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Shakira stays away as Lebanon summer festivals called off (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:33:13 GMT

Lebanon's main summer festivals have been called off for a second straight year -- with a Shakira concert cancelled -- because of security fears and political tensions, organisers said on Thursday.


South Korea launches Lebanon deployment (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:36:30 GMT

An advance party of about 60 South Korean troops flew in to Beirut on Thursday to join the reinforced UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon that is now more than 13,000-strong.


Detained Palestinians complain of Lebanon army abuse (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:20:55 GMT

Dozens of Palestinians detained while leaving a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon have complained of abuse by the Lebanese army, ranging from beatings to some cases of sexual abuse, human and civil rights activists say.


The mystery and myth of Lebanon's militants (Financial Times)
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Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:11:18 GMT

The face, arms and handsof Abu Omar, an Islamist "commander" in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon, are covered in second-degree burns.


South Korean peacekeepers arrive in Lebanon (People's Daily)
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Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:18:13 GMT

An advance team of about 60 South Korean troops arrived in the Lebanese capital on Thursday to join the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, local Naharnet news website reported. The troops left Lebanese Rafik Hariri International Ai ...


Lebanon pulls back from brink (The State Journal-Register)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:45:17 GMT

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tiny Lebanon is enduring, despite snowballing violence and a persistent political crisis.


Israel a year after Lebanon war (Cleveland Jewish News)
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Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:17:46 GMT

One year after the second Lebanon War, Israel’s northern front is quiet, United Nations forces are patrolling the border area, and Hezbollah fighters have been pushed back deep inside Lebanese territory.


S Korean soldiers set to leave for Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:01:18 GMT

About 60 South Korean combat soldiers will leave for Lebanon later Wednesday to prepare for the deployment of a peacekeeping force, defence officials said.


Palestinians in Lebanon siege camp running out of supplies (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:20:21 GMT

Palestinian groups and aid workers said on Wednesday they are working to protect hundreds of refugees believed to be trapped by deadly fighting around a camp in north Lebanon and running out of supplies.


Gaza/Israel/Lebanon: Release the Hostages (AlertNet)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:50:13 GMT

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, July 5, 2007) – Armed groups in Gaza and Lebanon should immediately release the three Israeli soldiers held as hostages since last summer, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel should also ...