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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday his government is united with Syria in strong opposition to the U.S. government's "imperialistic" aggression in the Middle East.Venezuela's Chavez arrives in Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:49 PM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Syria on Tuesday to show solidarity with the Arab nation that has defied Washington for years.'Arab hero' Chavez to visit fellow US-foe Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 10:37 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez begins a two-day visit to fellow US arch-foe Syria, hailed locally as an Arab hero and hoping to consolidate relations between the two countries,Islamic Revival in Syria Is Led by Women New York Times - Aug 29 9:31 AM
The growth of Koranic schools for girls, rare in the Arab world, is a sign that Syria is becoming religious.Chavez bound for Syria as U.S. looks on Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 3:17 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he would leave for Syria later on Tuesday on a trip likely to rile Washington, which charges the Arab nation with sponsoring terrorism.Venezuela's Chavez to Sign Energy Accords With Syria (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 1:51 PM
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Syria to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries. Chavez, 52, will sign several energy agreements during the visit, a foreign ministry spokesman said today in a telephone interview.Chavez says to leave for Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 1:50 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday he would leave for Syria later in the day in a trip likely to rankle Washington, which charges the Arab nation with sponsoring terrorism.Venezuela's Chavez to Sign Energy Accords With Syria (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 12:21 PM
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Syria tomorrow to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries. Chavez, 52, will sign several energy agreements during the visit, a foreign ministry spokesman said today in a telephone interview.Syria UN border warning BBC News - Aug 29 8:43 AM
Syria warns that the deployment of UN troops along its border with Lebanon will be seen as a hostile act.Islamic Revival Led by Women Tests Syria?s Secularism New York Times - Aug 28 9:31 PM
The growth of Koranic schools for girls, rare in the Arab world, is one sign that Syria is becoming increasingly religious.The Statue of Liberty belongs in Syria National Catholic Reporter - Aug 29 10:07 AM
We came back from 10 months in Damascus in mid-June and plan to return to Syria early in September.Venezuela, Syria to issue a joint declaration against the US El Universal - Aug 29 3:27 PM
In a press conference, President Hugo Chávez said in Damascus that Venezuela is to sign on Wednesday a joint declaration with Syria rejecting the "imperialist" policies of the United States.Venezuela's Chavez to visit Syria 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.Venezuelan President to Visit Syria Israel National News - Aug 29 11:20 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Hugo Chavez, outspoken and anti-American leader of Venezuela, is arriving in Syria on Wednesday. He is likely to sign several energy agreements with the Syrian government, Venezuelan officials have said.SYRIA NEEDS TO COOPERATE WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: FRANCE The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 28 8:49 PM
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 ArabicNews.com - Aug 28 8:03 PM
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 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 Madera Tribune - Aug 28 9:08 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' 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 The News Sun - Aug 28 6:28 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 contends it can guard its borders International Herald Tribune - Aug 29 1:37 PM
Lebanon can control its border with Syria without the assistance of international troops and has already confiscated illegal arms in the south, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of Lebanon said.Lebanon plays down Israel-Syria troop row Tiscali - Aug 28 10:26 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 Sun-Sentinel - Aug 28 12:01 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.Lebanon Insists It Can Control the Syrian Border by Itself New York Times - Aug 29 6:31 AM
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Monday that Lebanon could control its border with Syria without the assistance of international troops.Chávez should ask Syria to fulfill UN Resolutions, says the US El Universal - Aug 29 3:12 PM
The US Government wants Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to ask the Syrian Government to fulfill United Nations resolutions on investigating the murder of former Lebanese Primer Minister Rafik Hariri and the disarmament of Hezbollah.Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon Tiscali - Aug 28 2:41 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.Syria for peace talks when Israel is ready Gulf Times - Aug 28 2:05 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.President Chávez departs for Syria on his way to Angola El Universal - Aug 29 7:28 AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez traveled Tuesday to Damascus for a short visit that had not been scheduled as part of his tour of multiple Asian and African countries.Yay Area five-oh San Francisco Bay Guardian - Aug 29 5:26 PM
"Before Vanishing: Syrian Short Cinema" A series devoted to films from Syria kicks off with a shorts program that includes work by Oussama Mohammed. (Sept. 7, PFA; see below)Syria-Iran ties not a threat to Arab identity, reiterates envoy Gulf Times - Aug 29 1:13 AM
THE new Syrian ambassador to Qatar, Deeb Abu Latif, yesterday denied that the Syrian-Iranian alliance poses a threat to the Arab identity.Assad blasts U.N. peacekeeper plans UPI - Aug 29 4:29 PM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday the deployment of international peacekeeping troops in Lebanon would end its sovereignty, a report says.U.N. Chief Visits South Lebanon Peacekeepers NPR - Aug 29 6:16 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan visits U.N. peacekeepers near the Israeli border in south Lebanon. Annan has faulted both Hezbollah and Israel for not fully living up to their recent cease-fire agreement. The U.N. chief is in Lebanon on the first leg of an 11-day Mideast tour that will take him to Israel, as well as to Syria and Iran -- Hezbollah's main benefactors.Middle East the Day After Ohmynews - 20 minutes ago
The truth is as always at odds with the Bush administration's narrative. The abrupt removal of Syria has turned Lebanon into a hotbed for civil strife, if not a probable civil war. Lebanon's conventional power centers were now...Jesse Jackson begins regional tour in Syria 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 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' TurkishPress.com - Aug 27 8:51 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.DIE WELT.de Blogs - The Free West Die Welt - Aug 29 6:14 AM
Reported in today's New York Times is a great story about Islamic religious revival in Syria. Katherine Zoepf reports that in Syria, a declared secular state, there is a dramatic revival of religion, and that it is motivated by young and sophisticated well-to-do women.Report: Kidnapped Israeli soldier alive UPI - Aug 29 10:14 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A London daily Arabic newspaper reported Tuesday kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is alive and hidden in the Palestinian territories.Iranian VP visits Lebanon as aid package takes shape The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 29 12:55 PM
An Iranian vice president arrived in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with Lebanese officials over ways Iran could help rebuild Lebanon after more than a month of Israeli bombardment.Ali Saidlou crossed into Lebanon from neighboring Syria, leading a large Iranian delegation that also included Housing Minister Mohammad Saidi Kia. Syria Backs Turkish Troops in Lebanon Turks.US - Aug 27 8:47 AM
Syria, along with Israel and Palestine, expressed its support to Turkey s likely contribution to a peace force proposed to be deployed to southern Lebanon.Iranian VP: Iran ready to do its best to assist Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 29 9:38 AM
Syria - Iranian VP - Lebanon Iranian Vice President for executive affairs Ali Saeedloo in made a stop-over in Damascus on his way to Beirut Tuesday when he said that Iran should do its best to provide Lebanon's government and noble nation with any assistance.France Calling Upon Syria to Cooperate With the International Community Israel National News - Aug 28 9:05 PM
(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.Syrian, German Foreign Ministers Meet Israel National News - Aug 29 12:05 PM
(IsraelNN.com) The foreign minister of Syria, Walid Mu'allem, met Tuesday night with his German colleague, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.Islamic Revival Led by Women Tests Syrias Secularism Gasden Times - Aug 29 3:04 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria Enas al-Kaldi stops in the hallway of her Islamic school for girls and coaxes her 6-year-old schoolmate through a short recitation from the Koran.George Galloway on the streets of Beirut Socialist Worker - Aug 29 10:17 AM
George Galloway warned last week that plans to use United Nations (UN) troops to disarm Hizbollah and patrol the border with Syria will spell disaster and lead to more conflict.An Axis To Grind Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 4:00 PM
Geopolitics: Jetting around the world to drum up support, Iran ally Hugo Chavez says he's winning a bid to join the U.N. Security Council. As a showdown with Iran looms, is the world crazy enough to vote him in?ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Aug 29 1:39 AM
Today, we ve come to realize that July 12 incursion into Lebanon was planned on May 23 jointly by US and Israeli officials as a preparatory step to a more comprehensive attack on Syria and Iran.Annan to press Israel to lift Lebanon blockade Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 3:20 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers when he meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday.Annan calls on Israel to end blockade AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:08 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon a "humiliation" Tuesday and demanded it be lifted. But Israel said it first needed assurances that forces deployed on the border can stop weapons shipments to Hezbollah.Rep. Lantos to Put Hold on Aid to Lebanon Fox News - Aug 28 9:58 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 People's Daily - Aug 26 8:22 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 Space War - Aug 27 5:41 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.U.N. hopes to double Lebanon force AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:04 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday called Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon a "humiliation," while Israel said it won't end the embargo until peacekeeping forces on the border can prevent Hezbollah guerrillas from importing new weapons.Slain Iraq hostages' families sue Syria 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.Annan arrives in Israel urging lifting of Lebanon blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 12:06 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Israel on the second leg of a major Middle East tour aimed at shoring up a fragile truce between the Jewish state and Hezbollah in Lebanon.Deadlock over Lebanon blockade International Herald Tribune - Aug 29 4:07 PM
The impasse over ending the Israeli blockade of Lebanon continued Tuesday, with the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, denouncing it as a "humiliation" for the Lebanese people, while Israeli officials insisted that the Lebanese tighten border security before the restrictions are lifted.New Jordan passport for Mishal Gulf Times - Aug 29 1:06 AM
AMMAN: Jordan said yesterday it has renewed the passport of one of its most controversial nationals, Syria-based Hamas supremo Khalid Mishal.Jackson says captured Israelis are alive AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 12:21 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Tuesday that two Israeli soldiers who were captured by Hezbollah guerrillas in a cross-border raid that sparked 34 days of fighting are reportedly alive, as is a third soldier seized earlier by Palestinian militants.Annan to press Israel PM on siege BBC News - 6 minutes ago
UN chief Kofi Annan is set to urge Israel's PM Ehud Olmert to end the blockade he says is "humiliating" Lebanon.Chavez eyes Syria visit to strengthen ties 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.Mideast War Of Words Replaces Fighting CBS News - 13 minutes ago
Israeli leaders are jeering Hezbollah and its claims of victory, as U.N. chief Kofi Annan tries to end Israel's blockade of Lebanon. Meanwhile, Palestinians protested a lack of welfare governments from their own government.Lantos wants aid to Lebanon frozen 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.Annan Meets Israeli Leaders Over Lebanon Cease-Fire, Blockade Bloomberg.com - 48 minutes ago
Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will press Israel to maintain its cease-fire with Hezbollah and lift its blockade on Lebanon during talks today with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Annan visits peacekeepers in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:24 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan visited U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after Italy and Turkey moved to join the international force there.Lebanon Insists It Can Control the Syrian Border by Itself New York Times - Aug 29 2:20 AM
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora also said that the Lebanese Army had already confiscated illegal arms in the south.An Axis To Grind Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 29 4:00 PM
Jetting around the world to drum up support, Iran ally Hugo Chavez says he's winning a bid to join the U.N. Security Council. As a showdown with...Kin of beheaded U.S. hostages sue Syria UPI - Aug 26 1:14 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.UN chief calls for end to 'humiliating' Lebanese blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:24 AM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said it was time to end a "humiliating" Israeli blockade of Lebanon, but added that the Lebanese also needed to better secure their borders.Israel should lift 'humiliating' Lebanon blockade: UN chief AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 6:30 AM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said it was time for Israel to lift a "humiliating" blockade on Lebanon and for the Lebanese to better secure their borders.Syria says technical glitch caused power cut to Lebanon Gulf News - Aug 26 3:08 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.Castro's brother assumes leadership role for summit CNN.com - Aug 29 6:02 AM
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) -- Acting President Raul Castro received a Syrian delegation over the weekend, state media said Tuesday, as the younger brother of ailing leader Fidel Castro began taking on a leadership role for the summit of nonaligned nations to be hosted by Cuba next month.Annan visits peacekeepers on Middle East tour International Herald Tribune - Aug 29 3:41 AM
The UN secretary general visited UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, a day after Italy and Turkey moved to join the international force there.Thousands of Lebanese unable to go home AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:49 AM
Thousands of Lebanese are unable to return to their homes two weeks after the cease-fire took hold because they feel too insecure or their houses are destroyed, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.France, Germany take aim at Syria 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."Welcome to world peace The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 29 4:37 PM
Last week marked 1,000 consecutive days with no wars between nations anywhere in the world. Khaddam reiterates charge that Damascus killed Hariri The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 28 1:24 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 Arrives in Israel, Discusses Ending Blockade (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 3:10 PM
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's blockade on Lebanon must be lifted soon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, adding that he expected the number of UN soldiers on the ground to double by the end of the week.Annan flies to south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 4:53 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew on Tuesday to devastated south Lebanon where up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers are expected to be sent to bolster a 16-day-old truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.Annan On Way To Lebanon, Syria and Iran Israel National News - Aug 28 2:05 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 Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 26 9:08 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.UN chief visits ruined south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 4:30 AM
UN chief Kofi Annan visited southern Lebanon to view the destruction inflicted by the month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah, on the second day of a tour to underpin a fragile truce.Chirac warns of more fighting if lasting solution isn't found 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.New UN Peacekeeping Rules May Give Troops Freer Hand in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 29 3:26 PM
Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations peacekeepers pouring into southern Lebanon will be operating under a new, streamlined system that may change the way the organization carries out armed missions around the world.The UN's mission impossible? BBC News - Aug 29 1:02 PM
Many issues are left unresolved in the UN settlement of the Lebanese conflict, says the BBC's William Horsley.Annan Calls on Israel to End Blockade ABC News - Aug 29 2:33 PM
U.N. Chief Calls on Israel to End Blockade of Lebanon During Mideast TourBeirut rejects deployment of UN troops on border with Syria 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.The UN's mission impossible? BBC News - Aug 29 12:28 PM
Many issues are left unresolved in the UN settlement of the Lebanese conflict.Annan flies to devastated south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:48 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan flew on Tuesday to devastated south Lebanon where up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers are expected to bolster a 16-day-old truce between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.U.N. Hopes to Double Lebanon Force ABC News - Aug 29 2:18 PM
U.N. Hopes to Double the Size of Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon by End of Week, Annan SaysThe Grim Lebanon Mission Facing The UN by Martin Walker UPI Editor Emeritus Paris (UPI) Aug 28, 2006 Space War - Aug 29 6:40 PM
Despite the toughened rules of engagement that the French secured from the United Nations as the price of deploying a realistic number of troops to Lebanon, the mission is inspiring a grim sense of foreboding among senior European officers and defense officials.Annan tours devastated south Lebanon CNN.com - Aug 29 1:16 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is seeing first-hand the destruction in southern Lebanon during a Middle East tour designed to cement a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.Annan pushes for blockade removal USA Today - Aug 29 2:58 AM
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday called the Israeli blockade of Lebanon a "humiliation," but Israel said it won't end until peacekeepers can prevent Hezbollah from importing new weapons. Annan said the United Nations hoped to double its 2,500-member force in southern Lebanon by Friday.Annan: Lebanon Blockade a 'Humiliation' ABC News - Aug 29 10:18 AM
U.N. Chief Calls Lebanon Blockade a 'Humiliation,' Travels to Israel As Mideast Tour ContinuesIn war's dust, a new Arab 'lion' emerges The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:00 AM
To most of the Arab public, the debate over who won the war between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbullah is already settled.UN chief visits bombed-out south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 1:50 AM
UN chief Kofi Annan visited war-battered south Lebanon to see the destruction caused by the month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, on the second day of a regional tour to underpin a fragile truce.Annan to urge Israel to end siege BBC News - Aug 29 10:07 AM
UN chief Kofi Annan arrives in Israel to urge an end to its blockade of Lebanon, after seeing war-hit areas.Annan to visit south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:25 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.Syria objects to U.N. troops on border 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.Iran midfielder Teimourian joins Bolton Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Iran's defensive midfielder Andranik Teimourian has signed a two-year deal with Bolton Wanderers, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.Rev. Jesse Jackson Discusses Prisoner Deal Israel National News - Aug 28 2:35 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.