The U.N. Security Council expressed "grave concern" Friday at reports of arms smuggling to Lebanon, but dropped a direct call to Syria and Iran to enforce a U.N. arms embargo.
In the unkempt cemetery of this hilltop town lie six of Lebanon's young soldiers, killed in battles with Islamist militants in a Palestinian refugee camp not far away.
Nearly two months of fighting in northern Lebanon between the Lebanese army and Palestinian militants has left more than 120 soldiers dead and thousands of refugees homeless. Military commanders worry the battle could continue for at least another month.
Lebanon boosts security ahead of two by-elections, one a key test for the anti-Syrian bloc in a Christian area.
President Bush authorized the Treasury Department yesterday to freeze the financial assets of anyone undermining the fragile government of Lebanon -- the latest White House move to raise pressure on Syria and its Lebanese allies.
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said the U.S. will freeze the assets of anyone threatening Lebanon's security or helping neighboring Syria reassert its control over the nation.
Controlled hunts might be needed for the next several years to bring deer roaming Mt. Lebanon to a manageable number.
The United Nations Security Council on Friday expressed concern at breaches of an arms embargo along the Lebanon-Syria border. In a presidential statement, the Security Council expressed " grave concern at the persistent reports of brea ...
President Bush said Thursday that the United States would freeze the property and assets of anyone trying to undermine Lebanon?s democratically elected government.
The U.N. Security Council adopted a presidential statement August 3 expressing its concern over reports of arms shipments from Syria to nonstate armed groups in Lebanon in violation of Security Council Resolution 1701.