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  • French Opposition Backs Lebanon Role; Military Has Doubts Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 10 minutes ago
    France?s opposition parties embraced the decision to deploy troops to Lebanon, even as military commanders remained troubled.

  • Israel eases its blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
    With a low-flying passenger jet circling the capital, Lebanon put on a boisterous show Thursday to celebrate the end of Israel's air blockade. But Israel said its closure of Lebanon's ports will remain in force until international forces arrive to watch the seas.

  • Israel Lifts Air Blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 07 2:57 PM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 7 -- Israel lifted its air blockade of Lebanon Thursday after eight weeks, but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up position along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shiite militia Hezbollah.

  • Israel ends Lebanon air embargo Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 2:02 PM
    Israel on Thursday lifted an air blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • Israel says naval blockade of Lebanon continuing Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 07 2:56 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel lifted its blockade of Lebanon's international airport on Thursday but said it was keeping a naval blockade in place until an international force deployed off the coast.

  • Lebanon air blockade lifted; naval stays Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 1:50 PM
    Israel said it lifted its nearly two-month-long air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday but kept its naval blockade in place until international forces can take over.

  • Israel begins to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 07 9:41 AM
    Israel began to lift its eight-week-old blockade of Lebanon today, as workers there scrambled to ready ports and the Beirut airport for a renewed flow of passengers and cargo.

  • Annan promises 'credible force' within days for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 10:00 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says a "credible force" of 5,000 international peacekeepers will take up positions in southern Lebanon within days as Israel begins lifting its eight-week blockade.

  • Israel Eases Its Blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    Israel Ends Lebanon Air Blockade but Keeps Seaports Sealed Until International Forces Arrive

  • Israel lifts aerial blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 07 9:16 AM
    JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli official on Thursday said its aerial blockade of Lebanon has been lifted, but a naval blockade will continue until the international forces arrive.

  • Israel dismay at end of Lebanon blockade without soldier news Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 9:35 AM
    Israel's decision to start lifting its Lebanon blockade before securing the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah -- a key aim of its month-long war on the Shiite militia -- was greeted with dismay in the Jewish state.

  • Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:39 AM
    Israel began on Thursday to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • Annan says 'credible force' for Lebanon ready by mid-September Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:10 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has welcomed an end to the Israeli blockade of Lebanon and said that as many as 5,000 international troops would deployed in southern Lebanon by the middle of the month, allowing an Israeli withdrawal to take place.

  • Lebanon's only airport ready for flights as Israel begins to lift blockade Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 07 7:37 AM
    Workers at Lebanon's only airport prepared Thursday to receive a full flow of commercial flights as Israel pledged to lift an air and sea blockade imposed nearly two months ago when the war with Hezbollah guerrillas erupted.

  • Israel set to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:14 AM
    Israel will begin lifting an air and sea blockade of Lebanon from 1500 GMT on Thursday, handing over responsibility for monitoring aircraft and shipping to international forces, an Israeli official said.

  • Israel set to end Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 6:44 AM
    Israel is set to end its punishing eight-week blockade of Lebanon amid intense international efforts to ensure a ceasefire holds between Israel and the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militant group.

  • Israel begins lifting Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:23 AM
    Israel began lifting its blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry official said, but he declined to say how long the pullback would take. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev confirmed the army began lifting the embargo shortly after 6 p.m. (11 a.m. EDT)

  • Israel lifts air blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:29 AM
    Israel began lifting its air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry official said, but the naval blockade will remain in place until troops from the new U.N. international force are in place.

  • War lifts Lebanon debt to $41 billion: finance minister Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 6:31 AM
    The month-long Israeli war on Lebanon and an eight-week blockade have increased Lebanon's public debt to 41 billion dollars, the finance minister has said in a newspaper interview.

  • Lebanon awaits lifting of Israeli blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 5:11 AM
    Lebanon emerges on Thursday from a costly eight-week Israeli blockade of its airport and territorial waters, which German advisers and U.N. forces will now help the Lebanese authorities to monitor.

  • Lebanon ecstatic over planned end to blockade Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 4:13 AM
    Lebanon breathed a collective sigh of relief over Israel's decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade that has virtually cut off the country from the outside world for weeks and wreaked havoc on the economy.

  • Israel dismay at end of Lebanon blockade without soldiers news Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 3:14 AM
    Israel's decision to lift its Lebanon blockade before securing the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah -- a key aim of its month-long war on the Shiite militia -- has been greeted with dismay in the Jewish state.

  • Lebanon Air Blockade Lifted; Naval Stays Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 07 2:03 PM
    Israel Lifts Air Blockade of Lebanon, but Sea Blockade Stays in Place 'Til Peacekeepers Arrive

  • Israel to lift Lebanon blockade at 1500 GMT Thursday Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 1:50 AM
    Israel will lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT Thursday, having received international assurances over an arms embargo on Hezbollah, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office announced.

  • Lebanon awaits lifting of blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 1:45 AM
    Lebanon emerges on Thursday from an 8-week-old Israeli blockade of its airport and territorial waters, which German advisers and U.N. forces will now help the Lebanese authorities to monitor.

  • Israel lifts blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 07 5:52 AM
    Israel has announced that it will lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, three weeks after the cessation of hostilities, because international forces were ready to move into place to impose an arms embargo on the Hezbollah militia.

  • Spain to send 1,100 troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - 55 minutes ago
    Spain will send 1,100 troops to Lebanon, after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of what the government called a risky but vital mission to achieve lasting Mideast peace.

  • Spain to send 1,100 troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    Spain will send 1,100 troops to Lebanon, after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of "a risky but vital mission to achieve lasting Mideast peace".

  • Lebanon blockade in final hours Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 07 5:52 AM
    Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.

  • Lebanon Air Blockade Lifted; Naval Stays Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 07 9:03 AM
    Israel Begins Lifting Air Blockade of Lebanon, but Naval Blockade to Remain in Place for Now

  • Indian peacekeepers land in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Israel has lifted an air blockade of Lebanon imposed eight weeks ago, allowing a Lebanese airliner to land at Beirut's patched-up airport. As war-battered Lebanon clears the debris and struggles to recover an Indian army contingent is there to help.

  • Turks unhappy with Lebanon mission Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
    With the decision to deploy hundreds of troops in Lebanon , Turks believe that Ankara has missed an opportunity to solve some pressing issues, such as the ongoing war in the country's southeast, or to focus its efforts on national interests.

  • Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 07 9:00 AM
    Lufthansa AG will resume flights from Germany to the Lebanese capital Beirut on Saturday after Israel lifted its blockade of Lebanon, a spokesman for the airline said.

  • Israel Begins Lifting Lebanon Blockade Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 07 8:33 AM
    Israel Begins Lifting Air and Sea Blockade of Lebanon As Country's Lone Airport Gets Ready

  • Israel will ease grip on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 06 8:41 PM
    Israel announced it would lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday evening.

  • Lebanon's Only Airport Ready for Flights Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 07 7:48 AM
    Lebanon's Only Airport Prepares for a Full Schedule of Commercial Flights When Blockade Ends

  • Explosions rock south Lebanon as Israeli army leaves Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
    MARUWAHIN, Lebanon : Slow-moving tanks and the near-deafening sounds of explosions marked the landscape of the southern Lebanese town of Maruwahin as the Israeli military begins its pullout.

  • Lebanon ecstatic over planned end to blockade Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 12 minutes ago
    BEIRUT - Lebanon breathed a collective sigh of relief on Thursday over Israels decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade that has virtually cut off the country from the outside world for weeks and wreaked havoc on the economy.

  • Israel set to end Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 13 minutes ago
    BEIRUT - Israel was set to end its punishing eight-week blockade of Lebanon on Thursday amid intense international efforts to ensure a ceasefire holds between Israel and the Shia Muslim militant group Hezbollah.

  • Israel to End Blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 06 7:02 PM
    JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday that Israel will lift its eight-week-old air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday evening, removing what diplomats have called the chief obstacle to the country's recovery from a devastating war between Israeli forces and the...

  • Israel Lifts Blockade of Lebanon, and Watches Open this result in new window
    NPR - Sep 07 6:45 AM
    Israel is lifting its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. The move is the first major test for the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with preventing arms shipments from reaching Hezbollah. The area of highest concern is Lebanon's long border with Syria.

  • Israel Keeps Blockade of Lebanon Ports Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 07 6:06 PM
    By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon - With a low-flying passenger jet circling the capital, Lebanon put on a boisterous show Thursday to celebrate the end of Israel's air blockade.

  • Israel eases its blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Sep 07 6:41 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) With a low-flying passenger jet circling the capital, Lebanon put on a boisterous show Thursday to celebrate the end of Israel's air blockade. But Israel said its closure of Lebanon's ports will remain in force until international forces arrive to watch the seas.

  • Israel lifts Lebanon air blockade - but not naval embargo Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 07 4:23 PM
    Israel began lifting a two-month-old blockade of Lebanon against the wishes of the Israeli army. It was imposed the day after Hizbollah Islamic fighters abducted two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid into Israel on 12 July.

  • Israel signals a staggered end to Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 07 4:42 PM
    ISRAEL has lifted its aerial blockade of Lebanon, but said it would keep its naval blockade of the country in place until international forces could take over.

  • Israel begins lifting Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 07 1:34 PM
    Israel has begun to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • Lebanon air blockade lifted Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 07 3:16 PM
    ISRAEL overnight lifted an air blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hezbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • EU welcomes Israel's move to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 07 6:23 PM
    The European Union (EU) welcomed on Thursday Israel's announcement that it is lifting its eight- week-long blockade of Lebanon.

  • Spain sends 1,100 troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 07 3:05 PM
    Spain's parliament has voted to send 1,100 troops to join the United Nations' peacekeeping mission to Lebanon.

  • Israel begins lifting blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 07 6:07 PM
    A spokesman for Israeli Foreign Ministry Thursday said that Israeli army began lifting the blockade on Lebanon at 6:00 p.m. (1500 GMT).

  • Israel starts lifting Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    New Straits Times - Sep 07 1:10 PM
    A Lebanese plane has touched down in Beirut, marking the lifting of Israel's punishing eight-week air blockade of Lebanon amid intense international efforts to ensure a fragile ceasefire holds.

  • Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 06 2:48 PM
    Israel said on Wednesday it would lift an eight-week-old air and sea blockade against Lebanon on Thursday, handing over control to international forces.

  • Air blockage lifted in Lebanon: reports Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 07 11:14 AM
    _ Israel began lifting its air blockade of Lebanon and withdrawing its troops on Thursday evening, reports said.

  • Indonesian forces to be placed in "blue lane" in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 07 4:53 PM
    The contingent of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will be placed in a buffer area between South Lebanon and Israel which is popularly known as "blue lane," Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said here on Thursday.

  • Chinese engineering troops to stay with UN forces in Lebanon, says FM spokesman Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 07 5:01 PM
    Chinese engineering troops will continue their duty with the UN peace-keeping forces in Lebanon, said Foreign Minister spokesman Qin Gang on Thursday.

  • Israeli lifts air blockade of Lebanon but decides to continue sea blockade Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 07 9:53 AM
    BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's nearly two-month-long air blockade of Lebanon ended Thursday, bringing relief to Lebanese. But it maintained its seal on the country's ports amid a wave of opposition in Israel against lifting the restrictions.

  • Israel Lifts Lebanon Blockade Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 07 9:48 AM
    Israel has begun to lift its two-month blockade of Lebanon, imposed at the start of its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas. Israel's Foreign Ministry announced the end of the blockade Thursday evening.

  • Israel plans to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 06 1:39 PM
    Israel said it will lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday as it faced widespread international pressure more than three weeks after a cease-fire took effect, ending a bloody monthlong conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel ends Lebanon air embargo Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Sep 07 6:04 PM
    Israel has lifted the air blockade it imposed on Lebanon when it went to war with Hezbollah eight weeks ago - and a Lebanese airliner has landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • Israeli air blockade lifted in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Sep 07 10:11 AM
    Naval blockade to remain in effect until international forces are in place Israel said it lifted its nearly two-month-long air blockade of Lebanon today but kept its naval blockade in place until international forces can take over.

  • Welch prods Lebanon to move toward disarming Hizbullah Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 07 1:09 PM
    As Israel's blockade on Lebanon eases and governments worldwide contribute to an international force to help monitor security in the country, the Bush administration's expectations that the Lebanese government will move toward disarming Hizbullah have increased accordingly.

  • Lebanon Cheers End of Air Embargo, but Ports Stay Shut Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 07 6:35 PM
    The air travel embargo ended Thursday, but restrictions will remain at sea until international naval forces are ready.

  • Israel lifts Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 07 9:38 AM
    Israel has begun to lift its blockade of Lebanon, eight weeks after it went to war with Hezbollah.

  • Israel lifts Lebanon air blockade Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 07 2:00 PM
    Israel has lifted the air blockade of Lebanon that it imposed two months ago when the conflict with Hezbollah erupted. But it says a naval blockade will remain in place until an international force is deployed off the coast.

  • Lebanon demands prisoner swap Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 06 12:40 PM
    Lebanon said on Wednesday two Israeli soldiers captured by Hizbollah would not be released unless Israel was prepared to discuss a prisoner swap.

  • Israel agrees to lift air and sea blockade of Lebanon / International forces are ready to patrol airports, coastline Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 07 3:44 AM
    Israel's government said it will end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon this evening to make way for an international force that is being deployed as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict. Israel's decision, announced Wednesday,...

  • Annan promises 'credible force' within days for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Sep 07 11:40 AM
    MADRID - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Thursday said a "credible force" of 5,000 international peacekeepers would take up position in southern Lebanon within days as Israel began lifting its eight-week blockade.

  • Lebanon man sentenced for fatal crash Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 07 1:00 PM
    Eric William Ragsdale of Lebanon will spend 60 days in jail and three years on probation for causing a fatal crash on Highway 34 east of Lebanon in 2004.

  • Israel Will Lift Its Air, Sea Blockade on Lebanon (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 06 11:27 PM
    Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will today end a blockade of Lebanese air and sea ports imposed during a 33-day conflict with Hezbollah, a move United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said will aid Lebanon's recovery.

  • Israel Lifts Lebanon Air Blockade Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 07 8:33 AM
    Israel has lifted its blockade of Lebanon's international airport but said it was keeping a naval blockade in place until an international force deployed off the coast. "The aerial blockade has been removed. In coordination with the United Nations, the naval blockade will continue until the international naval force is in place," said Miri Eisen, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

  • Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Sep 06 11:26 AM
    Israel said it would end the air and sea blockade on Lebanon, saying it received assurances that arms smuggling to Hezbollah would be blocked.

  • Lebanon blockade to be lifted Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 07 7:32 AM
    Middle East: Israel's eight-week air and sea blockade of Lebanon will be lifted this afternoon.

  • Israel Lifts Lebanon Blockade Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 07 8:15 AM
    Israel has begun lifting its air and sea blockade of Lebanon. The move will see international forces replace Israeli troops at command positions over Lebanese seaports and airports.

  • Israeli military 'fiercely' opposes lifting Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    WorldNetDaily - Sep 07 11:49 AM
    JERUSALEM Israeli military leaders strongly objected to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision implemented today to lift an aerial blockade imposed on Lebanon since fighting broke out in July, WorldNetDaily has learned.

  • Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 07 11:16 AM
    ISRAEL began to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hezbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • German FM brings airport security team to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 07 1:10 PM
    Germany's foreign minister arrived in Beirut on Thursday with a group of experts who will advise local authorities on airport security, while Russia also dispatched its foreign minister to Lebanon for talks on the solidifying cease-fire. Calling the lifting of Israel's blockade a first step, Steinmeier told reporters at the Lebanese airport there will be "accurate monitoring" of traffic through

  • Nations compete for Lebanon rebuilding Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 06 11:02 AM
    America's Arab Gulf allies are pledging billions to rebuild Lebanon after 34 days of Israeli bombing in hopes of blunting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah's growing influence in the region.

  • UN food program readies to wrap up efforts in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Sep 07 1:02 PM
    The UN World Food Program, the world's largest humanitarian agency, said on Thursday it would probably conclude its emergency relief operations in Lebanon by the end of next month.David Morris, executive director of the WFP, told reporters outside the UN House in Beirut that he expected the government to take over humanitarian operations by the end of next month.

  • Lebanon eager to see blockade lifted Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 07 6:32 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon was set to emerge on Thursday from a costly eight-week Israeli blockade of its airport and territorial waters, which German advisers and U.N. naval forces will now help the Lebanese authorities to monitor.

  • Lebanon looks into ROTC Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 07 11:47 AM
    LEBANON The Lebanon Community School District is exploring the creation of an Army Junior ROTC program on campus at Lebanon High School. School board members Tuesday unanimously agreed to have Superintendent Jim Robinson work with the Army to look into costs, personnel needs and program specifics.

  • Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 07 9:45 AM
    UN observers walk along the border between Israel and Lebanon. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters) BEIRUT - Israel began on Thursday to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hezbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.

  • Israel to lift blockade today in new stage of truce in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 07 6:48 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel said it would lift its stifling air and sea blockade of Lebanon today, marking a crucial breakthrough in international efforts to rebuild from the war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • EU Welcomes Israel's Announcement That the Blockade of Lebanon is to be Lifted Open this result in new window
    SYS-CON Media - Sep 07 12:30 PM
    Following Israel's announcement today that it will lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU External Relations Commissioner, said:

  • Lessons from Lebanon: Rethinking national liberation movements Open this result in new window
    Al-Ahram Weekly - Sep 07 1:12 PM
    Lebanon has always been the postcard picture of what is fundamentally wrong and what is potentially hopeful about the Arab and the Muslim world in general--its divisive and factious politics oscillating fatefully between destructive sectarianism and thriving cosmopolitanism, and the year 2005 brought this historic paradox to perfect realization--a year that brought both grief and solidarity to

  • Israel lifts Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 07 6:52 AM
    ISRAEL has ended its eight-week air and sea blockade of Lebanon after mounting international pressure to allow its neighbour to begin rebuilding its economy. -

  • Argent opens new fund for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Sep 07 3:07 PM
    Dubai: Argent Financial Group International, an American fund manager, has launched a private equity fund for Lebanon that will be domiciled in the Dubai Internatioal Financial Centre.

  • Israel starts to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 07 9:37 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel said it started to lift its eight-week blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT Thursday three weeks after a ceasefire brought an end to its offensive against Hezbollah.

  • Israel lifts Lebanon air blockade Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 07 9:35 AM
    Israel has begun to lift its air blockade of Lebanon, but said a naval blockade would remain until an international force was deployed off the Lebanese coast.

  • Israel Set to Lift Lebanon Blockade Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Sep 07 6:47 AM
    Israel is giving way to mounting international pressure and is preparing to lift its two-month long blockade of Lebanon's airspace and seaports later Thursday.

  • Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 07 2:03 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel's government said yesterday that it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon today to make way for an international force that is to deploy as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict.

  • UN chief discusses troop role in Lebanon with Spanish government Open this result in new window
    EuroNews - Sep 07 12:15 PM
    The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has been continuing his tour of capitals making sure the international peacekeeping force is ready and knows what to do in Lebanon.

  • Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon despite objections Open this result in new window
    WLUC TV 6 - Sep 07 3:31 PM
    JERUSALEM A crucial step for rebuilding Lebanon comes today with the lifting of Israel's air-and-sea blockade.

  • Israel lifts blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 07 9:23 AM
    Israel lifted its eight-week air and sea blockade of Lebanon on Thursday removing a key barrier to the countrys post-war economic recovery.

  • Israel lifts 2 month-long air blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Sep 07 11:57 AM
    BEIRUT, Sept 7 Israel's nearly 2-month-long air blockade of Lebanon ended today, bringing relief to Lebanese. But it maintained its seal on the country's port amid a wave of opposition in Israel against lifting the restrictions.

  • Israel to end its air, sea blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Buffalo News - Sep 07 6:08 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel's government said Wednesday it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon today to make way for an international force that is to deploy as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict.

  • Israel lifts Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Sep 07 8:41 AM
    JERUSALEM : Israel said it started to lift its eight-week air and sea blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT Thursday, three weeks after a ceasefire brought an end to its offensive against Hezbollah.

  • Israel says to lift Lebanon embargo on Thursday Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 06 9:26 AM
    Israel said on Wednesday it would lift an eight-week-old air and sea blockade of Lebanon at 1500 GMT on Thursday, handing over control to international forces.

  • Israel ready to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 07 5:50 AM
    Israel planned on Thursday to lift the air and sea blockade of Lebanon that has slowed trade, the movement of people and goods and hindered the war-torn country's efforts to rebuild.

  • Israel To Lift Lebanon Blockade Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 06 8:01 PM
    Israel promised to lift its blockade of Lebanon within a day, marking a crucial breakthrough in efforts to rebuild southern Lebanon. The transfer of supervision would be the first major test for the U.N. force charged with preventing arms shipments.

  • Cease-Fire In Lebanon Holding, For Now Open this result in new window
    Jewish Week - Sep 07 9:23 AM
    Test will be if Syria seeks to re-arm Hezbollah; Olmert warns Damascus. The cease-fire in Lebanon seemed to gain traction this week as Israeli troops continued their gradual withdrawal from the south and prepared to begin lifting the air, sea and land blockade of the country.

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