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Annan Hopeful on Easing Israeli Blockade of Lebanon 
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The secretary general said Tuesday that a plan is in motion that could lead to a lifting of the Israeli blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours.Turkey Agrees To Deploy Troops In South Lebanon Washington Post - 42 minutes ago
ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 5 -- Turkey agreed Tuesday to send troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, becoming the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties with Israel to do so.Turkey OKs Lebanon deployment despite protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:36 AM
Overriding widespread opposition and protests, the Turkish parliament voted after fierce debate at an extraordinary session to authorize the government to send troops to the UN force in Lebanon.Annan expects Israel to lift Lebanon embargo soon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:33 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday he hoped for word on the lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days as the shape of a carefully orchestrated deal involving France, Italy and Germany emerged.Turkey to send peacekeepers to Lebanon CNN.com - Sep 05 12:01 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey became the second Muslim country to commit troops to the expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, with parliament voting Tuesday in favor of deployment despite widespread public opposition.Turkey votes to send troops to Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:07 PM
Turkey became the second Muslim country to commit troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah after a parliament vote in favor of the deployment despite widespread protests.Annan sees end of Israel blockade of Lebanon in 48 hours AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:03 AM
Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, UN chief Kofi Annan has said as he wrapped up a tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce in Lebanon and rekindling regional peace efforts.Lebanon rebuilding aid will take time AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 10:03 AM
The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon. For now, the mayor of this village says he can do little but divide the 700 buildings and homes needing attention into three categories: totally, partially or slightly destroyed.Annan awaits news on Lebanon blockade Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:06 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday he was hoping for "positive" news in the next 48 hours on whether Israel would lift an air and sea blockade on Lebanon.Turkey Pledges Peacekeepers for Lebanon ABC News - Sep 05 5:33 PM
Turkey, a Muslim Country With Ties to Israel, Pledges Peacekeepers to U.N. Lebanon ForceU.N. says Israeli forces withdraw from five southern Lebanon villages USA Today - Sep 05 5:03 AM
Israeli forces left five villages in southern Lebanon and were replaced Tuesday by Lebanese troops, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he expected progress within 48 hours on efforts to have Israel lift its blockade under a behind-the-scenes deal negotiated in recent days.Turkey to vote on Lebanon peacekeepers AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 3:52 AM
Turkish leaders worked to shore up support among skeptical lawmakers for a Turkish contribution to an expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon before a parliamentary vote Tuesday.Lebanon bomb blast kills one Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 2:23 AM
A roadside bomb blast killed an escort of a senior Lebanese intelligence officer, who was among five people wounded in the attack near Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on Tuesday, police said.Rebuilding Lebanon is a moral imperative - and a wise strategy The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:00 AM
The UN successfully created a cease-fire in southern Lebanon last month by passing Resolution 1701. After surviving Israel's attempt to dismantle it, Hizbullah is working to build on its perceived victory by providing generous aid to war-battered Lebanese - winning Middle Eastern hearts and minds along the way.UN ranks begin to swell in Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:00 AM
Wearing blue helmets and carrying rifles, the first wave of Italian commandos stepped from the gray helicopter that landed in a cloud of stinging sand, adding to the growing number of international peacekeepers in south Lebanon.Bomb targets Lebanon police convoy CNN.com - Sep 05 1:16 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- A Lebanese police officer and his bodyguard were wounded by a remote-controlled roadside bomb Tuesday in southern Lebanon in an apparent assassination attempt, security officials said.Turkey Agrees to Send Troops to Lebanon ABC News - Sep 05 12:48 PM
Turkey Becomes First Muslim Country With Ties to Israel to Send Troops to LebanonTurkey Votes to Send Troops to Lebanon ABC News - Sep 05 12:34 PM
Turkey Becomes 2nd Muslim Nation to Commit Soldiers to Lebanon; Not Likely to Top 1,000 TroopsTurkish parliament set to vote on Lebanon troop deployment AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 10:14 PM
Turkish lawmakers return from summer recess for an extraordinary session to vote on sending Turkish peacekeepers to Lebanon despite strong objections that the mission is risky.Pakistani considering sending troops to Lebanon: PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 10:39 PM
Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that his country was considering contributing troops to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Turkey, Muslim country with ties to Israel, pledges peacekeepers to U.N. Lebanon force San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 05 5:37 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 4:07 p.m. Sept. 5 (AP): Turkey on Tuesday became the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties to Israel to pledge troops to an expanding international peacekeeping force that will monitor a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.Security chief escapes attack in Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Sep 05 6:26 PM
Deputy chief of intelligence for Lebanon's internal security force (ISF) narrowly escapes a roadside bomb.Turkey to vote on Lebanon troops BBC News - Sep 05 5:47 AM
Turkey is to decide whether it will send a force to join UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, although the move faces broad domestic opposition.Annan seeks to end blockade of Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
France, Italy and Greece are being asked urgently to provide naval ships to patrol the Lebanese coast for the next two weeks in an attempt to persuade Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon before the German navy arrives.Israel lifting Lebanon embargo in 48 hours ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said today he hoped for word on the lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days.Gulf tourists will return to Lebanon AME Info - 25 minutes ago
Hospitality industry professionals are confident that Gulf tourists will return to Lebanon in significant numbers once the country stabilises, Gulf News reported. Lebanese officials say tourist spots were not destroyed during the war.Israeli Forces Watch Over Lebanon Villages NPR - Sep 05 7:00 AM
United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanese army forces continue to deploy in south Lebanon. But the slow pace is frustrating some Lebanese villagers, who complain about continued harassment and abuse by Israeli forces still in the area.Fund to invest in Lebanon's recovery AME Info - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Argent Financial Group International has launched a private equity fund, which will be domiciled in the Dubai International Financial Centre, which will invest in the re-building of Lebanon's infrastructure and industry.Lebanon complains to Security Council over Israeli blockade People's Daily - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Lebanon on Tuesday lodged a complaint to the UN Security Council against Israel for imposing an air and sea blockade on the country, saying Israel breached international law and violated the Resolution 1701 by continuing the blockade.UN confident of Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
The UN yesterday said that Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon is proceeding well and the border area should soon be under the control of the Lebanese army.Egypt demands lifting Lebanon blockade ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Egypt summoned Israel's ambassador in Cairo today to demand the Israel lift its blockade on Lebanon, saying it was hindering aid, a Foreign Ministry official said.Lebanon 'let Hezbollah use territory' News Interactive - Sep 05 5:03 PM
LEBANON "permitted" Hezbollah to use its territory ahead of the Shiite militia's war on Israel in July-August, a senior counter-terrorism aide to US President George W. Bush said today.Iran donates 40 generators to Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad-Reza Sheibani yesterday said that Iran has donated 40 generators to Lebanon. Sheibani gave the information after a meeting with Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Mohammed Fneish.German waits for request to send troops to Lebanon ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today said Berlin was still waiting for a formal request from Lebanon to contribute to the expanded UN force in the country.Turkish parliament approves motion on dispatching troops to Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 05 6:38 PM
The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday evening approved the government's motion authorizing the deployment of Turkish peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, the Turkish private NTV channel reported.Turkey pledges peacekeepers for Lebanon Syracuse.com - Sep 05 5:40 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Turkey on Tuesday became the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties to Israel to pledge troops to an expanding international peacekeeping force that will monitor a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.Annan expects Israel to lift Lebanon blockade within 48 hours People's Daily - Sep 05 6:38 PM
United States Secretary General Kofi Annan said during his visit in Egypt on Tuesday that he expected Israel to lift its blockade on Lebanon within 48 hours.Chirac gives positive response to monitoring Lebanon coast People's Daily - Sep 05 6:37 PM
French President Jacques Chirac has given a positive response "in principle" to the request of the United Nations and Lebanon to take part in monitoring the Lebanese coast, Chirac's office said Tuesday.Blast kills 4 in Lebanon MSNBC - Sep 05 3:48 AM
A remote-controlled bomb wounded a senior police intelligence officer Tuesday and killed four aides and bodyguards in south Lebanon in an apparent assassination attempt, security officials said.Hariri Investigator Wounded in Lebanon phillyburbs.com - Sep 05 12:43 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A leading investigator in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister was wounded by a roadside bomb that killed four other people Tuesday. Lt. Col. Samir Shehade, deputy head of the intelligence department in the national police force, was hospitalized in stable condition in the southern port of Sidon.Gulf FMs demand Israel end Lebanon blockade The Peninsula - Sep 05 5:44 PM
jeddah Gulf states yesterday demanded an end to Israel s air and sea blockade on Lebanon and the freeing of Palestinian ministers and MPs from Islamic militant group Hamas.Israeli troops withdraw from five villages in south Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 05 6:08 PM
Israeli troops have withdrawn from five villages in southern Lebanon and UN troops have set up new checkpoints as Lebanese troops deployed in the area, the Ha' aretz daily reported on Tuesday.Syrian lawmakers stage sit-in to protest Israeli blockade on Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 05 6:08 PM
Members of the Syrian People's Assembly (parliament) staged a sit-in on Tuesday in solidarity with their Lebanese counterparts to protest an Israeli blockade on Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported.Hariri Investigator Wounded in Lebanon Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Sep 05 4:52 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A leading investigator in the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister was wounded by a roadside bomb that killed four other people Tuesday.Officer injured in Lebanon blast BBC News - Sep 05 1:17 AM
An explosion in southern Lebanon seriously wounds a senior officer in the Lebanese intelligence service.Lebanon's army takes control of five villages WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Five villages in southern Lebanon are now being controlled by that country's own army.Lebanon-German y-Force Berlin still waiting for request to send troops to Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:31 PM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday said Berlin was still waiting for a formal request from Lebanon to contribute to the expanded UN force in the country.Lebanon Reconstruction Aid Will Take Time ABC News - Sep 05 2:03 AM
Reconstruction Aid Will Take Time to Reach Lebanon's Destroyed VillagesLebanon decision looms amid Turkish protests Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 05 10:26 AM
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament was expected later on Tuesday to approve the deployment of hundreds of troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but thousands of protesters took to the streets to oppose the mission.Troops to stay in Lebanon Hindustan Times - Sep 05 3:57 PM
As the United Nations redoubles its endeavours to restore a durable cease-fire along the 70-mile "Blue Line" between Israel and Lebanon, India in all probability will not pull out from the strengthened UN force in Lebanon or the UNIFIL II (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon II).Lebanon chorus to start rehearsals Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 05 2:44 PM
LEBANON The Lebanon Community Chorus will begin rehearsals from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Our Saviour s Lutheran Church on South Main in Lebanon.Lebanon Reconstruction Aid Will Take Time Los Angeles Times - Sep 05 1:42 AM
SIDDIQINE, Lebanon -- The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon.Annan expects Israel to lift Lebanon blockade within 48 hours People's Daily - Sep 05 4:52 PM
Visiting UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that he expected Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, reported Qatar's al-Jazeera television.Turkey OKs Lebanon deployment despite protests Channel NewsAsia - Sep 05 12:55 PM
ANKARA : Overriding widespread opposition and protests, the Turkish parliament voted after fierce debate at an extraordinary session to authorise the government to send troops to the UN force in Lebanon.GCC to Israel: End Lebanon Blockade Arab News - Sep 05 4:13 PM
JEDDAH, 6 September 2006 The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) yesterday urged the international community to take quick and effective action to lift the Israeli military blockade on Lebanon.Attack kills four in Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - Sep 05 3:11 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon A remote-controlled bomb has wounded a senior Lebanese police intelligence officer and killed of his four aides and bodyguards.UN Welcomes Donor Pledges For Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Sep 05 2:57 PM
Welcoming pledges of $940 million for Lebanon s reconstruction made at yesterday s international donor conference in Sweden, the United Nations refugee agency said today it was continuing its efforts to reach the most vulnerable communities, as more UN aid got through to the devastated south of the country.Israel can leave south Lebanon within 10 days - Italy Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 05 10:23 AM
ROME (Reuters) - Israel should be able to leave south Lebanon within 10 days when 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are expected to be in place, Italy's Defence Minister Arturo Parisi said on Tuesday.Turkey Votes To Join Lebanon Force Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 05 11:02 AM
Turkey's parliament has approved sending soldiers to join the expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, becoming the second Muslim nation to commit troops for the mission. The vote in parliament was 340-192 in favour of the deployment.Italian Troops Arrive In Lebanon CBS News - Sep 05 12:31 AM
Italian soldiers began arriving Saturday in Lebanon, part of the first large contingent of international troops dispatched to boost the U.N. force keeping the peace between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.Annan urges naval patrol for Lebanon Financial Times - Sep 05 9:48 AM
France, Italy and Greece are being asked urgently to provide naval ships to patrol the Lebanese coast for the next two weeks before the arrival of the German navy, in an attempt to persuade Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon.Lebanon blockade could end in 48 hours: UN CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 05 9:50 AM
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says he has put a plan in motion that could end Israel's crippling blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours and put European naval vessels off the Lebanese coast.Turkey to send peacekeepers to Lebanon Vancouver Province - Sep 05 2:54 PM
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey agreed Tuesday to send troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, becoming the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties with Israel to do so.U.N. says Israeli forces withdraw from five Lebanon villages Boston Herald - Sep 05 9:28 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli forces left five villages in southern Lebanon and were replaced Tuesday by Lebanese troops, who also moved into the center of a Hezbollah stronghold devastated by weeks of fighting,...Turkey approves Lebanon force Aljazeera - Sep 05 12:20 PM
Turkey has become the second Muslim country to pledge troops to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, despite domestic opposition to the move. Members of the country's parliament voted by 340 to 192 in favour of the deployment on Tuesday as the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, arrived in Ankara.Annan sees end of Lebanon blockade in 48 hours News Interactive - Sep 05 11:46 AM
ISRAEL should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, UN chief Kofi Annan said as he wrapped up a tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce in Lebanon and rekindling regional peace efforts.Annan to work to free Israeli hostages in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 1:16 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he would appoint a secret envoy to work for the release of the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Lebanon's Hizbollah group triggered a month-long war.Lebanon's army takes control of five villages ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 05 1:09 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon Five villages in southern Lebanon are now being controlled by that country's own army. Israeli soldiers left today and were replaced by Lebanese forces.Lebanon moves to control ports / Israeli blockade has continued for 7 weeks San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 05 3:41 AM
The Lebanese government sought to reassert authority over its air and sea borders Monday in the face of a 7-week-old Israeli blockade. Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said he would take up a German offer to help patrol the waters off Lebanon and seal the... Turkey agrees to send troops to Lebanon Syracuse.com - Sep 05 1:10 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey agreed Tuesday to send troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, becoming the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties with Israel to do so.Defense triggers Glencoe win over Lebanon The Hillsboro Argus - Sep 05 12:50 PM
Nick Apeland hit Jordan Hoffert with a short pass that led to a 32-yard touchdown that put Glencoe in front, and then they teamed on an 8-yarder to preserve the Crimson Tide's 13-10 non-league victory over Lebanon Friday night at Hare Field.Annan sees end of Israel blockade of Lebanon in 48 hours AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 05 7:41 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AFP) - Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, UN chief Kofi Annan has said as he stepped up efforts to release Israeli prisoners and shore up a fragile truce in Lebanon.Not even war can blunt South Lebanon's charms The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 05 1:47 PM
Gathering information is largely about knowing where to go and whom to ask, challenges that can be daunting to anyone trying to grasp the situation in South Lebanon these days. This is especially true for journalists whose duties tie them to their desks in Beirut for nine hours a day and for whom a jaunt beyond the Litani River is therefore a rare treat.LEBANON: Unexploded bombs hamper rural recovery IRIN - Sep 05 12:16 PM
RAS AL-AIN/ TYRE, 5 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - Now that war is over, farmers are returning to their land in southern Lebanon only to find their crops destroyed and their livelihoods ruined while unexploded bombs are hampering recovery.Lebanon responds to false alarms Lebanon Enterprise - Sep 05 11:14 AM
Repeat offenders of Lebanon's new false-alarm ordinance might face some costly truths after it takes effect Sept. 1. The ordinance will require all fire and burglar alarm systems within city limits to be registered and regularly maintained.U.N. says Israeli forces withdraw from five southern Lebanon villages WOAI - Sep 05 11:04 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli forces left five villages in southern Lebanon and were replaced Tuesday by Lebanese troops, who also moved into the center of a Hezbollah stronghold devastated by weeks of fighting, witnesses and the U.N. peacekeeping mission said.Lebanon rebuilding aid will take time Syracuse.com - Sep 05 10:25 AM
SIDDIQINE, Lebanon (AP) The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon. For now, the mayor of this village says he can do little but divide the 700 buildings and homes needing attention into three categories: totally, partially or slightly destroyed.Turkey Votes to Send Troops to Lebanon WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Sep 05 11:49 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey became the second Muslim country to commit troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah after a parliament vote in favor of the deployment despite widespread protests.Parliament voted 340-192 in favor of the deployment with one lawmaker abstaining.Hospitality sector sees Gulf tourists returning to Lebanon Gulf News - Sep 05 2:06 PM
Dubai: Tourists from the Gulf region will return to Lebanon in significant numbers once the country stabilises and infrastructure is rebuilt, people in the hospitality industry say.Turkey Votes To Join Lebanon Force FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - Sep 05 11:25 AM
Turkey's parliament has approved sending soldiers to join the expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, becoming the second Muslim nation to commit troops for the mission.EU Foreign Ministers: Address Human Rights Violations in Lebanon and Israel Amnesty International - Sep 05 7:08 AM
Amnesty International has appealed to the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Finland on 1 September 2006, to actively support the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in establishing a comprehensive investigation into violations of human rights in Lebanon and Israel.Israel blockade on Lebanon prevents oil spill clean-up AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 9:49 AM
The Israeli blockade on Lebanon is preventing the widescale intervention needed to clean a massive oil slick caused by the Jewish state's bombardment of a power station, Greenpeace has said.Annan expects Lebanon blockade to end soon Times Online - Sep 05 5:35 AM
Kofi Annan said today that he expected "positive news" within 48 hours on plans to end an Israeli blockade of Lebanon, as he stepped up efforts to release Israeli prisoners and shore up a UN-monitored ceasefire.Annan sees end of Israel blockade of Lebanon in 48 hours TODAYonline - Sep 05 10:21 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in Alexandria. Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, Annan has said as he wrapped up a tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce in Lebanon and rekindling regional peace efforts.Lebanon to Protest Israel's Blockade ABC News - Sep 04 8:18 PM
Lebanon to Protest Israel's Air, Sea Blockade to U.N. Security CouncilLebanon to Protest Israel's Blockade Los Angeles Times - Sep 04 8:12 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The Lebanese government decided Monday to protest to the U.N. Security Council over Israel's blockade of the country and call on it to force Israel to lift the siege.U.N. general says Israel's Lebanon pullout on track Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 8:39 AM
The commander of U.N. peacekeepers said a joint meeting with Lebanese and Israeli officers on Monday had brought closer a full Israeli troop withdrawal from south Lebanon in line with a U.N. resolution.Turkey OKs Lebanon troops News 24 South Africa - Sep 05 1:16 PM
Turkey's parliament has approved the deployment of hundreds of troops to join a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Germany may delay deployment in Lebanon UPI - Sep 05 9:59 AM
BERLIN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Germany may delay deploying its navy to patrol Lebanon's coast because of confusion over Lebanon's reported demand that Israel lift its blockade first.Lebanon bomb blast kills four Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 05 4:49 AM
A roadside bomb blast killed four bodyguards of a senior Lebanese intelligence officer who was among four other people wounded in the attack near Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, police said.Turkish parliament OKs Lebanon deployment TurkishPress.com - Sep 05 11:20 AM
ANKARA - The Turkish parliament voted at an extraordinary session Tuesday to authorize the government to send troops to the UN force in Lebanon. Deputy speaker Nevzat Pakdil said 340 of the 533 lawmakers present in the 550-seat house voted for the deployment; 192 voted against and one abstained.Lebanon's Hariris to buy Turkey's MNG Bank-sources Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 05 5:06 AM
ANKARA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hariri family has agreed to buy 91 percent of Turkey's unlisted MNG Bank for $160 million, banking sources said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deals bringing Middle Eastern cash into Turkey.Public input invited on plans for Lebanon community center Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 05 9:45 AM
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.Turkish Troops in Lebanon ERT.gr - Sep 05 1:02 PM
On Tuesday, the Turkish Parliament approved the deployment of 1,000 soldiers to join the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), after a turbulent session that lasted over six hours.Lebanon to air footage of missing Israeli airman Middle East Times - Sep 05 7:07 AM
BEIRUT -- A Lebanese television channel is to air the first new footage in nearly two decades of Israeli airman Ron Arad, whose plane crashed over Lebanon in 1986 and whose fate remains a cause celebre in Israel.Qatar first Arab state to pledge troops to UN Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 8:28 AM
Qatar has pledged during a visit by UN chief Kofi Annan up to 300 troops for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, making the gas-rich emirate the first Arab state to contribute.Turkey OKs Lebanon troop deployment Al Bawaba - Sep 05 12:40 PM
Turkey became the second Islamic country to commit troops to Lebanon to monitor the cease-fire between Israel and Hizbullah after a parliament vote in favor of the deployment despite widespread protests.Annan: Israel's Blockade of Lebanon Should End by Thursday Voice of America - Sep 05 4:32 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he expects Israel to lift its air, land and sea blockade of Lebanon by Thursday. Speaking to reporters in the Egyptian city of Alexandria Tuesday, Mr. Annan said he expects the blockade issue to be resolved within the next 48 hours.'Good News Soon' On Lebanon Blockade Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 05 4:28 AM
Kofi Annan has said he is expecting good news about Israel lifting its blockade of Lebanon within the next 48 hours. The UN chief spoke after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, north of Cairo.ANNAN SEES END OF ISRAEL BLOCKADE OF LEBANON IN 48 HOURS The Tocqueville Connection - Sep 05 7:49 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Sept 5, 2006 (AFP) - Israel should lift its blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, UN chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday as he wrapped up a tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce in Lebanon and rekindling regional peace efforts.