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Hezbollah tells the BBC of its growing support in Syria, following the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.Olmert Criticizes Syria, Defends Bush ABC News - Aug 02 10:43 AM
Olmert Criticizes Syria, Defends Bush in AP Interview; Says Israel 'Is Not Afraid of Fighting'Israel timed call-ups to massage Syria The Herald - Aug 02 6:38 PM
Israel deliberately staggered the call-up of its reserve forces over the past week to avoid panicking Syria and risking all-out war on a second front, according to Israel Defence Force sources.Blair says Syria, Iran risk confrontation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 3:43 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Syria and Iran on Tuesday that they risked a confrontation if they continued to support terrorism and export instability to Iraq and elsewhere.Blair says Syria and Iran risk confrontation Reuters.co.uk - Aug 02 9:47 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Syria and Iran on Tuesday that they risked a confrontation if they continued to support terrorism and export instability to Iraq and elsewhere.Filipino evacuees flee from Syria holding center ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 02 9:30 AM
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday that three Filipino workers evacuated from Lebanon have escaped from the holding center in Syria to look for new employers, ABS-CBN's Bandila reported.Blair warns Iran & Syria on extremism RTÉ News - Aug 02 8:02 AM
The British Prime Minister has warned Syria and Iran that they risked a confrontation if they continued to support terrorism and export instability to Iraq and elsewhere.Blair in Iran, Syria warning The Age - Aug 02 7:25 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair: values need to be fair and just. Photo: Reuters SYRIA and Iran risk a confrontation if they continue to support terrorism and export instability to Iraq and elsewhere, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned.UN calls for action after Lebanese slick spreads to Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 3:10 PM
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for immediate action after thousands of tonnes of fuel from a bombed Lebanese power plant spread to the Syrian coastline, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe.Syria, Iran Wild Cards in Mideast Diplomacy NPR - Aug 01 3:47 PM
A "marriage of convenience" between Syria and Iran is likely to complicate diplomatic efforts to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Many observers feel there can be no peace deal without Iran and Syria's consent.In L.A. talk, Blair gives warning to Syria, Iran The Sacramento Bee - Aug 02 1:18 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Delivering a major international policy address in California, British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a stern warning Tuesday that Syria and Iran will face serious consequences if they continue working to destabilize the Middle East.Olmert criticizes Syria, defends Bush AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 10:10 AM
On a table facing his desk, Ehud Olmert keeps photographs of three Israeli soldiers whose capture by Islamic militants in Gaza and Lebanon sparked the latest Mideast crisis.Syria, Iran urge for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 02 1:21 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Lebanon, the official Syria Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.Syria FM says Israeli attack not ruled out Gulf Times - Aug 02 2:49 AM
DOHA: Syria said yesterday that it does not rule out coming under attack as Israel presses its three-week-old offensive against Lebanon with US backing.U.N. Talks Focus on Terms of Cease-Fire Washington Post - 3 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 2 -- Lebanon's acting foreign minister, Tarek Mitri, said Wednesday he doubts that his government would agree to invite a European-led intervention force into southern Lebanon, citing fierce opposition from Hezbollah and its key foreign backers, Syria and Iran.Israeli aggression on Lebanon was planned in advance: Syria The Peninsula - Aug 01 6:01 PM
Doha Syria said yesterday the attack on Lebanon was planned well in advance by Israel, the US and some of their regional allies. The visiting Syrian foreign minister, Walid Al Muallam, told reporters here that Tel Aviv s expansionist agenda behind the hostilities could not be ruled out.OIC decides to open bureaus in Syria and Lebanon to carry out relief efforts People's Daily - Aug 01 5:51 PM
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) decided on Tuesday to open bureaus in Syria and Lebanon to carry out relief efforts effectively, Turkey's semi- official Anatolia news agency reported.Syria eyeing larger goals as Lebanon crisis continues Khaleej Times - Aug 01 12:47 PM
CAIRO, Egypt - Syria appears intent on wresting political gains from the standoff in Lebanon, privately telling Arab diplomats that it won t aid cease-fire efforts unless that results in less isolation for it, and more focus on the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights, diplomats and analysts said on Tuesday.The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and the consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, issued Warden Messages warning U.S. India Daily - Aug 01 2:23 PM
The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and the consulate in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, issued Warden Messages on Aug. 1 warning U.S. citizens that tensions over the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon are expected to increase.America will attack Iran, Syria in October: Gul Pakistani Newspaper - Aug 01 12:25 PM
RAWALPINDI, Aug 1 (Online): The former chief of ISI, Maj. Gen (R) Hameed Gul has "predicted" that America would definitely attack Iran and Syria simultaneously in October.Syria does not rule out Israeli attack: FM Khaleej Times - Aug 01 8:17 AM
DOHA -Syria said Tuesday that it does not rule out coming under attack as Israel presses its three-week-old offensive against Lebanon with US backing.Haass: U.S. Should Open Talks With Syria, Iran on Middle East Crisis Foreign Relations - Aug 01 6:31 AM
Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says that the United States is making a mistake in not dealing directly with both Syria and Iran in trying to resolve the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.Oil Spill Caused By Israeli Attack Hits Syria Scoop.co.nz - Aug 02 3:20 PM
An oil spill caused by Israel s bombardment of a power plant in Lebanon that has already polluted over 80 kilometres of the country s coastline has reached the Syrian coastline and is spreading further north, the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) said today, calling for action to stem the damage.''Israel will target vehicles carrying weapons from Syria'' India Daily - Aug 01 7:41 AM
Israel will target every vehicle carrying weapons from Syria into Lebanon, but is not trying to provoke a war with Syria, Israel's defence minister said today. "There is no plan to initiate a war with Syria," Defence Minister Amir Peretz said. "We are closely following what is happening there.The neocons' next war Salon.com - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it. Disarming Hizbullah is key to Lebanon's peace The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 1:00 AM
While the world was preoccupied elsewhere, Hizbullah quietly accumulated an arsenal of some 10,000 short-range rockets supplied by Syria and Iran. This is not the kind of stockpile that augurs well for peaceful relations of any consequence with neighboring Israel. Nor does it suggest much peaceful inclination on the part of the governing regimes in Syria and Iran.Israel rules out war with Syria News 24 South Africa - Aug 01 2:39 AM
Israel says it will target vehicles carrying weapons from Syria into Lebanon, but is not trying to provoke a war with Syria.Bush Wants Wider War consortiumnews.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
eorge W. Bush and his neoconservative advisers saw the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah as an opportunity to expand the conflict into Syria and possibly achieve a long-sought regime change in Damascus, but Israel s leadership balked at the scheme, according to Israeli sources.Syria offers support for Lebanon Khaleej Times - Aug 02 5:32 AM
DAMASCUS - Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri on Wednesday offered neighbouring Lebanon his country s support in facing up to savage Israeli aggression , during a phone call to his Lebanese counterpart.Israel planes attack road to Syria The Australian - Jul 31 6:29 PM
ISRAELI warplanes struck the road connecting north-eastern Lebanon to Syria early today, Lebanese police said without indicating if there were any casualties.Israeli warplanes attack road to Syria Khaleej Times - Jul 31 9:10 PM
BEIRUT - Israeli warplanes struck the road connecting northeastern Lebanon to Syria early Tuesday, Lebanese police said without indicating if there were any casualties.Syria Puts Military on High Alert, Calls up Reserves Israel National News - Aug 01 12:42 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad instructed the Syrian army to increase its level of readiness in the face of regional challenges. Al-Assad issued the instruction during an annual address to Syria's army.First 60 Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Lebanon Nhan Dan - 5 minutes ago
The first group of 60 Vietnamese citizens left war-ravaged Lebanon's capital city of Beirut for Syria on August 2 at 9:15 local time (13:15 Hanoi time) by road and from there to fly to Vietnam.Olmert: Israel will resist pressure for cease-fire Baltimore Sun - Aug 02 11:45 AM
Israeli prime minister criticizes Syria, predicts progress with Palestinians On a table facing his desk, Ehud Olmert keeps photographs of three Israeli soldiers whose capture by Islamic militants in Gaza and Lebanon sparked the latest Mideast crisis. US rules out any role for Iran, Syria on Lebanon issue New Kerala - Jul 31 10:24 PM
Washington, Jul 31: The United States has said it was unrealistic for the international community to expect Israel to negotiate with the Hizbollah and also ruled out any role for Iran and Syria in the ongoing peace negotiations on the Lebanon issue.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-02 11:54 GMT: Syria offers support for Lebanon Interactive Investor - Aug 02 4:16 AM
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri has offered neighbouring Lebanon his country's support in facing up to "savage Israeli aggression", during a phone call to his Lebanese counterpart.UNHCR supplies relief to help Syria support Lebanese refugees New Kerala - Aug 02 3:15 AM
United Nations: The UN refugee agency has begun supplying Syrian aid groups with relief items to support thousands of Lebanese who fled to Damascus to escape fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah.Syria Seeks Cease-Fire Before Talks Los Angeles Times - Jul 31 12:04 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria Amid bitter condemnation across the Arab world for the Israeli attack that killed as many as 56 villagers in the Lebanese town of Qana, Syria said Sunday that it would insist on an "unconditional" cease-fire and that it remained opposed to the deployment of any foreign troops to end the fighting in southern Lebanon.Aid Convoys Travel to Southern Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 02 1:20 PM
The United Nations has resumed aid shipments to southern Lebanon. The U.N. World Food Program said it sent two convoys carrying food and medicine to the southern coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon. It also sent aid convoys into eastern Lebanon from Syria.Syria Opposes Multinational Force Israel National News - Jul 31 8:27 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian officials have expressed opposition to the placement of a multinational force in southern Lebanon. Syria will however support enlarging the size of the UNIFIL force already stationed in the area.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 02 11:55 AM
DAMASCUS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem on Wednesday as Syria assumes a more prominent role in solving the crisis in Lebanon.Iran frees bin Laden son -German newspaper Tiscali - Aug 02 5:28 PM
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran has freed a son of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from house arrest, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Die Welt said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard released Saad bin Laden on July 28 with the aim of sending him to the Syria-Lebanon border.Jumblatt accuses Hizbullah of serving Iranian, Syrian agenda The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 02 12:52 PM
March 14 Forces member MP Walid Jumblatt accused Hizbullah on Wednesday of working in coordination with Iran and Syria when it abducted two Israeli soldiers in a July 12 border raid.However Jumblatt added that the Lebanese had to support the resistance against Israel for the time being.Fighting Intensifies as Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Aug 02 12:07 AM
MISGAV AM, Israel Thousands of Israeli troops backed by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday, crossing the Litani River in the south as a smaller force mounted an operation in the Bekaa Valley between Beirut and Syria.Middle East: Moussa Begins Round Of Visits India Daily - Aug 02 3:11 PM
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa will travel to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon starting Aug. 2. Moussa's tour is meant to shore up Arab diplomatic efforts to resolve the escalating conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 02 8:25 AM
PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Israel bombed a convoy carrying arms from Syria to Hizbollah fighters in Lebanon about two days ago, Israeli Housing Minister Meir Sheetrit said in a newspaper interview previewed on Wednesday.ISRAELIS PUNCH DEEP INTO LEBANON / Special forces and thousands of troops battle Hezbollah as southern villages are San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 02 3:57 AM
About 10,000 Israeli troops backed by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday, crossing the Litani River in the south as a smaller force mounted an operation in the Bekaa Valley that lies between Beirut and Syria. The ground offensive moved at... Syrian PM: Damascus supports Lebanese government, nation Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 02 9:35 AM
Iran - Syria - Otri Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri said Wednesday that Damascus supports the Lebanese government and nation.The Long-Term Battle: Defining Victory Before the World New York Times - 26 minutes ago
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants to ensure that Israel is seen as having won a decisive victory over Hezbollah.Syria holds key to lasting peace in Lebanon: analysts Khaleej Times - Jul 31 6:32 AM
DAMASCUS - There can be no lasting solution to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah without the diplomatic support of Syria, which exerts considerable influence it Lebanon through the Shia movement, analysts say.Lebanon: The Victimization of a Nation on the Path to Empire Building Payvand Iran News - Aug 02 9:22 AM
The people of Lebanon, as are the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, and the former Yugoslavia before them, are victims of this ensuing struggle and Second Cold War to control resources, especially hydrocarbons. Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq were all campaigns of the same conflict that has now engulfed Lebanon with death, ruin, and destruction and threatens to engulf Syria, Iran, and beyond. -Mahdi Britain: Cadbury Expects Strong Results for Year New York Times - 6 minutes ago
Cadbury Schweppes said its profit more than tripled in the first half on higher revenue and a one-time gain from asset sales.Hamzeh Mystique Films Wraps-up Filming In Syria [Press Release] PR Web - Aug 02 12:25 AM
USA-based Hamzeh Mystique Films Ziad H Hamzeh, writer/director of the critically acclaimed feature documentary The Letter: An American Town and the Somali Invasion (2004), has just wrapped photography on a new feature documentary titled BLOOD OF EDEN. (PRWEB Aug 2, 2006)Shays, Farrell Trade Charges Westport-News - Aug 02 7:59 AM
The war of words between U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, and Democratic challenger Diane Farrell escalated Monday as Shays accused Farrell of using "surrogates the way Syria and Iran use surrogates."Unconditional cease-fire before talks, Syria insists Sun-Sentinel - Jul 31 12:13 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria · Amid bitter condemnation across the Arab world for the Israeli attack that killed at least 56 villagers in the Lebanese town of Qana, Syria said Sunday it is insisting on an "unconditional" cease-fire and remains opposed to the deployment of any foreign troops to end the fighting in southern Lebanon.Israelis push farther into Lebanon Contra Costa Times - Aug 02 3:21 AM
As many as 10,000 Israeli troops backed by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday, crossing the Litani River in the south and reportedly mounting an undercover operation in the Bekaa Valley that lies between Beirut, the capital, and Syria.US, France working on two-phase UN Mideast plan Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
The United States, France and Britain hope for a Security Council resolution within a week that would call for a truce and perhaps beef up U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon until a more robust force can be formed, diplomats and U.N. officials said on Wednesday.Lebanese look to ease fuel shortage Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:23 AM
Lebanon is working to secure fuel imports as part of U.N. humanitarian aid convoys and from neighboring Syria to avert shortages that could see the lights go out and the country grind to a halt within days.CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST / Israelis punch deep into Lebanon / Special forces and thousands of troops battle San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 01 10:26 PM
About 10,000 Israeli troops backed by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday, crossing the Litani River in the south and reportedly mounting an undercover operation in the Bekaa Valley that lies between Beirut and Syria. Clashing repeatedly with... Lebanese relief effort hits roadblock USA Today - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
The United Nations estimates the Mideast fighting has resulted in 800,000 refugees, mostly Shiite Muslims. International aid groups say they can't get assistance to the people most in need for the same reason: It's too dangerous. The Israeli government is granting safe passage for aid on a case-by-case basis.Oil soothes conflict for Mideast investors International Herald Tribune - 16 minutes ago
Three weeks of violence between Israel and Hezbollah have done little damage to Middle East financial markets, even as the conflict has devastated Lebanon.Israel resumes bombardment of southern Beirut AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 6:02 PM
Israeli warplanes resumed the bombardment of suspected Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, carrying out three strikes overnight, Lebanese police said.Talks with Syria, yes - but not now Haaretz Daily - Jul 31 3:46 AM
Since Syria's military intervention in the Lebanese civil war of March 1976, a triangular relationship has replaced the bilateral ties that existed previously between Israel and Lebanon, and between Israel and Syria.Israelis expand push into Lebanon Baltimore Sun - Aug 02 1:01 AM
Goal is to clear Hezbollah from border region; airstrikes resume as diplomatic efforts falter Thousands of Israeli troops backed by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon yesterday, crossing the Litani River in the south as a smaller force mounted an operation in the Bekaa Valley between Beirut and Syria. Hot Zone in the News Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 4:51 PM
In the Aug. 7, 2006 issue of the New Yorker, Nicholas Lemann notes in an article about online journalism that "a few places, like the site on Yahoo! operated by Kevin Sites, consistently offer good journalism that has a distinctly Internet, rather than repurposed, feeling."10,000 Israeli troops in Lebanon Cape Cod Times - Aug 02 4:32 AM
By Ken Ellingwood LOS ANGELES TIMES MISGAV AM, Israel - As many as 10,000 Israeli troops backed by armor pushed miles into Lebanon yesterday, crossing the Litani River in the south and reportedly mounting an undercover operation in the Bekaa Valley that lies between Beirut, the capital, and Syria.Israel: Fighters captured at hospital WOAI - Aug 02 3:18 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel says it has captured fighters at a Hezbollah-run hospital in eastern Lebanon. The attack happened in Baalbek (BAHL'-behk), which is 80 miles north of Israel and not far from Syria's border.Let Israel Finish It Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 4:00 PM
Fighting Terrorism: We've heard increasing calls in recent days for both Israel and Hezbollah to cease hostilities. Bad idea. A cease-fire might make diplomats happy, but it won't solve anything.Israel: Fighters Captured At Hospital Local6.com Central Florida - Aug 01 8:54 PM
The attack happened in Baalbek, which is 80 miles north of Israel and not far from Syria's border.Bush Administration Roadblock To Peace CBS News - Aug 01 11:16 AM
The U.S. needs to develop a winning strategy for the Middle East soon, says The American Prospect . And without Syria in the discussion, the region could get bogged down in wars for years to come.Comments: 0 B92 - Aug 02 8:23 AM
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\"Syria puts all its resources at Lebanon\'s disposal to support its heroic endurance and reinforce the unity of its citizens in the face of the savage Israeli aggression,\" Otri told Fuad Siniora, according to the official SANA news agency.Bush says Iran, Syria must end support for Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 7:35 AM
President Bush accused Iran on Monday of supplying weapons and financial support to Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon and called on Tehran to stop the practice.Hezbollah launches record hail of rockets after Israeli raid AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 3:07 PM
Hezbollah fired its biggest salvo of rockets at Israel after the Jewish state's commandos struck deep into Lebanon, snatching five suspected guerrillas in a helicopter raid.Ben Zogby: A Plan for Dealing with Hezbollah HuffingtonPost - Aug 01 1:13 PM
Mr. Zogby is the son of John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International, a world-renowned public opinion research firm based in Utica, New York. Ben Zogby recently returned from Beirut, Lebanon, where he was a Rotary Scholar studying Middle East Studies and Arabic at the American University of Beirut when the conflict between Israel, Hezbollah, and Lebanon broke out. He escaped into Syria World - Most relevant news B92 - Aug 02 6:37 AM
Déjà vu or something new? There is no way that Hezbollah will disarm or cease fighting unless the governments of Iran and Syria strongly encourage them to do so. Any efforts to accomplish that task without their involvement are ...Israeli troops sweep southern Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 1:54 PM
Israel pressed the first full day of a massive new ground attack, sending 8,000 troops into southern Lebanon on Wednesday and seizing five people it said were Hezbollah fighters in a dramatic airborne raid on a northeastern town. Hezbollah retaliated with its deepest strikes yet into Israel, firing a record number of more than 210 rockets.Iran frees bin Laden son: newspaper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 9:56 AM
Iran has freed a son of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from house arrest, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday.Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of July 31, 2006 ArabicNews.com - Aug 01 5:23 PM
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator The Nation via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 1:48 PM
The Nation -- Who is the most outspoken and through-provoking Senate critic of the Bush administration's misguided foreign policies?Hizbollah rockets pepper Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 1:40 PM
Hizbollah fired more rockets into Israel on Wednesday than on any previous day of the 22-day-old war, killing one Israeli and wounding 123 after helicopter-borne commandos launched Israel's deepest raid into Lebanon.Israel resumes Beirut air strikes BBC News - 4 minutes ago
Israeli planes target Beirut's southern suburbs, a day after Hezbollah launched repeated cross-border rocket attacksDéjà vu or something new? B92 - Aug 02 5:07 AM
There is no way that Hezbollah will disarm or cease fighting unless the governments of Iran and Syria strongly encourage them to do so. Any efforts to accomplish that task without their involvement are ...Francis Boyle: Prosecuting Israel The Palestine Chronicle - Aug 02 3:01 AM
Without such a deterrent, Israel might be emboldened to attack Syria with the full support of Bush Jr. Neocons, who view Syria as low-hanging fruit ready to be taken out.Daring Israeli raid provokes rain of Hezbollah rockets; UN meets AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 11:44 AM
Israeli commandos struck deep into Lebanon and snatched five suspected guerrillas in a helicopter raid that provoked the heaviest rain of Hezbollah rocket fire in the 22-day-old conflict.Heavy equipment used to bury the dead AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 12:30 PM
Villagers outside this Hezbollah stronghold used the bucket of a front-end loader to carry away the dead Wednesday, after a night of Israeli airstrikes and a commando raid killed 16.News Analysis: How 'winning' might be defined International Herald Tribune - Aug 02 1:53 PM
As Israeli troops pressed their ground offensive in southern Lebanon and commandos made an unexpected raid far to the north in Baalbek, Israel is fighting now to win the battle of perceptions.Both sides in Lebanon fighting strike deeper International Herald Tribune - Aug 02 12:14 PM
Hezbollah guerrillas on Wednesday fired more than 200 rockets into Israel - a record - even as Israel poured thousands of troops into fierce fighting along the border.Iran leader calls for Muslim resistance against US, Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 10:30 AM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that the United States will receive "a destructive punch" for its support for "Zionists," and called on Muslims to resist US "bullying and aggression."McGovern: The Plural of "Fiasco" Requires No "E" Scoop.co.nz - Aug 01 11:05 PM
ard a wider Middle East war that is increasingly likely to result from plural US foreign policy fiascos - in Iraq, Israel and Lebanon, for starters; in Syria and Iran for the next stage. Fortunately, Webster's does allow the insertion of an "E" and that's precisely what we must now do.Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon Times and Democrat - Aug 01 9:43 PM
BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon - Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos on the ground near the eastern city of Baalbek near Syria early Wednesday.Syria puts troops on alert as Israel rules out a ceasefire Belfast Telegraph - Aug 01 2:47 AM
Israel plans to "expand and strengthen" its military operations in Lebanon, despite the growing international calls for a ceasefire and its own agreement to a 48-hour halt to bombing after killing 56 civilians, including many children, in Qana.RELIEF SUPPLIES: Gulf Times - Aug 02 2:51 AM
RELIEF SUPPLIES: An aircraft is being loaded with relief supplies at a military base in Rawalpindi. Pakistan sent two planes loaded with food, blankets and tents for the people of Lebanon through Syria yesterday, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry saidSaudi Arabia criticizes US policy over Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 8:18 AM
Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, criticized Washington's stance on the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon and urged it on Wednesday to press for an immediate ceasefire.Key nations hope for truce resolution within week International Herald Tribune - Aug 02 1:27 PM
The U.S., France and Britain hope for a UN Security Council resolution within a week that would call for a truce and perhaps bolster UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.Gulf cash props up Lebanese pound FT.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 9:35 AM
The deposit this week by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait of $1.5bn into Lebanon's central bank has breathed life into the country's beleaguered pound.Cadbury serves up strong profits, salmonella cost warning AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 9:20 AM
British confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has reported strong interim profits but warned it would take a hit from a recent salmonella food scare.447 more Filipinos arrive from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 01 5:30 PM
A batch of 447 Filipino workers from Lebanon arrived in Manila Wednesday morning. From Damascus, Syria, the latest batch arrived on an Orient Thai Airways plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 1 at 5:19 a.m.Widening war complicates US policy goals Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 7:02 AM
President George W. Bush has described the Israel-Hizbollah crisis as another opportunity to remake the Middle East in his democratic vision.U.N.'s Malloch Brown Questions Hezbollah's 'Terror' Designat Fox News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown may want to stick to reforming his own office and stop criticizing member states, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday.