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Lebanon peace resolution a 'strategic setback' for Iran, Syria: US 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:11 AM
The UN resolution to halt the fighting in Lebanon, if successful, will mark a "strategic setback" for Iran and Syria, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.Bush Says Hezbollah's Support in Iran, Syria Inflamed Conflict Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 2:50 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush put the blame for Middle East violence on Iran and Syria, two countries he said sponsor terrorists in Lebanon and elsewhere whose aim is to destabilize fledgling democracies.Iran, Syria Lose If Cease-Fire Plan Takes Hold, U.S. Says Fox News - Aug 14 11:43 AM
A U.S. State Department spokesman said Monday that the U.N.-backed Mideast cease-fire plan will put a diplomatic wedge between Hezbollah, Iran and SyriaGermany to Seek Syria's Support for UN Resolution (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 7:33 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Syria tomorrow in a bid to win the support of President Bashar al-Assad for the United Nations' Lebanon peace resolution.Germany in peace overture to Syria Financial Times - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's foreign minister, will try today to persuade Syria to support the new United Nations ceasefire resolution, as part of efforts by Berlin to urge Damascus to help resolve the regionalcrisis.MSU student comes back from Syria with plans to help rebuild war-torn country The State News - 44 minutes ago
It's been almost a month since Waleed Brinjikji and his family were trapped in Lebanon. The MSU physiology senior and his family returned safely to their home in West Bloomfield on Aug. 8 after spending about 2-1/2 weeks in Syria, a country bordering Lebanon.Germany's Steinmeier to Visit Syria, Seek UN Resolution Support Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 6:19 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Syria tomorrow in a bid to win President Bashar al-Assad's support for the United Nation's Lebanon peace resolution.Bush: Iran, Syria Undermine Peace in Middle East Crosswalk.com - Aug 14 2:20 PM
(CNSNews.com) - Blaming Iran and Syria for the current violence in Lebanon, President George W. Bush said those nations seek to undermine peace in the region.US Calls Lebanon Peace Deal Strategic Setback for Iran, Syria Voice of America - Aug 14 12:35 PM
The United States says the U.N. Security Council resolution on Lebanon, if successfully implemented, will be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria. The U.N. plan would curb Hezbollah and prevent Iran and Syria from rearming the Shi'ite militia.U.S. claims ceasefire accord for Lebanon a strategic setback for Iran, Syria CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 12:50 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The UN-declared ceasefire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it strengthens democracy in Lebanon and stabilizes the border with Israel, the State Department said Monday.Bush administration claims cease-fire accord for Lebanon is a strategic setback for Iran, Syria San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 14 12:12 PM
WASHINGTON, 10:41 a.m. Aug. 14 (AP): The U.N.-declared cease-fire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it strengthens democracy in Lebanon and stabilizes the border with Israel, the State Department said Monday.Bush administration claims cease-fire accord for Lebanon is a strategic setback for Iran, Syria Boston Herald - Aug 14 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON - The U.N.-declared cease-fire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it strengthens democracy in Lebanon and stabilizes the border with Israel,...Feinstein: Necessary to Engage Syria, Iran to Ensure Cease-fire Works Foreign Relations - Aug 14 12:00 PM
Lee Feinstein, an expert on U.S. foreign policy and the United Nations, says the current cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, while a "positive" development, is unlikely to last unless regional powers like Syria and Iran are brought into a dialogue on ways to maintain it.German peace overture to Syria Financial Times - Aug 14 9:15 AM
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German foreign minister, will on Tuesday try to persuade Syria to support the new United Nations ceasefire resolution as part of ongoing efforts by Berlin to urge Damascus to help resolve the regional crisis.Bush administration claims cease-fire is a strategic setback for Iran, Syria Denver Post - Aug 14 2:00 PM
The U.N.-declared cease-fire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, would be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria because it would strengthen democracy in Lebanon and stabilize the border with Israel, the State Department said Monday.German foreign minister to visit Syria on new Mideast trip Khaleej Times - Aug 14 10:32 AM
BERLIN - Germany s foreign minister was to set off Monday on a Middle East trip that will include talks with Syria s leaders aimed at persuading the country to play a constructive role in the region, the government said.Peace Malaysia To Send Medical Team To Syria-Lebanon Border Bernama - Aug 14 6:00 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Peace Malaysia will send a medical team and set up a logistical base near the Syria-Lebanon border Tuesday.White House Fears Syria, Iran Will Re-Arm Hizbullah Israel National News - Aug 14 10:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The Bush administration is worried that security in northern Lebanon is not stight enough to prevent Iran and Syria from re-arming Hizbullah terrorists.Syria backs Lebanon stand Gulf Times - Aug 14 3:16 AM
DAMASCUS: Syria backed Lebanon s approval of a UN resolution aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah but also expressed reservations on the text, official media said yesterday.Syria: Neighborly Behavior Zawya - Aug 14 2:18 AM
14 August 2006 Since Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power nearly three years ago, relations with Syria have improved.Kasuri to visit Syria and Lebanon New Kerala - Aug 14 1:09 AM
Islamabad, Aug 14: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will visit Syria and Lebanon in the near future to assess the situation created in the aftermath of the over month-long Israeli attacks.Bush Says Hezbollah Has Been Defeated by Israel Washington Post - Aug 14 4:00 PM
President Bush today said Hezbollah had been defeated by Israel despite the group's claims of victory and blamed Hezbollah, emboldened by its "state sponsors" Iran and Syria, for the current conflict in Lebanon.Lebanese refugees stream home as ceasefire takes hold AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:25 PM
Lebanese refugees, some carrying what they could in plastic bags and others wearing designer labels and driving SUVs, poured through border crossings from Syria after the UN-brokered cessation of hostilities came into force.Bush: Hezbollah lost war USA Today - Aug 14 1:30 PM
President Bush said Monday that Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war. The president also said the war was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror, and he blamed Iran and Syria for supporting Hezbollah.Syria supports Lebanese approval of UN text Khaleej Times - Aug 13 10:32 AM
DAMASCUS - Syria backed Lebanon s approval of a UN resolution aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah but also expressed reservations on the text, official media said Sunday.Bush hails UN resolution on Lebanon, blames Iran, Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:52 AM
US President George W. Bush praised a UN resolution aimed at ending the Lebanon crisis and blamed Hezbollah, Iran and Syria for starting an "unwanted war" in the region.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-13 19:30 GMT: Syria supports Lebanese approval of UN resolution Interactive Investor - Aug 13 12:00 PM
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Syria backed Lebanon's approval of a UN resolution aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah but also expressed reservations on the text, official media said.Syria supports Lebanese approval of UN resolution Sharewatch - Aug 13 11:19 AM
\"Syria supports Lebanon\'s unanimous decision as well as official Lebanese reservations about UN Security Council Resolution 1701,\" an anonymous Syrian official was quoted by the official SANA news agency as saying.Syria still transferring supply of rockets, missiles to Hezbollah Haaretz Daily - Aug 13 7:50 AM
Syria continues its efforts to transfer large quantities of war materiel, including rockets, to Lebanon, in an effort to assist Hezbollah in its war against Israel, a senior Israel Defense Forces source told Haaretz on Saturday.Israel-Hezbollah truce will strike blow to Syria, Iran Canada.com - Aug 13 4:48 AM
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President George Bush said the United Nations resolution to halt the fighting between Israel and Lebanon will stop Hezbollah from acting as a "state within a state" and deal a severe blow to the efforts of Syria and Iran to exert influence in the Middle East.Both Sides Claim Victory as Cease-Fire Takes Effect NPR - Aug 14 3:15 PM
A fragile cease-fire puts a tenuous end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. The international community ponders what the cease-fire means for the future of Lebanon, Iran, Syria and U.S. policy.Bush Says Blame for Civilian Suffering Lies With Hezbollah Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 1:48 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and their sponsors in Iran and Syria must take the blame for the suffering of civilians in Lebanon and Israel.Army Intel Chief: Syria and Iran Will Continue to Arm Hizbullah Israel National News - Aug 13 7:14 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The head of IDF military intelligence, Gen. Amos Yadlin, said at today s cabinet meeting that Syria and Iran will continue to transfer arms to Hizbullah, despite Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for a ceasefire.Syria and Iran: no talking to the devil Radio Netherlands - Aug 13 3:39 AM
Israel and the United States both believe that the Jewish State is not at war with Hizbollah alone, but that Syria and Iran are loitering in the background. Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of August 14, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:08 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!Lebanon mess: France, Syria, and (lest we forget) Iran World Tribune - Aug 13 11:43 PM
PARIS Lebanon s imbroglio deepens. Militarily the Israeli offensive to seek and destroy the Hizbollah terrorists has not delivered the quick knockout punch as expected. The Hizbollah militias who started the conflict have proven resilient and have acquired a perverse prestige in the Arab world.Fighting continues as cease-fire time looms CNN.com - Aug 13 9:52 PM
Just two hours before a U.N.-brokered cease-fire was scheduled to start, Israel papered Beirut with propaganda leaflets Monday morning, blaming Hezbollah for bringing "destruction, displacement and death" to Lebanon and calling the militant group a puppet of Iran and Syria.Local Student Safely Escapes Beirut KERO 23 - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Benjamin Acosta is back home after a dangerous journey home via Syria, Europe.US calls on Syria, Iran to honor UN resolution on Lebanon 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.Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Holds as Refugees Return Home Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 14 6:16 PM
President Bush said Israel's military campaign had defeated Hezbollah, which the Bush administration considers a terrorist group, and struck a blow against its sponsors, Iran and Syria.Bush: 'Hizbollah Suffered A Defeat' Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 14 1:23 PM
President Bush has described the war between Israel and Hizbollah as part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror. He blamed the conflict on the Lebanese militant group and its "state sponsors" Iran and Syria.Bush on Mideast...Troops sent back...Afghan bike bombs KBCI Boise - 56 minutes ago
STATE DEPARTMENT President Bush says it's Hezbollah that's responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese civilians. He also blames Iran and Syria, calling them Hezbollah's state sponsors. Bush says the current cease-fire is an "important step forward.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 14 10:40 AM
YABOUS BORDER CROSSING, Syria, August 14 (UNHCR) Thousands of Lebanese cars packed with families and belongings jammed the roads on Monday as those who had fled war in their country over the past month rushed to return to what remains of their homes.IMO CALLS LEBANON OIL SPILL CRISIS MEETING Maritime Global Net - Aug 14 2:24 PM
THE IMO, together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called a crisis meeting for this Thursday to discuss how to respond to the oil spill currently affecting the coastal and marine environments of Lebanon and Syria.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 14 10:10 AM
DAMASCUS, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Happy to go home but uncertain of the future, thousands of Lebanese refugees in Syria headed back across the border after a truce between Hizbollah and Israel held precariously on Monday.Lebanese refugees stream home as ceasefire takes hold Khaleej Times - Aug 14 10:32 AM
JADAIDEH, Syria - Lebanese refugees, some carrying what they could in plastic bags and others wearing designer labels and driving SUVs, poured through border crossings from Syria after the UN-brokered cessation of hostilities came into force on Monday.Syria slams Bush's remarks NDTV - Aug 12 8:24 AM
Syria has criticised US President George Bush's remarks that Washington was "at war with Islamic fascists," saying the comments point to a new era of targeting Muslims.Hezbollah the Loser In Battle, Bush Says Washington Post - 37 minutes ago
President Bush asserted yesterday that Hezbollah was defeated in its month-long conflict with Israel, casting the fighting that killed hundreds of Lebanese and Israeli civilians as part of a wider struggle "between freedom and terrorism."Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah AP via Yahoo! News - 11 minutes ago
President Bush said Monday that Israel defeated Hezbollah's guerrillas in the monthlong Mideast war and that the Islamic militants were to blame for the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese civilians.Israel pounds border crossings to Syria 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.Bush Defends U.S. Handling of Lebanese Conflict, Asserting That Hezbollah Is the Loser New York Times - 56 minutes ago
President Bush spoke as he and his advisers sought to portray the cease-fire deal as an affirmation of American foreign policy.Kasuri to visit Syria, Lebanon The Pakistan Link - Aug 12 12:31 PM
ISLAMABAD: ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri is scheduled to attend a series of high-level meetings in Syria and Lebanon to discuss Israeli aggression in the Middle East.Hezbollah more revolutionary than terrorist The Daily Iberian - Aug 14 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."Bush hails UN resolution on Lebanon, blames Iran, Syria Khaleej Times - Aug 12 7:17 AM
CRAWFORD,Texas - US President George W. Bush on Saturday praised a UN resolution aimed at ending the Lebanon crisis and blamed Hezbollah, Iran and Syria for starting an unwanted war in the region.Israel blasts key bridge to Syria 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.Bush Places Blame Squarely on Hezbollah New York Times - Aug 14 5:33 PM
President Bush today described the struggle in Lebanon as part of a historic clash between the forces of freedom and those of terror.Rockets hit Lebanon despite cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - 12 minutes ago
Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.2 Fox News reporters kidnapped in Gaza AP via Yahoo! News - 16 minutes ago
Masked Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two journalists, including one American, witnesses and Fox said.Fundamentally Freund: Will Iran & Syria Get Away with Murder? Israel National News - Aug 13 8:42 PM
Irrespective of whether the UN-mandated ceasefire in Lebanon holds up in the coming days, a grave injustice has already been done to the people of the region, and it can not be allowed to stand.First the Truce, Then the Test of How Long It Can Last New York Times - 56 minutes ago
The fate of the cease-fire may lie in whether the Lebanese regard the conflict as a victory or blame Hezbollah for the destruction.News Analysis: First the truce, then the test International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The fate of the cease-fire may lie in whether the Lebanese regard the conflict as a victory or blame Hezbollah for the destruction. Left, thousands of Lebanese returned home after the cease-fire began.Bush: Israel Defeated Hezbollah Washington Post - Aug 14 2:56 PM
The president says the war was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror.Oil slips on Mideast truce, Alaskan crude flow Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
Oil prices slipped toward $73 a barrel on Tuesday as a fragile truce held between Israel and Lebanon, while oil kept flowing from North America's largest field after expectations of a full shutdown for repairs.Poll shows Canadians support Israel's right to self-defence Canada.com - Aug 14 6:46 AM
OTTAWA -- An overwhelming number of Canadians support Prime Minister Stephen Harper's assertion that Israel's attacks on Lebanon are justified because Israel has a right to self defence and that Iran and Syria are wrong to have armed Hezbollah, according to a new poll to be released today.Text of Bush's statement on the Mideast USA Today - Aug 14 5:18 PM
Text of President Bush's statement on the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.Bush says Hezbollah lost, frets about nuclear-armed Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 5:24 PM
US President George W. Bush said that the month-long Lebanon crisis had ended with Hezbollah's defeat, but worried the conflict could have gone differently if Iran had a nuclear weapon.Lebanon truce holds Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 5:56 PM
As a truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas entered its second day on Tuesday, planning got underway for a beefed up U.N. peacekeeping force to back the Lebanese army when it deploys to the south.Bush cites fight between freedom, terror AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:55 PM
President Bush said Monday the monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror and "we can only imagine how much more dangerous this conflict would be if Iran had the nuclear weapon it seeks."Bush calls Lebanon a front in terror war CNN.com - Aug 14 2:37 PM
President Bush called the recent war between Hezbollah and Israel part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror. The president spoke to the media after receiving several briefings at the U.S. State Department on Monday afternoon.Bush says Iran must stop support for armed groups Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:06 PM
Iran must stop supporting armed groups trying to derail democracies in Iraq and Lebanon, President Bush said on Monday, casting the war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas as part of a wider struggle against terrorism.No Shalom Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 4:00 PM
The War In Lebanon: So the guns have gone quiet, and euphoria reigns over chances of a just and lasting peace between Israel and Hezbollah. Pardon us, but we just can't be so optimistic.Report: Bin Laden's Son In Lebanon Israel National News - Aug 14 9:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden has sent his son to Lebanon organize terror cells, according to Mideast Newsline . It quoted sources as saying that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard released Sa'ad, who went to Syria and then to Lebanon.Bush Delivers Remarks From the State Department Washington Post - Aug 14 1:45 PM
Read a transcript of President Bush's remarks on sustaining a cease-fire in the Middle East.Recently in The Jerusalem Post Al Jazeera - Aug 14 3:05 AM
, Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and Senior Fellow of FPRI, and co-author, with Judith Colp Rubin, of the just-published book Hating America: A History (Oxford University Press), stated an important and worth- mentioning point about the recent developments in the Middle East, arguing that Syria and Iran, whom he said have paid no price for Credibility of US human trafficking report questioned AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 3:10 PM
The credibility of an annual US report that blacklisted countries linked to human trafficking has been questioned in a Congressional probe that called the report inconsistent and incomplete.Recently in The Jerusalem Post Al Jazeera - Aug 14 3:05 AM
, Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and Senior Fellow of FPRI, and co-author, with Judith Colp Rubin, of the just-published book Hating America: A History (Oxford University Press), stated an important and worth- mentioning point about the recent developments in the Middle East, saying that Syria and Iran, whom he say paid no price for backing Bush: 'Hezbollah suffered a defeat' CNN.com - Aug 14 1:06 PM
President Bush on Monday called the U.N. resolution that took effect hours earlier an "important step that will help bring an end to the violence" between Israel and Hezbollah.W. House: North Lebanon security needed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:29 AM
As a fragile truce began taking hold in southern Lebanon, the White House said on Monday that security was probably needed in northern Lebanon to stop arms shipments to Hizbollah.Analysis: When will be next Mideast war? AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:47 PM
The war in Lebanon has badly bruised the Israeli government and boosted Hezbollah's standing in the Arab world.Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria ABC News - Aug 11 8:48 AM
Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria and Kills 14 Across Lebanon As Fighting IntensifiesLebanon ceasefire holds Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:55 PM
A fragile truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday, prompting a wave of refugees to return to bomb-blasted villages in the south, as Hizbollah claimed victory in the month-long war and Israel vowed to hunt down its leaders.Analysis: When will the next war come? AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:20 PM
The war in Lebanon has badly bruised the Israeli government and boosted Hezbollah's standing in the Arab world. Israel says it has made some gains the Lebanese army, backed by international troops, is to take control of south Lebanon.Ruined roads, traffic slow Lebanon aid AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:20 PM
Aid workers navigated bombed-out roads and sat in traffic jams as they struggled to deliver humanitarian relief to southern Lebanon after Monday's cease-fire, with a surge of Lebanese refugees trying to get home.Invincible? The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:51 AM
JerusalemYESTERDAY I TRAVELED TO Tel Aviv University and met with Martin Kramer, who's been writing about Hezbollah since the '80s.The Bugs Bunny Democrats The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:04 PM
We should work diplomatically and aggressively to give them reasons why they [the Iranians ] don't need to build a bomb, to give them incentives. . . . I'd like to use carrots as well as sticks to see if we can change the nature of the debate. --Ned Lamont, April 25, 2006Oil slides on Mideast truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:26 PM
Oil fell on Monday as a truce took effect to end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, easing concern about supply from a region that pumps a third of the world's oil.Prepaid roaming service with Syria launched by Batelco AME Info - Aug 11 9:29 PM
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 Khaleej Times - Aug 11 9:03 PM
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 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.Red Cross issues Lebanon warning BBC News - Aug 14 5:39 PM
The Red Cross warns both Israel and Hezbollah of their humanitarian duties as Lebanese refugees surge home.Iran's centrifuges spin International Herald Tribune - Aug 14 11:49 AM
President Bush - who just days ago was trumpeting the war in Lebanon as an opportunity for remaking the Middle East - may find a nuclear-empowered Iran his real legacy.Bush: 'A New Power' In South Lebanon CBS News - 8 minutes ago
President Bush says Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their month-long war. In the Mideast, there were competing claims about who came out on top in the fighting that claimed more than 900 lives.Israel Misses Ariel Sharon RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:14 AM
On Saturday I quickly commented after reading Ralph Peters' observation that the Israeli government had made a complete mess of its prosecution of the war that this would not have happened had Ariel Sharon still been Israel's Prime Minister.Ahmadinejad tells UN Iran ready to help foster peace AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 10:41 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called UN Secretary General Kofi Annan late Sunday and said his country was ready to help achieve peace in the region, local media reported.Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria ABC News - Aug 11 5:48 AM
12 Die As Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria; Israel Battles to Control Strategic High Ground2 Fox News Reporters Kidnapped In Gaza CBS News - 8 minutes ago
Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City. Witnesses and the network said the gunmen kidnapped two of the journalists inside, a U.S. reporter and a New Zealand cameraman.Olmert's War Leadership Takes Flak From Foes, Allies in Israel Bloomberg.com - 12 minutes ago
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, riding high in popularity only a few weeks ago, is under assault from critics of his war leadership including opposition chief Benjamin Netanyahu, dissidents in his own Kadima party and disgruntled Israeli families.A 'victory' for Hezbollah, or will it now be blamed? International Herald Tribune - Aug 14 2:28 PM
Standing before flattened buildings in the shattered southern suburbs of Beirut, one of Hezbollah's two ministers in the Lebanese cabinet, Hassan Fadlallah, asserted Monday that Hezbollah had scored "a divine victory" in its conflict with Israel.Oil slides below $73 on truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 10:19 AM
Oil fell almost $2 a barrel to below $73 on Monday as a truce took effect to end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, easing concern about supply from a region that pumps a third of the world's oil.Bush tackles foreign agenda 1st day back AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:47 AM
The White House on Monday urged Hezbollah and Israel to respect the newly imposed cease-fire in their month-long war as President Bush conferred with senior advisers about national security problems around the world.