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Sep 03 12:21 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran Iran offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N Secretary-General Kofi Annan and insisted that diplomacy is the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.

  • Annan talks to Iran Pres. on Lebanon, nuclear Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Sep 03 2:55 AM
    LONDON, September 3 (IranMania) - UN chief Kofi Annan was Sunday holding talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a bid to win Iranian support for UN efforts to bring peace to Lebanon and ease tensions on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, said AFP.

  • 'Israel could withdraw from Lebanon within two weeks' Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Sep 03 5:43 AM
    Tel Aviv, Sep 3 : Israel could withdraw its troops from Lebanon within two weeks if the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) continues to deploy at the present rate, the Ha'aretz daily reported, citing "security sources".