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  • US calls on Syria, Iran to honor UN resolution on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:16 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Iran and Syria to respect the terms of a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council in a bid to end a month of fighting between their ally Hezbollah and Israel.

  • Israel pounds border crossings to Syria Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:23 AM
    Israeli airstrikes pounded south Beirut and border crossings to Syria, killing at least 14 people across Lebanon as ground fighting picked up intensity in the south.

  • Israel blasts key bridge to Syria Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:31 AM
    Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Hezbollah positions Friday in attempts to gain unchallenged command of strategic high ground and disrupt guerrilla rocket attacks across the border. In far north Lebanon, Israeli jets blasted a key bridge to Syria and killed at least 12 people.

  • Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 8:48 AM
    Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria and Kills 14 Across Lebanon As Fighting Intensifies

  • Prepaid roaming service with Syria launched by Batelco Open this result in new window
    AME Info - 15 minutes ago
    Batelco has announced the commercial launch of a two-way Prepaid Roaming Service on a bilateral basis with Syriatel in Syria.

  • US calls on Syria, Iran to honour UN resolution on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 42 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Iran and Syria to respect the terms of a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on Friday in a bid to end a month of fighting between their ally, Hezbollah, and Israel.

  • Syria, Iran warned to honour UN plan Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Aug 11 5:44 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Iran and Syria to respect the terms of a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council overnight in a bid to end a month of fighting between their ally, Hezbollah, and Israel.

  • Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 5:48 AM
    12 Die As Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria; Israel Battles to Control Strategic High Ground

  • War in Lebanon: Pros and Cons of Talking with Syria Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 11 6:50 AM
    With the war in Lebanon entering it fifth week, some Middle East specialists and former policymakers are calling for the U.S. administration to talk with Syria about reining in Hezbollah.

  • Syria unearths archaeological site as another is looted Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 11 11:29 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 artifacts.

  • CORRECTED-UNSC pushes Syria on Lebanon ties Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Aug 11 10:28 AM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A divided U.N. Security Council on Wednesday pressed Syria to improve its diplomatic ties with Lebanon and clarify their shared border to help turn the page on decades of Syrian domination of its neighbour.

  • Syria hands over Iran-born Dutch activist to Iran Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 10 11:15 PM
    LONDON, August 11 (IranMania) - Syria handed over in May to Tehran a Dutch citizen of Iranian origin, whose whereabouts have been unknown for almost three months, the Dutch foreign ministry said.

  • Archaeological finds in Syria -- looters and a tomb Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 09 5:09 PM
    Refugees from Lebanon are finding a warm welcome in Syria despite the two nations' troubled history.

  • Syria's warm welcome Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 09 4:26 PM
    Families fleeing war-torn Lebanon find refuge in neighbouring Syria.

  • Bush's Fortitude on the Middle East Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 5:30 AM
    The war now raging in Lebanon should not surprise anyone. For many years, Hezbollah, which is funded, equipped and ideologically supported by Iran and Syria, has made it crystal clear that its goal is to conquer Israel, expel its Jewish inhabitants, and place the entire land under Islamic rule.

  • Syria's Ambassador to Russia on Hezbollah armament issue Open this result in new window
    RosBusinessConsulting - Aug 10 3:13 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.

  • Syria's Price for Peace Open this result in new window
    Spiegel Online English - Aug 10 7:14 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.

  • Israeli forces pound Hezbollah positions Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:16 AM
    Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Hezbollah positions Friday in an attempt to gain command of strategic high ground and disrupt guerrilla rocket attacks. In far north Lebanon, Israeli jets blasted a key bridge to Syria, killing at least 12 people.

  • It's time we get serious against Syria and Iran Open this result in new window
    The Cincinnati Enquirer - Aug 11 3:17 AM
    We are engaged in a world war, and it is vital that the leadership in this country grasp this reality. President Bush does. The loons on the left do not.

  • Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Aug 11 6:41 AM
    MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Hezbollah positions Friday in attempts to gain unchallenged command of strategic high ground and disrupt guerrilla rocket attacks across the border.

  • Israel air raids 'target north roads' Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 59 minutes ago
    ISRAELI aircraft staged dawn raids against four roads leading to Syria in Lebanon's northern Akkar plain, police said today.

  • Agencies Rush Aid to Lebanese, Others in Syria Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 09 10:05 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.

  • Israeli Attacks Blanket Lebanon from North to South Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 11 6:22 AM
    Eleven people die in an Israeli attack on a bridge linking Lebanon to Syria in the country's north. Meanwhile, fierce fighting between Hezbollah guerrillas and Israeli soldiers centered on the town of Marjayoun in Lebanon's south.

  • Israeli air strikes continue Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - 25 minutes ago
    Israeli fighter bombers shot missiles at the bridge in the Akkar plain, near the border with Syria, and returned for a second strike when residents had gone onto the bridge to inspect the damage.

  • Desperate Lebanese flee to Syria on foot Open this result in new window
    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.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 11 2:12 PM
    Turkey sent 10 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to Syria, where Lebanese refugees have sought refuge after being displaced by the Israeli attacks on their country.

  • 443 Bangladeshis arrive in Syria from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Aug 11 11:22 AM
    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.

  • Syria arrests looters of antiquities from ancient Palmyra Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 08 7:30 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 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in Lebanon; ground attacks picks up in south Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 11 7:12 AM
    BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli air strikes on Friday pounded south Beirut and border crossings to Syria, killing at least 14 people across Lebanon as ground fighting picked up intensity in the south.

  • Arinc visit to Syria postponed Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Aug 11 6:19 AM
    A planned visit by Speaker of the Turkish Parliament (TBMM), Bulent Arinc, to the Syrian capital of Damascus, has been delayed.

  • Amnesty International Concerned About Four Iranian Arabs Open this result in new window
    Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 11 10:40 AM
    PRAGUE, August 11, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The London-based Amnesty International rights group is calling upon the Iranian authorities to disclose the whereabouts of four Arabs who were forcibly returned to Iran from Syria in May.

  • Israeli drone strike on convoy kills 7 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 35 minutes ago
    An Israeli drone fired at a convoy of refugees fleeing southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, an Associated Press photographer said. The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident.

  • Hezbollah more revolutionary than terrorist Open this result in new window
    The Daily Iberian - Aug 11 9:29 AM
    I would like to review a lot of what Samir Irani said in his (or her) response to my evaluation of Hezbollah. In one paragraph, he or she says that Hezbollah has "financial backing from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria are responsible for the elimination of thousands of Lebanese Christians citizens."

  • Security Council OKs Mideast peace deal Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 31 minutes ago
    The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Friday that calls for an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah, and authorizes 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

  • U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 14 minutes ago
    Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will wait until Sunday to obtain his cabinets approval of the resolution. Until then, the Israeli offensive will continue.

  • Lebanon war: At least 11 Lebanese, two Israeli soldiers killed Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - Aug 11 11:19 AM
    Israeli air strikes killed at least 11 people in northern Lebanon on Friday, medical sources said. They said Israeli planes struck an area near Lebanon's northern border with Syria.(albawaba.com/)

  • Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 09 4:20 AM
    ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria.

  • UN votes to stop Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
    The U.N Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday calling for an end to the month-old war between Israel and Hizbollah, but the Jewish state said its offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.

  • Israeli forces pound Hezbollah positions Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 11 7:17 AM
    MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Hezbollah positions Friday in an attempt to gain command of strategic high ground and disrupt guerrilla rocket attacks. In far north Lebanon, Israeli jets blasted a key bridge to Syria, killing at least 12 people.

  • Olmert thanks Bush for U.N. resolution Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert thanked President Bush on Friday for his work on a resolution to stop violence between Israel and Hezbollah, the White House said. It was the first direct talks between the two leaders since the fighting began.

  • UN Security Council calls for end to Lebanon hostilities Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 6:11 PM
    The UN Security Council unanimously called for an end to the bloodshed between Israel and Hezbollah and for the deployment of a 15,000-strong international peacekeeping force to prevent further conflict.

  • U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    The resolution also calls for the deployment of Lebanese and U.N. forces in southern Lebanon, and the withdrawal in parallel by Israel.

  • Lebanon: Border Bridge Struck Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Aug 11 8:25 AM
    Israeli jets struck a Lebanese bridge at the Abboudiyeh border checkpoint with Syria on Aug. 11, resulting in 14 deaths. Muslim groups in Britain sceptical over airline terror plot Media Release Muslim groups in Britain reacted with scepticism after British police on Thursday hinted that Islamists were behind an alleged major terrorist plot to blow up us-bound flights.

  • Israeli Airstrikes on Beirut, Northern Lebanon Kill 11 Open this result in new window
    Elite TV - Aug 11 6:36 AM
    Israeli warplanes bombed a bridge in northern Lebanon and repeatedly struck Beirut's southern suburb early Friday. Lebanese medics say at least 11 people died and more than 10 others were wounded when Israeli jets fired missiles at the bridge in the Akkar plain near the border with Syria.

  • Israeli Leader Recommends Acceptance of U.N. Resolution Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 11 4:48 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army today to expand its ground offensive into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah strongholds and rocket stockpiles in southern Lebanon.

  • Security Council to vote on peace deal Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:50 PM
    France and the United States asked the U.N. Security Council to adopt a draft resolution Friday that calls for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, and authorizes the deployment of 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

  • Israel will heighten war: Syrian Analyst Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 11 1:55 AM
    Lebanon - Syria - UN An international relations analyst in Syria said here Friday that Israel will intensify the war against Lebanon if the draft resolution is ratified.

  • Rice: 'Arms cannot operate again' in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 11 4:36 PM
    As the U.N. Security Council was preparing to vote Friday on a draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S. and Israel voiced their support for the proposal.

  • Syria and Turkey discussed ways to revive the strategic partnership between the two friendly countries, according to  Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Aug 10 8:35 AM
    Both countries stressed that the Syrian-Turkish relations must encompass economic, trade and political dimensions. Visiting Chairman of Turkeys Unity Party Mohsen Yazaji Uglo also expressed support for Damascus, who is facing intense U.S. pressure.

  • Israeli Leader Orders Expanded Offensive Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 11 1:16 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 11 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dissatisfied with the apparent shape of a cease-fire resolution at the United Nations, ordered the army today to expand its ground offensive into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah strongholds and rocket stockpiles in southern Lebanon.

  • Israeli PM endorses U.N. cease-fire deal Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:27 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorsed an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal late Friday, after a day of dramatic day brinksmanship including a threat to expand the ground war in Lebanon.

  • World powers strike Mideast deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:26 PM
    World powers agreed on Friday on a U.N. resolution to end four weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, but an Israeli government official said the offensive in Lebanon would not be halted yet.

  • Deal forged on US-French draft Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:02 PM
    The U.N. Security Council was headed on Friday for approval of a U.S.-French resolution that calls for an end to bloodshed in Lebanon and Israel and authorizes up to 15,000 U.N. troops to enforce it.

  • "We Don't Want a Proxy War in Lebanon" Open this result in new window
    Spiegel Online English - Aug 11 6:59 AM
    More and more Christians are leaving Lebanon. Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, patriarch of the Maronite church in Lebanon, spoke to SPIEGEL ONLINE about the on-going Christian exodus, the future of Hezbollah and the influence of Iran and Syria on his country.

  • Israel readies expanded ground offensive Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 1:03 PM
    Israel ordered an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah.

  • Key powers agree on Mideast deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:11 PM
    Key U.N. Security Council members agreed on a resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah and a vote was expected later on Friday.

  • Israel may be ready to accept cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 1:50 PM
    In a dramatic game of brinksmanship, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered an expanded ground war in Lebanon because of dissatisfaction over an emerging U.N. cease-fire deal, but later Friday indicated he might be ready to accept an amended version.

  • Israel expands offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:02 PM
    Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah.

  • US-French draft authorizes up to 15,000 UN troops Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 1:12 PM
    A revised U.S.-French Security Council draft resolution authorizes up to 15,000 U.N. troops to monitor a withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from southern Lebanon and help the Lebanese army enforce a truce.

  • Key powers agree deal to end Israel-Hizbollah war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:49 PM
    Key U.N. Security Council members have agreed on a resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah and a vote was possible later on Friday, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said.

  • U.N. rights body condemns Israel for war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:34 PM
    The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel for "massive bombardment of Lebanese civilian populations" and other "systematic" human rights violations, and decided to send a commission to investigate.

  • Food running out in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:26 PM
    The mayor of Tyre said the port city could run out of food in two days and humanitarian agencies tried to get aid to an estimated 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Friday.

  • Israel prepares wider ground offensive Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:48 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided Friday to launch an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal at the United Nations, government officials said. Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz made the decision after meeting for several hours.

  • Israel continues bombing campaign in Lebaon Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Aug 11 1:11 AM
    Israeli warplanes bombed a bridge in northern Lebanon and repeatedly struck Beirut's southern suburb early Friday. Lebanese medics say at least 11 people died and more than 10 others were wounded when Israeli jets fired missiles at the bridge in the Akhar plain near the border with Syria.

  • Lebanon becomes battlefield of regional rivalries Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 10 9:18 PM
    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.

  • Deal forged on UN Mideast ceasefire draft Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:04 PM
    France and the United States reached agreement on Friday on a draft resolution for halting the bloodshed in Lebanon and Israel, British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett said.

  • Seeking Roots Beyond the Nation They Helped Establish Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 09 9:34 PM
    The Circassians, forced from what is now southern Russia in the 1860s to places like Jordan, Turkey, Syria and the U.S., have settled, but still yearn for home.

  • Israeli Drone Strike on Convoy Kills 7 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    At Least 7 People Killed When Israeli Drone Fires on Convoy of Refugees Fleeing South Lebanon

  • Israel Expands Ground Offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 11 11:10 AM
    U. N. Security Council says they are nearing final agreement on proposed cease-fire resolution.

  • Israel Expands Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 11 11:10 AM
    BEIRUT, Aug. 11 -- Israel launched an expanded ground offensive in Lebanon Friday evening, the Associated Press reported, just as diplomats at the U. N. Security Council said they were nearing final agreement on a proposed cease-fire resolution.

  • Lebanese Cabinet to Weigh UN Cease-Fire Measure Amid Concerns Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 9 minutes ago
    Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The Lebanese Cabinet plans today to consider a United Nations cease-fire resolution that demands an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, amid concerns about the effectiveness of the measure.

  • Israel orders wider offensive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:04 AM
    World powers said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight, but Israel ordered its month-old offensive to be expanded in case diplomacy fails.

  • Israel OKs Cease-Fire But War Goes On Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 8 minutes ago
    The U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire resolution authorizing 15,000 peacekeepers, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorsed it. But Israeli warplanes struck targets in north and south Lebanon hours after the resolution was adopted.

  • Archaeological finds in Syria Open this result in new window
    Middle East Online - Aug 10 3:52 AM
    Stone tomb from Byzantine era and jars unearthed in northwest in coastal province of Lattakia.

  • Consecutive Air Raids Open this result in new window
    ERT.gr - Aug 11 12:52 AM
    On Friday morning, eleven persons were killed and nine others wounded when Israeli aircrafts bombed a bridge in southern Lebanon, on the borders with Syria.

  • Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 08 6:52 PM
    The highway is pockmarked with craters, so desperate Lebanese are now walking the dangerous route to Syria.

  • Diplomats seek to end Mideast conflict Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:34 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other senior diplomats scrambled Friday to wrap up a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, amid hopes that they could adopt a text by the end of the day.

  • Select an Edition: Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Aug 10 7:55 PM
    TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Aug 11 (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.

  • Middle East: Analysts Debate Syria's Role In The Crisis Open this result in new window
    Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Aug 09 6:11 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.

  • AP Blog: Doing laundry is risky in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:18 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.

  • Israel Launches New Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 53 minutes ago
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dissatisfied with the direction the U.N. cease-fire resolution appears to be taking, gave the green light for a wider ground offensive in Lebanon. The Security Council is expected to vote soon on a new resolution.

  • Security Council OKs Mideast Peace Deal Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
    Security Council OKs Resolution That Calls for End to Fighting Between Israel and Hezbollah

  • Desperate Lebanese Flee To Syria On Foot Open this result in new window
    KUTV.com - Aug 08 5:34 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.

  • Olmert Thanks Bush for U.N. Resolution Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
    Israeli Prime Minister Olmert Thanks President Bush for Work on U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution

  • U.S. neo-conservatives now want to do an Iraq in Lebanon: Expert Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - Aug 11 1:38 AM
    Washington, Aug 11: Neo-conservatives in the Bush Administration have reportedly convinced President Bush and got his approval for providing intelligence to Israel on whether Syria and Iran are supplying fresh arms to the Hizbollah in Lebanon.

  • World powers see Lebanon ceasefire deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:10 AM
    World powers said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight, but a political source said Israel had ordered its month-old offensive to be expanded.

  • Desperate Lebanese walk to Syria in search of food, shelter Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 08 4:49 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...

  • US says agreement very close on Mideast deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:43 AM
    U.N. Security Council members were on the verge of a deal on Friday on a resolution aimed at halting the bloodshed in Lebanon and Israel and could vote by the end of the day, U.S and French officials said.

  • US and Lebanon say ceasefire deal in sight Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 8:36 AM
    The United States and Lebanon said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight.

  • The War We Forgot To Fight Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    The National Review Online says the United States has to start laying markers based on what will work, not what will fly, in the war on terror.

  • UN Security Council Approves Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution that demands an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the withdrawal of Israeli troops as a combined UN and Lebanese force moves into southern Lebanon.

  • Rice to UN for Lebanon peace talks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:02 AM
    Top Western diplomats converged on the United Nations on Friday to try to halt Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, where Israeli air raids killed another 15 people.

  • At least eleven dead in Israeli airstrikes near Beirut and border crossings Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 10 11:49 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon At least eleven people have been killed in renewed Israeli attacks Friday in Lebanon. Israeli jets simultaneously struck a Beirut suburb and two border crossings. Local security officials say the deaths came at a border crossing into Syria when a busy bridge was hit twice.

  • U.S., France close to deal on Mideast Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:53 AM
    The United States and France neared a deal Friday on a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending the monthlong conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Kurdish rebel leader says he may call for a ceasefire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:22 AM
    Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has said he may call on his militants to declare a ceasefire if Ankara displays "a sincere approach" for the resolution of the ethnic conflict, a pro-Kurdish news agency has reported.

  • Israelis drive for strategic heights Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 11 6:34 AM
    As Israel pounded Hezbollah positions, negotiators reported progress on a cease-fire plan at the UN.

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