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  • Islamic Revival Led by Women Tests Syria?s Secularism Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 17 minutes ago
    The growth of Koranic schools for girls, rare in the Arab world, is one sign that Syria is becoming increasingly religious.

  • Venezuela's Chavez to visit Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:17 AM
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is due in Syria for talks on developing relations between the two countries, both US foes, an official in Damascus said.

  • SYRIA NEEDS TO COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: FRANCE Open this result in new window
    The Tocqueville Connection - 54 minutes ago
    PARIS, Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - Syria needs to cooperate on Lebanon in order to regain the confidence of the international community, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Tuesday.

  • Syria rejects international forces on border with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    Lebanon'sPrime Minister Fouad Siniora dismissed Israeli insistence that international forces be deployed on the Syrian border with Lebanon and said Lebanese troops already there posed no threat to Syria.

  • Jesse Jackson says Syria backs prisoners' release Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 9:49 AM
    Syria backs efforts to free captured Israeli soldiers and Arab prisoners held by the Jewish state, U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said after meeting President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday.

  • Syria says deployment of troops would be a 'hostile' act Open this result in new window
    Madera Tribune - Aug 28 9:17 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.

  • Syria will talk peace 'when Israel is ready' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:55 AM
    Syria is ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Jewish state is ready, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said.

  • Jackson returns to Syria on 'humanitarian' mission Open this result in new window
    The News Sun - Aug 28 6:40 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and a delegation of U.S. religious leaders met for about two hours behind closed doors with Syrian President Bashar Assad at the presidential palace Sunday morning, as world powers scrambled to put together a peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon plays down Israel-Syria troop row Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Aug 28 10:28 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon undertook on Thursday to stop smuggling from Syria, playing down a dispute between Syria and Israel over whether U.N. forces should help the Lebanese army stop arms shipments to Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Syria may help find Israelis Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - Aug 28 12:10 AM
    DAMASCUS, Syria · Syrian President Bashar Assad agreed Sunday "to use his influence" in the Middle East to determine the whereabouts and health of two abducted Israeli soldiers, Rev. Jesse Jackson said after meeting with the president for nearly two hours in the People's Palace.

  • Syria for peace talks when Israel is ready Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Aug 28 2:01 AM
    DAMASCUS: Syria is ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Jewish state is ready, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said yesterday.

  • Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Aug 28 2:28 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said on Wednesday it would close its border with Lebanon if the United Nations stationed troops along it as part of its mission to enforce a U.N.-backed truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Jesse Jackson begins regional tour in Syria Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 27 12:17 PM
    Syria has declared itself ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Israeli government is ready and backs efforts to swap abducted Israeli soldiers for Arab prisoners held by the Jewish state. "When Israel, supported by the US, is ready to resume the peace process on the basis [of international resolutions], Syria.

  • US civil rights leader working for Arab-Israeli prisoner swap Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 12:22 PM
    The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson said that he hoped direct talks with the Lebanese milita Hezbollah, Palestinian group Hamas and Syria would secure prisoner exchanges with Israel.

  • Syria will talk peace 'when Israel is ready' Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 27 8:48 AM
    DAMASCUS - Syria is ready to resume the peace process with Israel whenever the Jewish state is ready, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said on Sunday.

  • Syria Backs Turkish Troops in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Aug 27 8:39 AM
    Syria, along with Israel and Palestine, expressed its support to Turkeys likely contribution to a peace force proposed to be deployed to southern Lebanon.

  • France Calling Upon Syria to Cooperate With the International Community Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 32 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy called on the Syrian government to cooperate with the international community regarding the UN ceasefire in Lebanon, UN Resolution 1701.

  • Rep. Lantos to Put Hold on Aid to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Aug 28 9:59 AM
    California Democrat says $230 million in U.S. assistance should not be handed over until Lebanon secures its border with Syria to prevent Hezbollah from rearming.

  • Lebanese president rejects deployment of UN troops along border with Syria Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 26 8:24 PM
    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has rejected the UN offer to deploy troops along his country's border with Syria, the presidential office said Saturday. ahead the UN chief's visit next week.

  • Too Early For Israel-Syria Talks by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Aug. 25, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Aug 27 5:44 PM
    The month-long war between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas has emboldened Syrian President Bashar Assad. "Israel... was defeated... from the very beginning," he declared.

  • Slain Iraq hostages' families sue Syria Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 5:56 PM
    Survivors of two civilian contractors taken hostage and beheaded in Iraq filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Syria, which they claim supported the group who murdered him.

  • Chavez eyes Syria visit to strengthen ties Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 3:18 PM
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he planned a visit to Syria to bolster ties in a move likely to rankle Washington, which charges the Arab nation with sponsoring terrorism.

  • Lantos wants aid to Lebanon frozen Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 7:13 PM
    A congressman said Sunday he would ask the U.S. administration to freeze the $230 million aid package to Lebanon proposed by President Bush until the Lebanese government takes control of its borders with Syria and prevents arms smuggling to Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Kin of beheaded U.S. hostages sue Syria Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 26 1:08 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Survivors of an Atlanta-area contractor taken hostage and beheaded in Iraq have filed a federal lawsuit against Syria seeking millions of dollars in damages.

  • Syria says technical glitch caused power cut to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 26 3:07 PM
    Beirut: Syria denied Arab media reports yesterday that it had cut power supplies to Lebanon, saying electricity had been restored to its neighbour after a technical problem had been solved.

  • France, Germany take aim at Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 9:11 AM
    France, supported by Germany, has severely criticised Syria for its role in the Middle East and Lebanon, saying it will have nothing to do with a government whose leadership "does not inspire confidence."

  • Khaddam reiterates charge that Damascus killed Hariri Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:18 PM
    The former vice president of Syria said Monday that a UN investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri would point the finger at Syrian President Bashar Assad. In a live interview late Sunday with Future Television, Abdel-Halim Khaddam once more launched a flurry of accusations at his former allies.

  • Annan On Way To Lebanon, Syria and Iran Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 28 2:12 AM
    (IsraelNN.com) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is to arrive in Lebanon Monday for talks with Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and Speaker Nabih Berri, who is associated with the Hizbullah terrorist organization.

  • Syria does not accept int'l forces on its border with Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 26 9:10 AM
    Lebanon - Israel - Ceasefire Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora dismissed Israeli insistence that international forces be deployed on the Syrian border with Lebanon and said Lebanese troops already there posed no threat to Syria.

  • Chirac warns of more fighting if lasting solution isn't found Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:32 PM
    French President Jacques Chirac warned Monday that fighting could resume in Lebanon without a lasting settlement, as he urged Iran and Syria to end their international isolation and help seek an end to years of conflict. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech, Chirac urged all parties to help prevent a resumption of fighting in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon Insists It Can Control the Syrian Border by Itself Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 16 minutes ago
    Prime Minister Fouad Siniora also said that the Lebanese Army had already confiscated illegal arms in the south.

  • Beirut rejects deployment of UN troops on border with Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 8:12 AM
    Lebanon is against the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces along its border with Syria, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi has told AFP.

  • Syria will resume peace talks when Israel is ready Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 27 5:24 PM
    Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said Sunday that his country would resume peace talks with Israel on basis of international resolutions when the Jewish state is ready.

  • Syria objects to U.N. troops on border Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 3:40 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel is demanding that U.N. troops patrol the Syria-Lebanon border to prevent Hezbollah from receiving arms shipments. But even if Israel overcomes Syrian objections to the idea, policing the mostly mountainous frontier could prove nearly impossible.

  • Rev. Jesse Jackson Discusses Prisoner Deal Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - Aug 28 2:42 PM
    (IsraelNN.com) US civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal, in Syria, expressing a willingness to mediate between the terror organization and Israel.

  • France increases Lebanon pledge Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Aug 28 10:28 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government undertook on Thursday to stop smuggling across Lebanons border with Syria, playing down a controversy between Syria and Israel over whether U.N. forces should deploy there to stop arms shipments.

  • Jordanian Prince Calls for Asian Muslim Troops to Join UN Force in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Payvand Iran News - Aug 28 7:59 AM
    He says it was a mistake to exclude Syria and Iran from last month's Rome Conference on stopping the fighting in Lebanon. The prince explained that the problems plaguing the Middle East cannot be solved unless Damascus and Tehran, which are major sponsors of Hezbollah, are included in the dialogue. -VOA

  • France warns Syria not to use Lebanon to avoid Hariri probe Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 25 2:30 AM
    French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has warned Syria not to use the conflict in Lebanon to return to the world stage and avoid the investigation into the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

  • Select an Edition: Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Aug 28 2:25 AM
    PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran and Syria should not isolate themselves from the international community but instead work towards building a lasting peace in the Middle East, French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday.

  • Family of slain Ga. hostage sues Syria Open this result in new window
    Macon Telegraph - Aug 26 12:03 AM
    The widow and daughter of Jack Hensley, who was taken hostage and beheaded while working as a contractor in Iraq two years ago, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Syria, which they claim supported the group who murdered him.

  • In Ramadi, the force isn't huge but the task is Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 28 6:33 PM
    These days, the main focus of U.S. and Iraqi military efforts is in Baghdad, where militias and death squads threaten to destabilize a fragile government. Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops are pouring into Baghdad to reinforce the 52,000 already there.

  • France and Germany hit out at Syria Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Aug 26 1:31 AM
    PARIS: France, supported by Germany, severely criticised Syria yesterday for its role in the Middle East and Lebanon, saying it will have nothing to do with a government whose leadership "does not inspire confidence."

  • Key US legislator says will block aid to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 2:36 AM
    A key U.S. legislator said in Israel on Sunday he would block aid President George W. Bush promised Lebanon and free the funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border with Syria.

  • Annan urges handover of captive Israeli soldiers Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:48 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he wanted the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas sparked a 34-day war with Israel to be released under Red Cross auspices.

  • Annan to see south Lebanon destruction Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:17 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will see the destruction in southern Lebanon at first hand on Tuesday when he visits the area during a Middle East tour designed to cement a truce between Israel and Hizbollah.

  • U.N. chief criticizes Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:11 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan faulted both Israel and Hezbollah on Monday for not living up to key sections of the cease-fire resolution, while two more countries took steps to provide troops for an expanded peacekeeping force to secure the truce.

  • UN chief urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:10 PM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and pressed Hezbollah to free Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked a devastating 34-day onslaught on the Jewish state's northern neighbour.

  • U.S. warns Syria to observe arms embargo Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 6:32 PM
    The U.S. warned Syria on Thursday to abide by a United Nations arms embargo meant to stop Hezbollah from resupplying after its monthlong war with Israel. It dismissed Syrian objections to international peacekeepers as preposterous.

  • Will We Choose to Win in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:43 PM
    Thirty-eight years ago, American politics was rocked by another politically controversial war.

  • Annan starts Mideast tour in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 28 4:50 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has begun his Mideast tour aimed at cementing the cease-fire in Lebanon. He's in Lebanon for meetings with Lebanese leaders and U-N peacekeepers. Later, he'll visit Israel, Syria and Iran.

  • The Second Lebanon War Open this result in new window
    The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:41 PM
    A NUMBER OF SCANDALS have erupted in Israeli politics lately.

  • The Real Losers Open this result in new window
    The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:37 PM
    JerusalemWHEN GEORGE W. BUSH SAID that the world would eventually come to realize that Hezbollah lost its month-long war with Israel, he probably had no idea that this realization would come so quickly--or that it would come directly from the mouth of Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah.

  • Syria Objects to U.N. Troops on Border Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 25 4:03 AM
    Syria Takes Hard Line Against U.N. Troops Patrolling Its Border With Lebanon

  • Syria denies it will stop supplying power to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Zawya - Aug 25 11:04 PM
    DAMASCUS, Aug 25, 2006 (AFP) - Syria has denied it will stop giving Lebanon electricity, saying the cross-border current had been cut by a technical fault and that it will resume as soon as possible, the official news agency SANA said Friday.

  • Annan urges Hezbollah to free soldiers Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:43 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded Monday that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers to the international Red Cross, and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon.

  • Annan, Visiting Lebanon, Says Country Must Have One Authority Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 11 minutes ago
    Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon must have ``one law, one authority and one gun,'' United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said while visiting the country as UN soldiers prepare to oversee a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Protest in the Rose Garden Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 28 12:02 AM
    What do we need to do these days? Not much. To prevent the renewal of war in Lebanon and to win the war should it begin anew. To avoid the outbreak of war with Syria and to win a war against it should one break out.

  • Annan Arrives in Beirut, Beginning Mideast Tour Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 28 6:48 AM
    The 11-day effort to press for support for the U.N. resolution that ended the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is likely to be the last major diplomatic journey of Kofi Annan's 10 years in office.

  • UN chief in Beirut to shore up fragile peace Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 8:04 AM
    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has met with Lebanese leaders in Beirut on the first leg of a Middle East tour aimed at strengthening the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Ga. Family Of Beheaded Contractor Sues Syria Open this result in new window
    WAVE 3 Louisville - Aug 25 2:06 PM
    The widow and daughter of Jack Hensley, who was taken hostage and beheaded while working as a contractor in Iraq two years ago, filed a federal lawsuit today against Syria.

  • Annan urges Lebanon to hand over Israeli soldiers Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 8:16 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Lebanese ministers on Monday he wanted the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Hizbollah sparked a 34-day war with Israel to be handed to the Red Cross, a government source said.

  • Annan asks Hezbollah to release 2 Israelis Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 28 1:05 PM
    The UN secretary-general, on tour in the Middle East, called on Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon, and on Hezbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers, as he sought to convert a fragile cease-fire into "long-term peace for Lebanon."

  • US warns Syria against defying UN arms embargo Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 12:10 PM
    The United States warned Syria against flouting a UN imposed arms embargo along the Lebanese border designed to prevent any weapons from reaching the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

  • The Police State Canard Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:25 AM
    Richardson Lynn, the Dean of the John Marshall Law School, takes Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to task for saying that ""We've got to have a legal system that lets us . . . prevent things from happening rather than . . . reacting after the fact." Lynn responds:

  • Annan meets Lebanese leaders to bolster truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 5:31 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began a Middle East mission in Beirut on Monday aimed at turning a U.N. truce that halted a 34-day war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas into a lasting ceasefire.

  • Family of slain hostage to sue Syria Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 25 12:38 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The family of a Georgia man who was kidnapped and killed by Iraqi insurgents planned to file a lawsuit Friday seeking millions of dollars from Syria.

  • U.N. chief begins Mideast tour Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 4:07 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for the country.

  • Annan begins Mideast tour in Beirut Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 28 3:58 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, left, arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for the country.

  • Annan: Lebanon faces 'critical time' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 6:05 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began an 11-day Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying upon his arrival in Beirut on Monday that it was "a very critical time" for the country.

  • Annan demands Hezbollah free Israelis Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 28 6:24 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded Monday that Hezbollah turn over two captured Israeli soldiers to the international Red Cross, and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon.

  • In war's dust, a new Arab 'lion' emerges Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 28 5:14 PM
    Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbullah, is being hailed as a regional hero.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Back European Peacekeepers, Clash Over Syria Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 26 6:33 AM
    Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group backed the deployment of as many as 7,000 European soldiers to bolster a cease-fire and clashed over a proposal to send United Nations-backed forces to the Syrian border to curb arms supplies.

  • Annan Demands Hezbollah Free Israelis Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 28 4:18 PM
    Secretary-General Kofi Annan, visiting Beirut, demanded that Hezbollah release two captured Israeli soldiers and that Israel lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon.

  • UN chief in Beirut as Hezbollah vows to accept peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:07 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan was due in Beirut to discuss the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the country as Hezbollah's leader vowed his fighters would not resist foreign troops.

  • Syria Objects to U.N. Troops on Border Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 25 3:34 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel is demanding that U.N. troops patrol the Syria-Lebanon border to prevent Hezbollah from receiving arms shipments. But even if Israel overcomes Syrian objections to the idea, policing the mostly mountainous frontier could prove nearly impossible.

  • Analysis: Breaking the Syria-Iran alliance Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 26 12:25 AM
    Since the outbreak of the recent Middle East conflict, some in Washington have been calling for direct US-Syrian talks.

  • Syria denies reports it cut electricity supply to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Al Bawaba - Aug 25 11:16 AM
    Syria's Ministry of electricity strongly denied on Friday it had stopped providing Lebanon with electricity saying such news is absolutely "baseless" and aimed at destroying the "brotherly" relations between the two countries.

  • U.N. Chief Criticizes Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 28 2:34 PM
    U.N. Chief Demands That Hezbollah Free Captured Soldiers, Israel Lift Blockade of Lebanon

  • The need after the Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:00 AM
    For the third time in five years, a mainly Muslim nation has suffered a war and now struggles to patch together a new state, curb terrorists, and secure its borders. Lebanon has joined Afghanistan and Iraq in such a task. Like them, it should not be forgotten.

  • Annan: Peace force within week Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 28 1:39 AM
    En route to the Middle East for talks in the aftermath of a month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that a U.N. peacekeeping force would be deployed to southern Lebanon in about a week.

  • Annan visits Beirut to shore up Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 2:37 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, trying to turn a shaky truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas into a lasting ceasefire, arrived in Beirut on Monday to discuss an expanded peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon.

  • Iran Determined To Produce Nuclear Fuel Tehran (AFP) Aug 27, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Aug 28 5:58 PM
    Iran is determined to produce its own nuclear fuel despite the demand by the UN Security Council to halt enrichment of uranium, the country's top nuclear negotiator Ari Larijani said on national radio Sunday.

  • Analysis: Syria UN border warning Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 24 2:40 PM
    Syria warns that the deployment of UN troops along its border with Lebanon will be seen as a hostile act.

  • Hezbollah Should Transfer Israelis, Annan Says (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 28 1:14 PM
    Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon's Hezbollah should transfer two Israeli soldiers that it abducted on July 12, prompting a 33-day war, to the International Red Cross or another third party, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

  • Syria threatens to close border if UN force deployed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 5:43 AM
    Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if UN peacekeepers are deployed there, further complicating the struggle by world powers to agree on the makeup and role of a force to police a fragile ceasefire.

  • Annan to visit Beirut to shore up Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 12:45 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will discuss the deployment and role of a planned 15,000-strong peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon when he visits Beirut on Monday for the first time since the Israel-Hizbollah war.

  • Director of Baghdad Museum Resigns, Citing Political Threat Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 27 8:34 PM
    The director was a midlevel official in the Baath Party and may be the target of a revenge campaign by conservative Shiites, a Western diplomat said.

  • Syria opposes U.N. forces on its border Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 3:34 AM
    Syria on Wednesday opposed deployment of an international force along its border to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, and Israel called the situation in Lebanon "explosive." A cease-fire was further shaken by artillery shells and explosions that killed three Lebanese soldiers and an Israeli.

  • Annan Will Travel Mideast to Bolster Lebanon Peace Plan Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 27 8:33 PM
    Secretary General Kofi Annan?s 11-day Middle East tour is likely to be the last major diplomatic journey of his 10 years in office.

  • Director of Baghdad Museum Resigns, Citing Political Threat Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 27 7:43 PM
    The director was a midlevel official in the Baath Party under Saddam Hussein and may be the target of a revenge campaign by conservative Shiites, a Western diplomat said.

  • Annan wants Israeli soldiers freed Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - 26 minutes ago
    beirut UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday he wanted the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Hezbollah sparked a 34-day war with Israel to be released under Red Cross auspices.

  • UN chief in Beirut as Hezbollah says won't resist peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 27 10:57 PM
    UN chief Kofi Annan was due in Beirut to discuss the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the country as Hezbollah's leader vowed his militia fighters would not resist foreign troops.

  • Annan booed in Hezbollah stronghold Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    UN chief Kofi Annan was booed by a crowd chanting pro-Hezbollah slogans today as he toured Beirut's southern suburbs devastated by Israel's war against the Shiite militant group.

  • 8.00am Tuesday August 29, 2006 Open this result in new window
    The New Zealand Herald - Aug 28 6:12 PM
    BEIRUT - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he wanted the two Israeli soldiers whose capture by Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas sparked a 34-day war with Israel to be released under Red Cross auspices.

  • UN chief in Beirut Monday to meet with officials Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 26 6:46 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan will arrive in Beirut on Monday to discuss the deployment of a beefed-up UN peacekeeping force as well as measures to secure the border with Syria.

  • Annan bound for Beirut Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 27 9:54 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will discuss the deployment and role of a planned 15,000-strong peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon when he visits Beirut on Monday for the first time since the Israel-Hezbollah war.

  • Nasrallah describes 'Israeli provocation' bid for next war Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    Lebanese resistance movement leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday dismissed as provocation the statement by Israeli defense minister Amir Peretz that that it was preparing for a second round of war with Lebanon.

  • Syria threatens to close Lebanon border if UN force deployed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 24 1:41 AM
    Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if UN peacekeepers are stationed there, further complicating the struggle by world powers to agree on the makeup and role of an international force to police a fragile ceasefire.

  • Annan calls on Hizbollah to free Israeli soldiers Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, yesterday pledged to work for a lifting of Israel's air and sea blockade on Lebanon and called on Hizbollah to hand over the two captured Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross, the Lebanese government or a third party.

  • Annan starts Mideast tour in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has begun his Mideast tour aimed at cementing the cease-fire in Lebanon.

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