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Archaeological finds in Syria -- looters and a tomb 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 10:10 AM
Two of Syria's most famous sites from antiquity were in the country's news this week -- one for the discovery of a Byzantine tomb and the other after the arrest of alleged looters trafficking in stolen artefacts.Syria's warm welcome to Lebanese BBC News - Aug 09 5:16 PM
Refugees from Lebanon are finding a warm welcome in Syria despite the two nations' troubled history.Syria's warm welcome BBC News - Aug 09 4:28 PM
Families fleeing war-torn Lebanon find refuge in neighbouring Syria.Syria's Price for Peace Spiegel Online English - Aug 10 7:08 AM
Syria may be willing to use its clout with Hezbollah to help end the current conflict in the Middle East -- but at a price. Syria wants the Golan Heights back from Israel. If it doesn't get it, more violence may result.Syria's Ambassador to Russia on Hezbollah armament issue RosBusinessConsulting - Aug 10 3:05 AM
RBC, 10.08.2006, Moscow 13:36:48. Syria's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Hassan Rishah refuted allegations at today's press conference in Moscow, that Hezbollah was using Russian equipment supplied to Syria.Agencies Rush Aid to Lebanese, Others in Syria Scoop.co.nz - Aug 09 10:12 PM
Seeking to help ease the plight of thousands of civilians who have fled fighting in Lebanon for Syria, United Nations agencies are rushing aid to the country as part of the overall effort to assist civilians caught in the crossfire of the Middle East conflict.Desperate Lebanese flee to Syria on foot AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 1:56 PM
Carrying luggage and infants, a couple hundred Lebanese and foreigners stepped around craters left behind from Israeli airstrikes and debris from a destroyed immigration office as they fled war-torn Lebanon for Syria on Tuesday.Syria arrests looters of antiquities from ancient Palmyra AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 10:33 AM
Syria has reportedly arrested looters trafficking in artefacts stolen from the ancient city of Palmyra, 220 kilometres (136 miles) northeast of Damascus.US paying diplomatic price for Bush refusal to deal directly with Syria, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 9:44 AM
US President George W. Bush persists in communicating only indirectly with Syria and Iran despite criticism he is paying the price for years of diplomacy rooted more in ideology than pragmatism.Syria's crucial role: Why Damascus meddles - and matters International Herald Tribune - Aug 08 7:32 AM
Syria may determine whether Israel's war with Hezbollah ends with an international force in Lebanon or escalates into a regional war.As war rages, Syria tries to reassert influence over Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 8:21 AM
The war between Israel and Hezbollah has given Syria an opening toward reasserting its influence over Lebanon, more than a year after its troops were forced out by domestic and international pressure.Baby's tomb found, looters nabbed in Syria Middle East Times - Aug 09 6:43 AM
DAMASCUS -- Two of Syria's most famous sites from antiquity were in the country's news this week - one for the discovery of a Byzantine tomb and the other after the arrest of alleged looters trafficking in stolen artifacts.Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter KFVS12 - Aug 09 5:22 AM
ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria.Syria and Turkey discussed ways to revive the strategic partnership between the two friendly countries, according to Al Jazeera - Aug 10 8:57 AM
Both countries stressed that the Syrian-Turkish relations must encompass economic, trade and political dimensions. Visiting Chairman of Turkey s Unity Party Mohsen Yazaji Uglo also expressed support for Damascus, who is facing intense U.S. pressure.443 Bangladeshis arrive in Syria from Lebanon News From Bangladesh - 5 minutes ago
A chartered aircraft of Middle East Airlines (MEA) will carry 250 of them to Zia International Airport at 4:30am tomorrow, said Nahreen Farjana, project director of IOM Dhaka office.Lebanon becomes battlefield of regional rivalries Khaleej Times - 25 minutes ago
BEIRUT - Lebanon, where Israel is waging war against a Shia movement supported by US foes Iran and Syria, has once again become a battlefield for regional rivalries, 15 years after it escaped from civil war.Seeking Roots Beyond the Nation They Helped Establish New York Times - Aug 09 9:40 PM
The Circassians, forced from what is now southern Russia in the 1860 s to places like Jordan, Turkey, Syria and the U.S., have settled, but still yearn for home.Archaeological finds in Syria Middle East Online - Aug 10 3:58 AM
Stone tomb from Byzantine era and jars unearthed in northwest in coastal province of Lattakia.Middle East: Analysts Debate Syria's Role In The Crisis Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 09 6:21 AM
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2006 (RFE/RL) Israel has frequently accused Syria of directly supplying the weapons Hizballah fighters are using to battle Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 08 6:43 PM
The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria.Desperate Lebanese Flee To Syria On Foot KUTV.com - Aug 08 5:38 PM
(AP) ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER Carrying luggage and infants, a couple hundred Lebanese and foreigners stepped around craters left behind from Israeli airstrikes and debris from a destroyed immigration office as they fled war-torn Lebanon for Syria on Tuesday.Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 08 4:15 PM
ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria. Just a few weeks ago, the...Israeli air strike kills 7 in north Lebanon Tiscali - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed seven people and wounded one in northern Lebanon on Friday, medical sources said. They said Israeli planes struck the area of Balenat al-Hissa, near Lebanon s northern border with Syria.FACT, Adi Establishment to set up JV project in Egypt New Kerala - Aug 10 6:34 PM
Kochi, Aug 10: State-owned Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore and Syria-based Adi Establishment will jointly set up a Rs 2,000 crore Ammonia-Urea complex in Egypt having an annual production capacity of 7-10 lakh tonnes of Urea.Bush raps Syria, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 10:19 AM
US President George W. Bush accused Syria and Iran of fomenting "chaos" in the Middle East, and said both knew exactly what they must do to escape US diplomatic crosshairs.Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter KBCI Boise - Aug 08 3:36 PM
ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria. Just a few weeks ago, the Beirut-Damascus highway handled hundreds of cars, trucks and buses everyday.Iran Iran suffer Karimi injury blow for AFC Asian Cup FIFA - Aug 10 7:43 AM
Iran will be without injured playmaker Ali Karimi for next week's AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Syria, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 10 11:07 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A revised U.N. resolution will stop short of requiring peacekeepers to disarm Hizbollah but call for an embargo to prevent the group from bringing in arms from Iran and Syria, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday.Outside View: The case for engaging Syria UPI - Aug 08 7:44 AM
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- In my last weekly article "The Missing Link," I argued for the need to engage Syria in any future negotiations that may lead to a sustainable cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon.Syria and Iran must rein in Hizbollah: Bush Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 7:34 AM
President George W. Bush on Monday blamed Hizbollah for provoking the crisis in Lebanon and called on Syria and Iran to rein in the organization.Israeli air strike kills 7 in north Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Israeli air strikes killed seven people and wounded one in northern Lebanon on Friday, medical sources said.Iran establishes automobile assembly line in Belarus Payvand Iran News - Aug 10 8:45 AM
The Iranian Ministry of Industries and Mines has plans to set up seven or eight Samand assembly lines in different parts of the world specifically in Venezuela, Syria, Senegal, China and Belarus, he said. -IRNASyrian Ambassador Denies Reports Hezbollah Using Russian Weapons Mosnews - Aug 10 6:48 AM
Syria s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Hassan Rishah refuted allegations at a news conference in Moscow that Hezbollah was using Russian equipment supplied to Syria, RBC reports.U.S., France near deal on Mideast draft AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
The United States and France were close to a deal on a Security Council resolution aimed at ending the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and could break the diplomatic deadlock at last on Friday. But diplomats said they were still trying to overcome last-minute Lebanese objections to the draft.Iran suffer Karimi injury blow for Asian Cup Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Aug 10 2:05 AM
TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Iran will be without injured playmaker Ali Karimi for next week's Asian Cup qualifier against Syria, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Thursday.Israel delays northern push in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.Damascus supplies no weapons to Hezbollah - Syrian Ambassador to Russia Itar-Tass - Aug 10 4:48 AM
MOSCOW, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Syria does not supply weapons to Hezbollah, is not a guardian of that organization or any other force in the region, said on Thursday Syrian Ambassador to Russia Dr. Hassan Rishah.Walker's World: Flawed Lebanon consensus UPI - Aug 10 7:44 AM
PERIGUEUX, France, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- There is growing consensus in Europe and the Middle East that the indecisive carnage in Lebanon has resulted in a strategic weakening of Israel and also by extension of its American ally, and a dramatic strengthening of the position of Hezbollah and its patrons in Syria and Iran.Corrected - Syrian not instigating Hezbollah - ambassador to Russia(Part 2) Interfax - Aug 10 3:05 AM
(To correct omission of Syrian ambassador's name.) MOSCOW. Aug 10 (Interfax) - The Syrian ambassador to Russia has rejected claims that Damascus is allegedly instigating Hezbollah actions. "False accusations are being made against Syria. They are claiming that Syria is instigating Hezbollah actions.The Ground War Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:12 PM
WEST GALILEE, Israel - Major Lior Taylor is no stranger to combat in Lebanon. He served in an anti-tank platoon in the famed Golani Brigade the first time Israel invaded its neighbor to the north in 1982.Payback Time for the Lebanese Shia Strategy Page - Aug 10 7:19 AM
Hizbollah has no incentive to broadcast the extent of its injuries in the current war. The losses have been substantial. For example, Syrians have noted an enormous exodus of Lebanese Shia into Syria.Tyrrell: A rational deduction CNN.com - Aug 10 1:46 PM
It seems to me that the Islamofascists of Hezbollah have made a parlous mistake. They have demonstrated that they have missiles that can cause dreadful localized carnage and that they are continuing to improve those missiles. Someday these weapons will be able to cause widespread carnage. Hezbollah's killers have demonstrated that they will infiltrate their brutes into civilian neighborhoods and Barenboim leads concert for Mideast peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:51 PM
Argentine-born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim gave a concert for peace dubbed "Music against Violence" in Madrid's Plaza Mayor to show solidarity with the victims of the Middle East conflict.Syria Has Finger on the Trigger Israel National News - Aug 08 5:50 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria continues to be on the highest alert possible, and President Bashar Assad suggested that his country will continue to support Hizbullah.Lebanon land of choice for proxy warriors Times of Malta - Aug 10 2:12 AM
Lebanon, engulfed in blood and destruction for the past four weeks, is once again caught up in a proxy war, this one pitting the United States and its ally Israel against Hizbollah's patrons Iran and Syria.Arab World Fest focuses on sharing, learning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Aug 09 9:07 PM
It is a provocative challenge to organize a festival about the Arab world at a time when maps of Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Iran are a fixture on the nightly news.Governance: Opportunities and Challenges of Arab Development Dar Al-Hayat - Aug 10 5:34 AM
The World Development Report 2006 issued by the World Bank about the economic development and its horizons in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including Iran and 15 Arab countries, namely Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan, emphasized that the biggest challenge facing the economic Israel may be gearing up for escalation AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:38 PM
Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.Bush raps Syria, Iran IranMania.com - Aug 07 10:24 PM
LONDON, August 8 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush on Monday accused Syria and Iran of fomenting "chaos" in the Middle East, and said both knew exactly what they must do to escape US diplomatic crosshairs, AFP reported.Lebanese mayor says he's seen it before AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 10:09 AM
As Israeli shells and bombs exploded on the other side of the hill, the 72-year-old mayor of this south Lebanon village said he'd seen it all before.Russia, U.S. Disagree Over UN Resolution for Lebanon (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 3 minutes ago
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will ask the United Nations Security Council to demand a 72-hour cease-fire in Lebanon, hampering efforts to produce an agreement on a U.S.-French resolution aimed at ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Anti-tank weapons inflict heavy losses on Israeli army AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 10:36 AM
Powerful anti-tank missiles manufactured by Russia and Iran are being used with deadly effectiveness by Hezbollah against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, military sources say.Heading off Ankara's nuclear temptation International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 7:56 AM
A nuclear Iran might cause Turkey to pursue a nuclear option of its own.Mideast fight may grow without diplomacy AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:12 AM
Israeli forces took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.Today's Situation Argia - Aug 10 1:26 AM
Like the shoulder mounted anti-tank rockets of the Yom Kippur War that made it so difficult at first for Israeli tanks to strike back against Egypt and Syria, and the surface to air missiles that made it so difficult for the Israeli air force in that war, the advanced anti-tank rockets supplied by Iran and Syria to the Hizbollah are proving deadly for Israeli tanks and infantry.Israel halts offensive until the weekend AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:57 AM
Israel will hold back on its new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior officials said Thursday, a day after the government approved a major expansion of the monthlong war.Help Syria, and Syria will help International Herald Tribune - Aug 06 3:01 PM
American support for reform in Syria would erode Syria's reasons for backing Iran and Hezbollah.Turkey: The best choice to lead a Lebanon force International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 7:56 AM
Turkey is the best choice to lead an international force in southern Lebanon.Israel warns Beirut residents to flee Chicago Tribune - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Air assault hits lighthouse in center of capital Israel warned Beirut's residents Thursday that it plans to expand air strikes against the city as the military pressed its offensive deeper inside Lebanon, moving tanks into the southern town of Marjayoun and striking a lighthouse in West Beirut in the first attack against the heart of the capital since July 15. U.N. humanitarian chief calls lack of access to southern Lebanon a "disgrace" USA Today - Aug 10 8:14 AM
The top U.N. humanitarian official criticized Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday for hindering aid agencies' access to trapped civilians in southern Lebanon, saying it was a "disgrace" they had failed to allow convoys to get through.Iran wants 'religious empire' in Middle East: Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 5:44 AM
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has urged the international community to prevent Iran from imposing a "religious empire" across the Middle East.Is the West too civil in war? International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 7:56 AM
Have Americans become too soft for their own good when it comes to the human costs of war?U.S., France Fail to Produce Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France failed to produce an agreement at the United Nations on a resolution to end the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, Russia's ambassador said as he offered his own proposal for a 72-hour cease-fire.AP Blog: Christmas brownies land in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:15 AM
AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad. AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. Antonio Castaneda is embedded with the U.S. Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment.Syria & Iran Still Running the War Israel National News - Aug 07 9:35 PM
(IsraelNN.com) According to a senior officer in military intelligence, briefing the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee, Syria continues to supply Hizbullah with weapons Iran continues to run the war, giving instructions to the terror organization.Israel takes key town in Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 6:11 AM
Israeli ground forces took control of a key southern Lebanese town and claimed strategic hilltop positions Thursday in a push to widen their hold on border areas before a possible drive deeper into the country.Finnish FM warns Israel it cannot crush Hezbollah by force AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:43 AM
Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, has warned Israel that it could not crush Shiite militant group Hezbollah by military means alone.US policy strengthens Islamist hand Bangkok Post - Aug 09 1:08 PM
Damascus, Syria _ Moderate reformers across the Arab world say American support for Israel's battle with the Hizbollah has put them on the defensive, tarring them by association and boosting Islamist parties.U.S., France Fail to Produce Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 4:41 PM
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France failed to produce an agreement at the United Nations on ending the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, Russia's UN ambassador said.Israel Delays Push But Keeps Hitting CBS News - Aug 10 4:16 PM
The wider ground offensive is on hold to give diplomatic efforts a chance, but Israeli missiles have hit Beirut itself for the first time and troops seized a key town. Hezbollah claims it destroyed 13 Israeli tanks.Division in U.S. ranks tests Rice's diplomacy International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 8:52 AM
As fighting was breaking out last month between Hezbollah and Israel, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice worked through the night at her guest quarters on the Russian Baltic coast to draft an American response to the unfolding crisis.Israel stopping offensive 'til weekend AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:20 AM
Israel will hold back a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior government officials said Thursday, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the month-long war.Diplomacy at the Crossroads Arab News - Aug 09 4:14 PM
The Times newspaper recently published an article on the Middle East war as seen in cartoons from both the Israeli and Arab papers. The Israeli cartoons emphasized the alliance of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah.Israel holds off on new push into Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 10 3:25 PM
Israeli leaders said Thursday that they would stall a planned new operation against Hizbullah. UN Makes Progress on Lebanon Agreement as Israel Delays Action Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 3:27 PM
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France moved closer to agreement on a United Nations resolution to end Israel's war with Hezbollah, as Israel offered to delay sending troops deeper into Lebanon to allow more time for a diplomatic solution.Syria rejects Mideast cease-fire plan AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 10:26 AM
Syria's foreign minister declared Sunday that a U.S.-French cease-fire plan was "a recipe for the continuation of the war," between Israeli and Hezbollah, which he said the Jewish state cannot win.Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf CNN.com - Aug 10 2:46 AM
A suicide bomber strapped with explosives detonated himself at a police checkpoint near a holy shrine in Najaf on Thursday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 40 others, a Najaf police official said.Syria's U.S. Ambassador: Syria Can Play 'Constructive Role' in Resolving Lebanese War Foreign Relations - Aug 07 8:40 AM
The Hezbollah militia battling Israeli forces in Lebanon is widely believed to receive arms and other support from Syria and Iran. Last year Syria withdrew its remaining 15,000 forces from Lebanon to comply with the demands of the UN Security Council, but regional experts say it continues to exert influence in the country, particularly through assisting Hezbollah.'New Mideast' may see stronger extremists AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:43 AM
The "new Middle East" being born out of the warfare in Lebanon may be one where Islamic extremists are even stronger and reformists are isolated amid widespread skepticism over U.S. promises of democracy, activists in the Arab world warn.syria, china: Marking 50 years of diplomatic ties Monday Morning - Aug 09 12:13 AM
Syrian President Bashar Assad exchanged congratulatory messages last week with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.Arab reformers feel isolated UPI - Aug 09 10:14 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Arab moderates and reformers say the United States' support of Israel in Lebanon is raising the appeal of Islamist groups.News San Diego Union-Tribune - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
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Israeli forces are involved in an asymmetric struggle with Hezbollah, evokes parallels with the conflict in Iraq, the BBC's Jonathan Marcus says.Hizbollah tightens its grip on Baalbek Financial Times - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
After weeks of Israeli bombardment and a commando raid in the town, there are no signs left of Lebanese government authority in Baalbek, a traditional Hizbollah stronghold where many of the movement's leaders have their homes.Canada honours the fallen on Peacekeepers Day Airdrie Echo - Aug 09 2:36 PM
Airdrie Echo On Aug. 9, 1974, nine Canadian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt and Israel died when their plane was shot down over Syria. That day represents the greatest single loss of Canadian lives on a peacekeeping mission.Poland offers humanitarian aid to Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Poland will provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.358 more Bangladeshis to return home from Lebanon News From Bangladesh - Aug 09 11:28 AM
They will arrive in neighbouring Syria from Lebanon within the shortest possible time, Zahirul Haque, the director general of the external publicity wing of the foreign ministry, told reporters quoting Bangladeshi officials in Damascus, Syria.Baghdad security boost as divers seek downed chopper crew TODAYonline - Aug 09 10:20 AM
US Marines race to secure a landing zone for a Blackhawk helicopter near the Syria/Iraq border, November 2005. US and Iraqi forces have launched a new drive to regain control of Baghdad's violent streets, as divers hunted for two US servicemen missing after their Blackhawk helicopter crashed into a waterway.Venezuelan deputies deliver in Syria instrument backing Lebanon El Universal - Aug 07 1:58 PM
From Damascus, the capital city of Syria, congresswoman Desirée Santos Amaral, reported on the delivery of an agreement approved at the National Assembly (AN), whereby "the attack by Israel and the United States on Arabian-Palestine people is rejected."BLOODY GROUND BATTLES CONTINUE Herald Standard - Aug 09 12:33 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel and Hezbollah fought bloody ground battles and exchanged fierce air and missile strikes Friday - including bombing raids that severed Lebanon's last major supply link with Syria and the outside world, and the guerrillas' deepest rocket attack inside Israel to date.Israel Halts Offensive Until the Weekend ABC News - Aug 10 8:18 AM
Israel Holding Back on New Lebanon Offensive Until Weekend to Give Cease-Fire Efforts a ChanceIsraeli jets start raids on Beirut s southern suburbs, 5 killed Khaleej Times - 29 minutes ago
BEIRUT - Israeli jets resumed their air raids on Beirut s southern suburbs and northern Lebanon, carrying out at least 10 early Friday. At least six loud explosions echoed throughout the capital.Mideast Fight May Grow Without Diplomacy ABC News - Aug 10 8:33 AM
Israel Warns That Its Offensive in Lebanon Could Widen, Grow More Severe if Diplomacy FailsRice s Hurdles on Middle East Begin at Home New York Times - Aug 09 9:31 PM
Washington s resistance to an immediate cease-fire and its staunch support of Israel have made the secretary of state s work more difficult.Facing the fight: Now is no time to go wobbly New Hampshire Union Leader - 36 minutes ago
A BATTLE for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. The anti-war leftists won a significant victory against Sen. Joe Lieberman on Tuesday, and the execrable Michael Moore has pledged to prevent every Democrat who voted for the Iraq war from becoming President.Over 4,000 evacuees home by the weekend The Manila Times - 9 minutes ago
MORE than 4,000 Filipinos will have arrived from Lebanon by the weekend as the government s efforts to evacuate them hit full stride.Brazil to end citizen evacuation from Lebanon next week People's Daily - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the major operation to evacuate citizens from Lebanon will come to an end next week.Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Aug 10 5:44 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States and France reached a tentative agreement Thursday evening on a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Lebanon and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops, diplomats from three nations said.B.B.P. Leader Yazicioglu Leaves For Syria TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:35 AM
ANKARA - Muhsin Yazicioglu, leader of the Grand Unity Party (BBP), left for Syria on Monday to hold a series of talks. Yazicioglu is scheduled to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Utri.Israel, Seeking Rocket Buffer, Sets Expansion New York Times - Aug 09 9:31 PM
Israel approved a plan to expand ground operations in Lebanon, but delayed the offensive pending the outcome of diplomatic efforts.