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US jabs Iran, Syria, as seeks UN Lebanon resolution 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 11:02 AM
The United States issued a new rebuke to Iran and Syria accusing them of directing Hezbollah, as it said agreement on a UN resolution on the conflict in Lebanon was moving ever closer.Israel severs Lebanon road link to Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 8:51 AM
Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon Friday, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria.Israel severs Lebanon's last major tie to Syria Dallas Morning News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel and Hezbollah fought bloody ground battles and exchanged fierce air and missile strikes Friday including bombing raids that severed Lebanon's last major supply link with Syria and the outside world, and the guerrillas' deepest rocket attack inside Israel to date.Syria-Lebanon Road Targeted in Israeli Strike NPR - Aug 04 2:47 PM
In its offensive against Lebanon-based Hezbollah, Israel has bombed the main highway north of Beirut, which leads to Syria. The Israeli military says the attacks were meant to stop the flow of weapons from Syria to Hezbollah. Melissa Block talks with Imad Moustapha, Syria's ambassador to the United States.Israel Severs Lebanon Road Link to Syria ABC News - Aug 04 9:58 AM
Israel Expands Its Assault on Lebanon and Severs the Last Significant Road Link to SyriaLebanon conflict gives Syria chance to end isolation Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
The conflict in Lebanon is offering Syria a rare opportunity to break out of its international isolation, as some European governments start looking to Damascus to help resolve the crisis.U.S. official attacks Iran, Syria on Lebanon crisis People's Daily - 8 minutes ago
U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns sharply attacked Iran and Syria on Friday for stirring the latest crisis in Lebanon, U.S. media reported.Israel Severs Lebanon Road Link to Syria San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 04 8:27 AM
Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon Friday, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria. Hezbollah renewed attacks on northern Israel, killing two civilians in a... Israel Severs Lebanon's Last Major Tie To Syria KABC-TV Los Angeles - Aug 04 4:51 PM
Israel and Hezbollah fought bloody ground battles and exchanged fierce air strikes Friday including bombing raids that severed Lebanon's last major supply link with Syria and the outside world, and the guerrillas' deepest rocket strike inside Israel to date.Syria promises to use all its influence on Hezbollah: Moratinos AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 12:40 PM
Syria has promised to use all of its influence on Hezbollah in a bid to bring an end to the fighting in neighboring Lebanon, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said.Syria Blames US Admin For Israeli Missile Attack Deaths CattleNetwork.com - Aug 04 4:59 PM
BEIRUT (AP)--Syria blamed the U.S. administration late Friday for the deaths of 23 Syrians from four Israeli missiles that slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables near the Lebanon-Syria border.Israel warplanes destroy 4 bridges on Lebanon highway, sever country's last key link to Syria The Post and Courier - Aug 04 1:00 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israeli warplanes destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon's last untouched highway Friday, severing the country's final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation.Haya visits Lebanese refugees in Syria Gulf News - Aug 04 2:21 PM
Damascus: Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, Wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador, yesterday joined James Morris, WFP Executive Director, on a one-day visit of Lebanese refugees in Syria.Italy, Syria call for immediate Lebanon ceasefire Khaleej Times - Aug 04 11:02 AM
DAMASCUS - The foreign ministers of Italy and Syria, Massimo D Alema and Walid al-Muallem, on Friday agreed to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel s assault on Lebanon, the official SANA news agency reported.WFP feeding upto 11,000 Lebanese in Syria Khaleej Times - Aug 04 11:02 AM
DAMASCUS - The World Food Programme is distributing some three tonnes of bread each day to between 7,000 and 11,000 Lebanese refugees in Syria, its director James Morris told reporters on Friday.Israel goes for the kill: Destroys Lebanon's last major road link to Syria The Economic Times - Aug 04 12:28 PM
BEIRUT: Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon Friday, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland, north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria. Hezbollah renewed attacks on northern Israel, killing two civilians in a barrage of 120 rockets.Syria: Christians Praise Nasrallah India Daily - Aug 04 10:54 AM
Christians in Syria have rallied around Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, calling him a selfless patriot and "the uncrowned Arab king," Reuters reported Aug. 4. Syria has a Christian population of approximately 18 million.Farm workers killed in air strike near Syria Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 04 7:09 AM
An Israeli air strike on a village close to Lebanon's border with Syria has killed at least 27 farm workers. A Lebanese civil defence spokesman says the workers were filling a refrigerated container with boxes of fruit and vegetables on a farm.Lebanon oil spill spreads to Syria coast Gulf Times - Aug 04 3:16 AM
NAIROBI: Oil leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has reached the coastline of neighbouring Syria and is spreading north, the Kenya-based UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said.Syria promises to help end Lebanon fighting: Moratinos Borneo Bulletin - Aug 03 11:21 PM
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria has promised to use all its influence on Hizbollah in a bid to end the fighting in neighboring Lebanon, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Thursday.Israeli Air Raids Destroy Bridges North of Beirut New York Times - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
The attacks seemed aimed at arms routes from Syria. Despite the bombardments, Hezbollah shot off another 200 rockets at Israel.Qatar Airways extra Syria service continues The Peninsula - Aug 03 6:02 PM
doha Due to the ongoing security situation in Lebanon, Qatar Airways continues to operate a series of extra flights to neighbouring Syria.Spanish FM says Syria ready to play positive role in ending Lebanon crisis People's Daily - Aug 03 5:06 PM
Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said on Thursday in Damascus that Syria would play a positive role in bringing about solutions to get out of the crisis in Lebanon.Lebanon oil spill reaches Syria News Interactive - Aug 03 12:02 PM
OIL leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has reached the coastline of neighbouring Syria and is spreading north, the Kenya-based United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said.Engaging Syria helps prevent wider conflict Gulf News - Aug 03 2:09 PM
For the past three weeks, since Israel launched its military operation against Lebanon, Syria's role in the current conflict and US policy towards Damascus have become matters of controversy in Washington.Satellite images spy ancient history in Syria PhysOrg - Aug 03 1:28 PM
Ancient human settlements in Syria have been revealed in declassified spy satellite images by a small team of researchers led by ANU PhD student Mandy Mottram.Israel Severs Major Lebanon Supply Link ABC News - 16 minutes ago
Israel Severs Lebanon's Last Major Tie to Syria; Hezbollah Launches Deepest Rocket Strike YetOfficials: 12 hurt, 28 dead in airstrike AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 11:19 AM
Four Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables Friday near the Lebanon-Syria border and at least 28 people were killed, officials said.Israel Severs Major Lebanon Supply Link ABC News - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Israel Cuts Lebanon's Key Supply Link With Syria; Hezbollah Launches Deepest Rocket Strike YetIsrael Cuts Lebanon's Last Supply Link CBS News - 14 minutes ago
Israel and Hezbollah fought bloody ground battles and exchanged fierce air and missile strikes, including bombings that severed Lebanon's last major supply link with Syria and the outside world, and the deepest rocket attack inside Israel to date.Israel cuts Lebanon's last major tie to Syria as militants fire more rockets CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 04 12:12 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - Israel's pounding of Hezbollah positions across Lebanon expanded Friday with missiles targeting bridges in the Christian heartland north of Beirut for the first time. A top UN aid official said air strikes on the main north-south highway risked cutting off Lebanon's "umbilical cord" to the world.Israel Extends Strikes North of Beirut, Hitting Village New York Times - Aug 04 10:03 AM
In the first Israeli strikes in the heartland of the country s Christian populace, four bridges and a village near the border with Syria were hit.Syria to help end Lebanon conflict iafrica.com - Aug 03 5:18 AM
Syria has promised to use all of its influence on Hezbollah in a bid to bring an end to the fighting in neighbouring Lebanon, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Thursday.Syria vows to back end to clashes RTÉ News - Aug 03 3:32 AM
The Spanish Foreign Minister, who is visiting Syria, says Damascus has promised to use all of its influence on Hezbollah in an attempt bring an end to fighting in Lebanon.Syria's Christians rally behind Hizbollah Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 8:03 AM
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Seventy-seven-year-old Mona Muzaber lights a candle for Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah at the Orthodox Church of the Cross in the centre of Damascus.Spain obtains Syria pledge to broker peace in Middle East Expatica - Aug 03 7:59 AM
MADRID Spain s foreign minister says he has secured a promise from Syria that it will do all it can to help resolve the conflict in the Lebanon.Hezbollah's helping hands in Syria BBC News - Aug 02 12:50 PM
Hezbollah tells the BBC of its growing support in Syria, following the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.Israel Warplanes Destroy Lebanon Bridges ABC News - Aug 04 3:29 PM
Israel Warplanes Destroy 4 Bridges on Lebanon Highway, Sever Country's Last Key Link to SyriaIsrael Expands Lebanon Bombing CBS News - Aug 04 5:46 PM
In a sharp expansion of Israel's bombing of Lebanon, highway bridges were hit for the first time north of Beirut. Israel also continued striking southern Beirut. A Lebanese official says missiles killed 28 farm workers near the Lebanon-Syria border.Israeli raid kills 26 farm workers in Lebanon close to Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 04 10:21 AM
At least 26 people, mostly Syrians, were killed in Lebanon Friday and 20 others wounded when an Israeli air strike hit farm workers shifting boxes of fruit and vegetables, rescue services said. The workers included Lebanese but were mostly Syrian labourers who were packing the produce and taking it from a walk-in cooler to a waiting truck for export.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'Israeli jets kill 23 near Syria News Interactive - Aug 04 6:32 AM
AT least 23 people were killed Friday when an Israeli air strike hit workers who were filling a refrigerated container with boxes of fruit and vegetables in Lebanon close to the Syrian border, the civil defence service said.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-03 11:10 GMT: Syria promises to use all its influence on Hezbollah - Spanish FM Interactive Investor - Aug 03 3:32 AM
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Syria has promised to use all its influence on Hezbollah in a bid to bring an end to fighting in Lebanon, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said today.Strikes reach farther Newsday - 59 minutes ago
Israel destroys key bridges north of Beirut while Hezbollah rockets land deeper across Lebanon border Israel further isolated Lebanon's capital city Friday by destroying bridges on the main north-south highway -- the last relatively safe main road out of Beirut to neighboring Syria. Hezbollah, meanwhile, launched its deepest rocket strike yet into Israel.Friday, Aug 04, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Aug 04 5:36 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel expanded its air campaign against Lebanon on Friday in an apparent effort to prevent Hezbollah from receiving new supplies from Syria and Iran.Mideast fighting escalates The Mining Journal - 10 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel and Hezbollah fought bloody ground battles and exchanged fierce air and missile strikes Friday including bombing raids that severed Lebanon s last major supply link with Syria and the outside world, and the guerrillas deepest rocket attack inside Israel to date.Lebanese oil slick threatens neighbouring countries Financial Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
An oil slick affecting more than 80km of the Lebanese coastline has reached Syria and could threaten Cyprus, Turkey and Greece if left unchecked.Israelis Destroy Last, Key Syrian Routes Local6.com Central Florida - Aug 04 3:24 PM
Israeli warplanes destroy four key bridges Friday, severing the country's final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation.Israel Warplanes Destroy Lebanon Bridges San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 04 10:57 AM
Israeli warplanes destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon's last untouched highway Friday, severing the country's final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation. Aircraft hunting weapons caches also hit dozens of farm workers loading... Israeli planes pound Lebanese village, at least 23 killed People's Daily - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Israeli military planes pounded a farm near a Lebanese village close to the Lebanon-Syria border on Friday, killing at least 23 people, local media reported.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.Israel attacks Christian areas in Lebanon; Hezbollah rains more rockets Seattle Times - Aug 04 10:09 AM
Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon today, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria.Emaar, $84bn overseas deals AME Info - 30 minutes ago
Emaar is the UAE's largest overseas investor, with a portfolio of projects topping $84bn, reported Gulf News. The company has launched major developments in a number of countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, India and Pakistan, most of which have been announced in the past twelve months alone.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.Last Passage From Lebanon To Syria Destroyed Cindy Clyne 580 CFRA News Talk Radio - Aug 04 6:01 PM
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For the past three weeks, since Israel launched its military operation against Lebanon, Syria's role in the current conflict and US policy towards Damascus have become matters of controversy in Washington. Former politicians, diplomats, observers and analysts have contributed to the debate.Israel cuts off Lebanon aid route The Peninsula - Aug 04 5:03 PM
BEIRUT Israeli warplanes destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon's last untouched highway yesterday, severing the country's final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation.Israel Hit By Deepest Rocket Attacks Yet Click 2 Houston - Aug 04 3:24 PM
Hezbollah rockets continue to rain down on Israel, which launches airstrikes to cut off key supply routes from Syria.Israel expands bombing of Lebanon Baltimore Sun - Aug 04 8:42 AM
Christian areas, road to Syria targeted; Hezbollah fires more rockets Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon today, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria. Israeli strike on farm kills 33 workers ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 04 11:25 AM
At least 33 farm workers have been killed by Israeli warplanes as they loaded fruit onto lorries at a farm on Lebanon's border with Syria.Israel expands Lebanon bombing Canada.com - Aug 04 4:17 PM
Smoke and fire rises after an Israeli airstrike hit the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. BEIRUT -- Israeli warplanes on Friday destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon s last untouched highway, severing the country s final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation.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.Israel Warplanes Destroy Lebanon Bridges RedNova - Aug 04 12:23 PM
By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes destroyed four key bridges on Lebanon's last untouched highway, severing the country's final major connection to Syria and deepening its isolation.Official: 28 farm workers killed by Israeli airstrike Deseret Morning News - Aug 04 8:19 AM
An Israeli airstrike hit dozens of farm workers loading vegetables near the Lebanon-Syria border on Friday, officials said. Ali Yaghi, a Lebanese civil defense official at the scene, said at least 28 people were killed.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.Syrians killed as Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 04 7:29 AM
AT least 25 farm workers, including many Kurds and Syrians, were killed on Friday when Israeli aircraft bombarded trucks being loaded with fruits at a farm on Lebanon's border with Syria. -The Pay-Off Time Outlook India - Aug 04 12:00 PM
'Hezbollah, drone America's journalistic caricatures, is "armed and funded by Syria and Iran", and so they beckon an attack on those countries, while remaining silent about America's $3bn-a-day gift of planes and small arms and bombs to a state whose international lawlessness is a registered world record.'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.ABS-CBN Interactive ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 04 9:00 AM
Naghahanda na ang pamahalaan sa pagbubukas ng ibang ruta palabas ng Lebanon matapos na pasabugin ng Israel ang mga tulay patungo sa border ng Syria. Ayon sa report, pinag-aaralan na ni Special Envoy to the Middle East Roy Cimatu ang sitwasyon sa Junieh at Tripoli palabas ng border sa Syria.Official: 28 Farm Workers Killed KGO-TV Bay Area - Aug 04 11:10 AM
An Israeli airstrike hit dozens of farm workers loading vegetables near the Lebanon-Syria border on Friday, officials said.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 04 9:55 AM
Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein of Jordan (2nd R), a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. World Food Programme, visits a Lebanese refugee camp in Zabadani near Damascus, Syria August 4, 2006.Israeli strike kills 23 farm workers Aljazeera - Aug 04 9:27 AM
At least 23 farm workers have died after Israeli aircraft fired missiles at vehicles in a farm near the Lebanon-Syria border, Lebanese officials said on Friday.Israeli strike in Lebanon kills at least 20: report Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 5:44 AM
_ An Israeli airstrike near Lebanon's border with Syria in the eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday killed at least 20 civilians, Reuters reported.Lebanon bombings cut off umbilical cord for aid: UN AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 04 5:02 AM
Overnight bombings in Lebanon cut off an "umbilical cord" for relief supplies and halted evacuations from the country to Syria.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 04 6:40 AM
Bombing threatens to sever vital humanitarian supply route between Beirut and Syria; C-130 Hercules flies to Beirut loaded with humanitarian supplies; Beirut-Jezzine convoy on the road; Princess Haya visits Syria.Israel commits another massacre Gulf News - Aug 04 2:19 PM
Dubai: Israeli jets killed at least 33 farm workers, mostly Syrian Kurds, in another act of terrorist massacre on Lebanon's border with Syria yesterday, security sources said.Posted: 04-08-2006 , 15:43 GMT Al Bawaba - Aug 04 8:46 AM
Four Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables near the Lebanon-Syria border on Friday, killing at least 33 people, a Lebanese civil defense official said.Israel's bombs cut off Beirut CNN.com - 28 minutes ago
After bombing the last land routes into Beirut, and effectively cutting off the Lebanese capital from relief supplies, Israel issued a statement saying the attacks were designed to thwart Syrian attempts to arm Hezbollah.Israeli strike kills 25 farm workers Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 6:19 AM
CHTOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - At least 25 farm workers, including many Kurds and Syrians, were killed on Friday when Israeli aircraft bombarded trucks being loaded with fruits at a farm on Lebanon's border with Syria, security sources said.Blair Predicts UN Resolution on Lebanon Within Days Payvand Iran News - Aug 04 9:50 AM
The prime minister urged both Iran and Syria to help resolve the crisis. He also stressed that once a solution to Lebanon is put in place, then it is vitally important to quickly get the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians started again, and supported. -VOAIsraeli strike causes 25 casualties in east Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 5:23 AM
CHTOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike on a parking lot used by trucks and buses near Lebanon's border with Syria in the eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday killed or wounded 25 civilians, security sources said.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 04 9:40 AM
Kaufbeuren (lr). The humedica relief agency, based in Bavaria, has sent a fore-post to Lebanon on Tuesday. Humedica president Wolfgang Gross, plus Peruvian doctor Eduardo Herrera, Joachim Panhans from Kaufbeuren and Hans Musswessels (nurse) are flying via Wien and Khartum to Damascus (Syria).UPDATE: Israel expands bombing of Lebanon Northwest Herald - Aug 04 9:23 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel expanded its assault on Lebanon Friday, launching its first major attack on the Christian heartland north of Beirut and severing the last significant road link to Syria.main Kavkaz Center - Aug 04 12:15 PM
The former chief of ISI, Maj. Gen (R) Hameed Gul has "predicted" that America would definitely attack Iran and Syria simultaneously in October. He was talking after attending the Hamdard Majlis Shoora, Tuesday evening.Lebanon bombings cut off UN News Interactive - Aug 04 6:02 AM
OVERNIGHT bombings in Lebanon cut off an "umbilical cord" for relief supplies and halted evacuations from the country to Syria, international and UN agencies said Friday.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.Letters to the editor The Olympian - Aug 04 4:32 AM
Imagine the U.S. is Israel. Quebec is Lebanon. The rest of Canada is Syria.Evacuation of OFWs from Lebanon halted Philstar.com - Aug 04 9:14 AM
The full evacuation of Filipinos trapped in Lebanon ground to a halt yesterday after Israeli warplanes bombed their routes of escape to neighboring Syria, even as Philippine crisis managers made desperate pleas to Israel to spare evacuees.50 Syrians martyred in Israeli bombardment of Al-Qa'a border township Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 04 8:05 AM
Israel - Syria - Attack Israeli war planes heavily bombed a residential complex in Syria's Al-Qa'a border township with Lebanon, martyring some fifty innocent Syrian factory workers, including their family members.Lebanon oil spill spreads to Syrian coast: UN Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 7:33 AM
Oil leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has reached the coastline of neighboring Syria and is spreading north, the Kenya-based United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said.Lebanon Oil Spill Spreads to Syrian Coast Environmental News Network - Aug 04 3:22 AM
Oil leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has reached the coastline of neighbouring Syria and is spreading north, the Kenya-based United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said.Hizballah's chief sees influence rise Detroit Free Press - Aug 04 12:01 AM
BEIRUT -- In Bahrain, they sing songs about him. In Egypt, he's compared to their greatest modern hero. In distant Tunis, where an estimated 7,000 people marched peacefully to protest Israel's action, some of them held up his photograph. In Muslim countries as different as Syria and Malaysia, they wave his picture like the national flag.Israeli commandos land in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 27 minutes ago
Helicopter-borne Israeli commandos landed near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and clashed with Hizbollah guerrillas on Saturday, Lebanese security sources said.More Pinoys from Lebanon arrive ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 04 7:00 AM
Another batch of overseas Filipino workers evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Manila Friday night, DZMM reported. A total of 445 OFWs and 10 minors arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 aboard an Orient Thai Airways Flight OEA 7446 from Damascus, Syria around 9 p.m.Israel renews raids on Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Lebanon suffered more Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, a day after jets killed at least 40 civilians and Hizbollah rockets hit deep inside Israel, as world powers edged slowly toward a deal to end hostilities.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.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 04 5:55 AM
CHTOURA, Lebanon, Aug 4 (Reuters) - At least 20 farm workers were killed on Friday when Israeli aircraft bombarded trucks being loaded with fruits at a farm on Lebanon's border with Syria, security sources said.Missiles neutralizing Israeli tanks AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Hezbollah's sophisticated anti-tank missiles are perhaps the guerrilla group's deadliest weapon in Lebanon fighting, with their ability to pierce Israel's most advanced tanks.