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New York Times - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
In a land racked by sectarian tension and political instability, clairvoyants like Michel Hayek have become Lebanon?s unlikely political players.Diplomatic odd couple tries to avert war in Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Jan 29 6:43 PM
In an unusual collaboration, Iran and Saudi Arabia are mediating an agreement to end Lebanon's violent political crisis.Bush condemns recent clashes in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
President Bush on Monday condemned an outburst of violence in Lebanon and said he would seek $770 million toward an international aid effort for the country.Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting "chaos" in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 2:28 PM
President George W. Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account."Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 1:49 PM
US President George W. Bush deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.State Dept.: Israel likely misused cluster bombs in Lebanon USA Today - Jan 29 8:30 AM
Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.Cluster bomb wounds two Belgian soldiers in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 8:21 AM
A cluster bomb explosion has wounded two Belgian soldiers on demining operations in southern Lebanon following last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel, a UN spokesman said.Bush Says Iran, Syria and Hezbollah Causing Chaos in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Syria and the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah must be ``called to account'' for creating chaos in Lebanon, President George W. Bush said, after riots last week in the capital, Beirut.State Dept. to report on whether Israel misused U.S.-made cluster bombs against Lebanon USA Today - Jan 29 8:01 AM
The State Department has completed a preliminary report on whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.President Bush Condemns Violence in Lebanon, Pledges Aid Fox News - Jan 29 3:22 PM
Total U.S. support for Lebanon's fledgling democracy will approach near $1 billion if Congress approves his request.PREP GIRLS' BASKETBALL: George Wythe tunes-up for showdown with win over Lebanon Bristol Herald Courier - 32 minutes ago
LEBANON The showdown is set for "The Dungeon". George Wythe didn t overlook Lebanon and came away with an impressive 57-43 road win Monday, and will host Rural Retreat on Thursday with first place on the line.Bush - Iran, Syria fomenting chaos in Lebanon Stuff - Jan 29 4:04 PM
WASHINGTON: President George W Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those responsible for creating chaos must be called to account". Lebanon in need of dialogue to avert civil war Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
BEIRUT - Lebanon desperately needs dialogue between its divided camps and a revival of its political institutions to save the country from sliding back into civil war, analysts warn.Israel -- USA: Ensure Israel hands over maps of cluster bombs strikes in South Lebanon Amnesty International - Jan 29 12:42 PM
As the USA State Department raised concerns in its report to Congress about possible violations by Israel of a classified US-Israeli agreement on the use of cluster bombs, Amnesty International urged the Israeli government to hand over detailed maps and coordinates of the areas in south Lebanon into which its forces fired hundreds of thousands of cluster bombs during the 34-day conflict with ...Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah over Lebanon violence People's Daily - Jan 29 5:42 PM
U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday over recent violence in Lebanon and claimed they are working to destabilize Lebanon.Bush warns Hezbollah on Lebanon News Interactive - Jan 29 2:35 PM
US President George W. Bush today deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilise that country.Bush warns Hezbollah on Lebanon The Australian - Jan 29 2:33 PM
"While Lebanon's friends seek to help the Lebanese government build a free, sovereign, and prosperous country, Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are working to destabilise Lebanese society," Mr Bush said.Lebanon General Store Robbed WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 4:30 PM
Lebanon County Police are looking for the man who robbed the Krall's General Store this morning on West Market Street in the Jonestown Borough.Bush: Iran, Syria fomenting 'chaos' in Lebanon AlertNet - Jan 29 2:33 PM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush accused Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on Monday of fomenting the latest violence in Lebanon in a bid to topple its government and said "those ... Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon Channel NewsAsia - Jan 29 1:52 PM
WASHINGTON : US President George W. Bush on Monday deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilise that country.Bush warns Iran, Syria, Hezbollah on Lebanon The Nation - Jan 29 1:57 PM
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Monday deplored recent violence in Lebanon and warned that Iran, Syria and Hezbollah must be "called to account" for trying to destabilize that country.Lebanon: UN Force Rises Above 12,000 Scoop.co.nz - Jan 29 4:05 PM
The enhanced United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, sent to monitor the end of hostilities after last year s conflict between Israel and Hizbollah, now numbers over 12,000, the mission said today, while reporting that two of its de-miners were injured trying to rid the country of the massive number of cluster bombs left over from the fighting.Israel May Have Misused US-Made Cluster Bombs In Lebanon, Says Report Nasdaq - Jan 29 11:22 AM
(RTTNews) - The US State Department said on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with the United States by misusing American-made cluster bombs during last year's war against Lebanon's Hezbollah.Two Belgian Soldiers Serving With UN Wounded In Lebanon Nasdaq - Jan 29 10:22 AM
BRUSSELS (AP)--Two Belgian soldiers serving with the U.N. in Lebanon were wounded Monday when one of them stepped on a mine.Qatari troops leave for Lebanon to join Unifil The Peninsula - Jan 29 2:17 PM
doha The last batch of Qatari soldiers on mission to keep peace in Lebanon left for Lebanon yesterday to join the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (Unifil) deployed in south Lebanon to keep peace in the area.Lebanon mill equipment auctioned to highest bids Corvallis Gazette Times - Jan 29 5:45 PM
LEBANON From the large, green chip bins that stand along Highway 20 to a fleet of yellow Hysters and log loaders, Weyerhaueser s Lebanon lumber mill property went up on the auction block Thursday.US studies Israel's cluster bomb use in Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - Jan 29 5:28 AM
Israel may have violated deals on use of cluster bombs in Lebanon, state department expected to tell Congress.Lebanon General Store Robbed WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - Jan 29 7:49 AM
Lebanon County Police are looking for the man who robbed the Krall's General Store this morning on West Market Street in the Jonestown Borough. Police say the suspect demanded money from the clerk. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.President Bush Disappointed by Recent Violence in Lebanon [Press Release] White House News - Jan 29 2:44 PM
I am deeply disappointed by the recent violence and bloodshed on the streets of Lebanon. It is all the more troubling that the violence occurred while Lebanon s legitimate leaders and friends were gathered together in Paris to help secure a peaceful and prosperous future for the country. Lebanon s friends have pledged a total of $7.6 billion at the International Conference on Support for Lebanon. ...New Army Chief Must Learn From Lebanon Baltimore Jewish Times - Jan 29 9:27 AM
It's back to basics for Israel's armed forces. The nomination of Maj.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi as the next chief of staff signals the country's desire both to live down the failings of last summer's war with Hezbollah in Lebanon while preparing to win the next showdown with the terrorist group.Raiders overcome Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 29 8:22 AM
Thomas McCarthy and Colton Kelsey hit big shots late to spark Crescent Valley High to a 46-44 Mid-Willamette Conference boys basketball win over Lebanon at CV on Wednesday.Amnesty International Urges Israel to Provide Map of Cluster Bomb Strikes in South Lebanon [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 12:43 PM
Amnesty International (AI) today again urged the Israeli government to hand over detailed maps and coordinates of cluster bomb strikes in southern Lebanon as the United States Department of State (DOS) raised concerns in its report to Congress about possible violations by Israel of a classified U.S.-Israeli agreement on the use of cluster bombs. Israeli forces fired hundreds of thousands of ...Israel may have misused cluster bombs in Lebanon, U.S. says International Herald Tribune - Jan 29 1:48 PM
A preliminary report on a U.S. investigation of the issue has been sent to Congress.Ghosts of Lebanon's Tortured Past Rising ABC News - Jan 28 11:00 AM
Ghosts of Lebanon's Tortured Past Rising From Current Unrest, Bringing Fears of Another WarBalloons cause panic in Lebanon News 24 South Africa - Jan 29 1:08 AM
Helium balloons advertising an Israeli newspaper drifted across the border into Lebanon, causing panic among locals and scrambling the Lebanese army.New Lebanon, N.Y. Fire destroys popular diner Berkshire Eagle - Jan 29 12:10 AM
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. The cause of a Saturday night fire that gutted a local landmark diner is still under investigation, according to state police. Police said that a report of the blaze that destroyed the Speedway Family Diner on Route 20 was called in around 10 p.m. Saturday.U.S. to more than triple aid to Lebanon Helena Independent Record - Jan 28 10:10 PM
PARIS (AP) - The United States pledged to more than triple its economic aid to the fragile democratic government in Lebanon, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would not speculate Thursday on the fate of the donation should Hezbollah militants take power.Israel May Have Misused Cluster Bombs, U.S. Says Washington Post - 40 minutes ago
The State Department notified Congress yesterday that Israel may have violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during last summer's war in Lebanon.Ghosts of Lebanon's tortured past rising from current unrest San Diego Union-Tribune - Jan 28 11:11 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 10:23 a.m. Jan. 28 (AP): At a makeshift roadblock of iron bars and car tires, a masked gatekeeper shines a flashlight into the driver's eyes and asks: Where do you live?Rice Lebanon Donors' Conference Closing Press Conf Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 1:35 PM
PRESIDENT CHIRAC: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to thank each of you wholeheartedly for being here and for having come to participate in this meeting on Lebanon and to inform your various media of what has happened today.U.S.: Israel may have misused bombs AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 4:18 PM
Israel probably misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.Lebanon Focus of UN-FranceTalks Scoop.co.nz - Jan 28 1:21 PM
The reconstruction of Lebanon and an upcoming international environmental summit topped the agenda during talks today in Paris between United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President Jacques Chirac.Sfeir praises international donors, says clashes cost Lebanon 'dignity and worth' The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 28 12:54 PM
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said Sunday that last week's clashes had cost the Lebanese and Lebanon "their dignity and worth." Speaking during his weekly Mass in Bkirki, Sfeir said that contrary to Tuesday and Thursday's "sad events," the Paris III donor conference was proof that the international community.Ghosts of Lebanon's Tortured Past Rising The Houma Courier - Jan 28 10:53 AM
At a makeshift roadblock of iron bars and car tires, a masked gatekeeper shines a flashlight into the driver's eyes and asks: Where do you live? In Lebanon, even that's a disturbing question.Israel may have broken US arms export laws: official AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 12:53 PM
A US investigation has found that Israel probably violated US arms export agreements last year when it dropped US-made cluster bombs among villages in Lebanon, the State Department said.Sectarianism casts shadow over Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 12:53 PM
Like many Saudi Shiites, Abdullah Abdul-Hussein is worried that if the government does not end anti-Shiite tirades by influential Sunni clerics, the sectarian conflict ravaging Iraq and threatening Lebanon could spread to his country.U.S. says Israel cluster bomb use possible violation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 12:58 PM
The United States said on Monday Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of U.S.-made cluster bombs during last July's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Leaders in fresh bid to overcome Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 8:40 AM
Lebanon's fractious leaders are seeking to overcome the nation's high-stakes political crisis after violence between government and opposition supporters sparked fears of a return to civil war.U.S: Israel may have misused cluster bombs CNN.com - Jan 29 10:41 AM
Israel's use of U.S.-made cluster bombs in last year's war in Lebanon may have violated agreements with the United States governing their use, the State Department said Monday.Lebanon general says army under pressure Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 6:27 AM
Lebanon's army commander called for efforts to end a political crisis which this week triggered violence and said his forces, which are trying to keep the peace, were under pressure, a newspaper reported on Saturday.Israel May Have Misused Bombs Time Magazine - Jan 29 9:05 AM
Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Oil crisis deepens with Iraq and Lebanon Turks.US - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Turkey yesterday stepped up its criticism of neighboring Iraq after it told Turkish companies exporting oil products to the country to talk to Kurdish authorities in the north for renewal of their contracts and warned of sanctions if the move is not retracted.Pope calls for end to violence in Lebanon, Gaza AlertNet - Jan 28 4:32 AM
Source: Reuters ROME, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called on Sunday for an end to violence in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, saying it was "unacceptable" to take up arms to promote political motives. In ... Israeli balloons cause panic in Lebanon Khaleej Times - Jan 28 6:55 AM
BEIRUT - Balloons advertising an Israeli newspaper drifted across the tense border into southern Lebanon, causing panic among locals and scrambling the Lebanese army, witnesses and officials said Sunday.Task Force Seizes 1,300 Bags Of Heroin, Officials Say WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 7:58 AM
The Lebanon Drug Task Force seized nearly 1,300 bags of heroin in a weekend drug bust, according to authorities.Italian general arrives in Beirut to head UN force AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 29 6:01 AM
Italian Major General Claudio Graziano has arrived in Beirut to take over as head of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Hezbollah chief accuses Lebanon leaders of stirring conflict AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 28 12:32 PM
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Lebanese government figures of stirring turmoil between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, days after deadly riots swept the capital.Keep students away from Lebanon strife: minister Khaleej Times - Jan 28 3:11 AM
BEIRUT - Students should not be dragged into Lebanon s political crisis, Education Minister Khaled Kabbani said Sunday, three days after riots spilled out of a Beirut university campus.VATICAN Peace between faith and reason, in Lebanon and Gaza, says Pope AsiaNews.it - Jan 28 6:41 AM
Once more Benedict XVI calls for a dialogue between faith and reason to avoid today s cultural schizophrenia and conflict with non Western cultures. He makes a special appeal for an end to violence in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.State Department: Israel May Have Misused Cluster Bombs In Lebanon War WCSH 6 Portland - Jan 29 10:56 AM
The State Department says Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs during last summer's war against Hezbollah.State Department: Israel may have misused cluster bombs in Lebanon war WLUC TV 6 - Jan 29 3:18 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department says Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs during last summer's war against Hezbollah. A spokesman says a preliminary report has been sent to Congress on a U-S investigation of the issue.US Studies Israel's Cluster Bomb Use in Lebanon Muslim American Society - Jan 29 12:45 PM
The Guardian ( U.K. ), Monday January 29, 2007U.S. suspects illegal use of cluster bombs The Washington Times - 35 minutes ago
Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said yesterday.Brave new world for Lebanon's refugees BBC News - Jan 27 7:02 AM
Three people who were evacuated from Lebanon during the recent conflict tell the stories of their new lives in England.Rice: Aid to Lebanon supports reforms ArabicNews.com - Jan 27 9:51 PM
The Bush administration's assistance pledge to Lebanon, now totaling more than $1 billion, will be targeted toward security and economic assistance, and will support the Lebanese government's economic reform program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said January 25.State Department: Israel may have misused cluster bombs in Lebanon war KATC 3 Lafayette - Jan 29 8:53 AM
STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department says Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs during last summer's war against Hezbollah. A spokesman says a preliminary...Lebanon Inches Toward the Precipice RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 26 8:30 PM
In what is being referred to by pro-government forces as an attempted coup, Hezb'allah and their allies in the opposition took to the streets on Tuesday in what was billed as a "General Strike" in order to force the government of Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to capitulate to opposition demands for a "National Unity Government."War Lessons Revive Old Ideas by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv (UPI) Jan 29, 2007 Space War - Jan 29 6:33 PM
Tough-looking, no-nonsense infantryman Gabi Ashkenazi, designated as the military's next chief of general staff, has a formidable task ahead: He will have to prepare the military for a wide range of threats from a nuclear Iran to a suicide bomber trying to leave Nablus; and in doing so he will have to correct strategies proven wrong in the last Lebanon War.Lebanon faces prospect of civil war The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 29 1:00 AM
While Beirut was quiet Sunday, the threat of more sectarian violence kept the city on edge.Israel 'broke US arms deal terms' BBC News - Jan 29 8:44 AM
Israel's use of cluster bombs in Lebanon last year probably broke terms of arms deals with the US, a report says.Lebanon reconstruction focus of talks between Ban Ki-moon and French leader ArabicNews.com - Jan 27 9:55 PM
The reconstruction of Lebanon and an upcoming international environmental summit topped the agenda during talks yesterday in Paris between United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President Jacques Chirac.Drug arrests were major, officials say The Patriot-News - 34 minutes ago
LEBANON - Lebanon County law enforcement officials say the arrest of seven alleged drug dealers and the seizure of $135,000 worth of heroin is a big deal.Jarboe in commissioner's race The Patriot-News - 33 minutes ago
LEBANON - Abigail Jarboe would be the first to admit she is often a candidate for public office. She has run for state representative, the Lebanon School Board and the Lebanon City Council, she said.Lebanon mayor has rosy outlook Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 27 10:48 PM
LEBANON Beginning his third term in office this month, Lebanon Mayor Ken Toombs said he hopes to see the city continue with the many new developments around town that have taken place in recent years.Lebanon schools: Parents praise charter option Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 27 10:48 PM
LEBANON Parent after parent stood up Thursday at an informal town hall meeting to say how thankful they are Lebanon offers a charter school among its public education choices.World in Brief Times Online - Jan 29 6:21 PM
Israel 'misused' US cluster bombs WASHINGTON Israel appears to have misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the fighting against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said....US questions Israel's use of cluster bombs in a rare rebuke Guardian Unlimited - Jan 29 5:46 PM
The state department says it might have misused American-made cluster bombs against Lebanon.Lebanon s leaders in new bid to end crisis Gulf Times - Jan 27 9:28 PM
BEIRUT: Lebanon s fractious leaders sought yesterday to overcome the nation s high-stakes political crisis after violence between government and opposition supporters sparked fears of a return to civil war.Town is at heart of plan to woo the tourists Times Online - Jan 29 6:25 PM
When the Israeli Tourism Ministry launched its Think Israel campaign to resuscitate tourism after the conflict in Lebanon, Eilat featured prominently.Fire guts Lebanon-area home Albany Democrat-Herald - Jan 27 10:49 PM
The Lebanon Fire District responded to a residential fire on Hidden Valley Road about 8 a.m. Thursday morning. No injuries were reported and firefighters extinguished the blaze that gutted this mobile home. The cause is under investigation.Lebanon examines farmland preservation options Norwich Bulletin - Jan 27 4:58 PM
LEBANON Ray Manning used to run a dairy farm, but now he grows hay and corn. Manning has seen a lot of changes in Eastern Connecticut, especially the decline of farmland to development.Peace or War? Lebanon on the Brink ABC News - Jan 28 1:15 PM
Plagued by Political Conflict, the Country Is at a CrossroadsLebanon s Hariri ready for dialogue with Hizbollah Itar-Tass - Jan 29 1:42 PM
MOSCOW, January 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The majority leader in the Lebanese parliament, Saad Hariri, called for a political resolution of all problems in his country.Israel cluster bomb use 'violation' AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 29 3:34 PM
The US said Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of US-made cluster bombs during its war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Tel Aviv 'used US cluster bombs on civilian targets' Daily Telegraph - Jan 29 6:03 PM
A preliminary report by the American government has confirmed allegations Israel used American-made cluster bombs against civilian targets during last year's war in Lebanon in violation of an agreement with Washington.U.S.: Israel May Have Misused Bombs San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 29 8:36 AM
Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday. Spokesman Sean McCormack said a preliminary report has been sent to Congress on a U.S.... Israel 'misused' US bombs News 24 South Africa - 6 minutes ago
The US says Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of US-made cluster bombs during its war in Lebanon.LEBANON Schools and universities closed as Sfeir calls on parties to get back to talks AsiaNews.it - Jan 29 4:41 AM
by Youssef Hourany Maronite Patriarch and the new religious leader of the Druze community reiterate the need for dialogue. Unlike Arab League Secretary Moussa, Parliamentary Speaker Berri is more optimistic about prospects. Aoun and Geagea instead continue trading accusations.Hezbollah draws on Ashura in battle, politics Gulf Times - 0 minute ago
BEIRUT: Khadija Hassan had prayed for her father to be killed in battle with Israel and was glad when he fell in Hezbollah s war with the Jewish state in Lebanon last year.Israel's cluster bomb use may have violated agreement: report ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 29 2:00 PM
A report by the US State Department has found Israel probably broke an arms agreement by using American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of southern Lebanon last year.Israel cluster bomb use 'violation' News Interactive - Jan 29 3:05 PM
THE US said today Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of US-made cluster bombs during last July's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Report targets Israel cluster bomb use TVNZ - Jan 29 2:17 PM
The United States said on Monday Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of US-made cluster bombs during last July's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Lebanese schools to remain closed until Feb. 1 People's Daily - Jan 29 4:28 PM
All schools and universities in Lebanon will remain closed until the beginning of next month as a result of the clashes last week, The Daily Star reported on Monday.Promotional Balloons Cause Panic in Southern Lebanon Israel National News - Jan 27 7:19 PM
(IsraelNN.com) An Israeli newspaper released green balloons during a promotional event on Saturday in the North. Some of the balloons were carried by the wind across the border to southern Lebanon.Jordanian king calls for dialogue between Lebanese political parties People's Daily - Jan 29 4:58 PM
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday urged the Lebanese political parties to adopt the logic of dialogue to solve the disputes for the sake of Lebanon, the official Petra news agency reported.Israel may have misused cluster bombs, says U.S. CBC - Jan 29 11:25 AM
Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington by using U.S.-made cluster bombs during last summer's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, said the U.S. State Department.World news The West Australian - Jan 29 3:39 PM
The United States said Israel may have violated an agreement with Washington in its use of US-made cluster bombs during last July's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Diplomats renew effort to calm Beirut The Daily Star Lebannon - Jan 29 2:10 PM
Efforts to re-launch an Arab League initiative to break the current political deadlock in Lebanon continued on Monday, in the face of renewed bickering among the country's leaders.On the regional front, contacts between Iran and Saudi Arabia over a possible breakthrough in the political crisis have yet to bear fruit.Estella L. Charles Corvallis Gazette Times - Jan 29 5:49 PM
Estella L. Charles of Lebanon died Friday, Jan. 26, at Lebanon Rehab Care Center. She was 87. Arrangements are by McHenry Funeral Home.U.S. says Israel may have broken arms pact People's Daily - Jan 29 4:13 PM
The United States said on Monday Israel may have violated an arms agreement with Washington in its use of U.S.-supplied cluster bombs during its war with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon last summer.