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  • Symbolic transfer underway in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 5:54 PM
    The Israeli army turned over a small border area in south Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops Thursday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile area.

  • As Lebanon's Troops Deploy, Hezbollah Stays Put in South Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
    AL GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon, Aug. 31 -- Backed by an M113 armored personnel carrier, Lebanese soldiers wearing flak vests and carrying M16 automatic rifles manned a checkpoint at the little crossroads marking the entrance to Al Ghandouriyeh.

  • U.N. force in Lebanon getting weaponry Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 31 5:13 PM
    The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said Thursday.

  • Lebanon receives $940 million in pledges Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 31 5:10 PM
    The United States, Europe and the Gulf states pledged nearly $1 billion Thursday to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, doubling the amount sought by an international donors' conference.

  • Annan to meet Assad to bolster Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 4:18 PM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a whirlwind peace drive in the Middle East, was set to meet President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek Syria's help in shoring up a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.

  • Donors pledge $940 million for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 1:59 PM
    International donors pledged more than $940 million on Thursday for war-torn Lebanon's immediate relief efforts, nearly double the target amount.

  • Annan holds talks in Syria to bolster Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:29 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began talks with Syrian officials on Thursday to seek Syria's help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.

  • Donors pledge 940 million dollars for Lebanon, UN chief in Syria Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 11:14 AM
    Donor countries meeting in Stockholm pledged 940 million dollars in aid to help reconstruction efforts in Lebanon as UN chief Kofi Annan arrived in Syria to shore up the truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Syria Presses Annan Over Israeli Lebanon Blockade, Withdrawal Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 12 minutes ago
    Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Syria told visiting United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan that Israel must withdraw from southern Lebanon and end its blockade of the country as part of the UN's cease-fire resolution.

  • World donors pledge $940M for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 10:52 AM
    World donors on Thursday pledged more than $940 million for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country. The amount was nearly double the $500 million that organizers of the donors' conference had requested to help Lebanon recover from weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas.

  • Donor countries vow to help Lebanon rebuild Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 8:50 AM
    Donor countries for Lebanon meeting in Stockholm have vowed to provide immediate funds to help the war-ravaged country repair the damage wreaked by Israeli bombs during a one-month offensive.

  • World donors pledge $900M for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 9:48 AM
    World donors Thursday pledged more than $900 million for reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, while also urging Israel to lift its blockade of the country. Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said the promises far exceeded the $500 million target.

  • Israel army chief under fire over Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 8:59 AM
    Israel's army chief has faced stinging criticism over his handling of the Lebanon war, as the families of soldiers held by Hezbollah and Palestinian militants upped the pressure on the government to secure their loved ones' release.

  • Annan prods Israel to lift Lebanon siege Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 7:27 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday renewed his calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon swiftly and to withdraw fully from the country as soon as 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are in the south.

  • US wheat heads to Lebanon from Jordan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 7:07 AM
    The US government has donated 700 tonnes of wheat to Lebanon as part of a "goodwill" gesture to help relief efforts, with the first trucks heading for Beirut from Jordan, the US embassy has said.

  • Israel Begins Lebanon Transfer Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 31 4:48 PM
    It has turned over control of some areas along the border to Lebanese and international troops, and promises to begin withdrawing its troops from Lebanon when the U.N. peacekeeping force reaches 5,000 troops.

  • France sending Lebanon troops next week Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 6:32 AM
    France will send its first troop battalion and a shipment of tanks and heavy armor for the strengthened U.N. force in Lebanon next week, the French defense minister said Thursday.

  • Lebanon Receives $940 Million in Pledges Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 31 4:19 PM
    Nations Gathered at Conference in Sweden Pledge More Than $940 for Rebuilding in Lebanon

  • Annan expands Lebanon peace drive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 3:37 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, trying to calm Middle East violence, met Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday before visiting Syria to seek its help in upholding a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.

  • World donors meet over Lebanon aid Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 2:54 AM
    STOCKHOLM, Sweden About 60 governments and aid organizations were meeting in Stockholm on Thursday hoping to raise $500 million to help Lebanon rebuild roads, bridges and homes left shattered by a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Lebanon premier: Aid won't be funneled Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 3:42 AM
    Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday dismissed a suggestion that postwar aid will be funneled to Hezbollah guerrillas as a "fallacy."

  • Germany expected to send troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 3:27 AM
    Germany will likely contribute more than 1,200 service personnel to the U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon, its defense minister said in remarks published Thursday.

  • Annan extends Lebanon peace drive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 12:58 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a mission to calm violence in the Middle East, holds talks in Jordan on Thursday before going to Syria to seek its help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.

  • Lebanon Receives $940 Million in Pledges Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 31 11:53 AM
    World donors on Thursday pledged more than $940 million for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country. The amount was nearly double the $500 million that organizers of the donors' conference had requested to help Lebanon recover from weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • World urged to open wallets for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 31 12:22 AM
    Organizers are counting on dozens of aid ministers to arrive in a generous mood at an international donors conference Thursday that aims to raise $500 million to help war-crippled Lebanon get back on its feet.

  • Lebanon donors pledge over $940m Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 31 9:27 AM
    International donors meeting in Sweden promise to pay over $900m to help rebuild war-damaged Lebanon.

  • Aid donation bid for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 30 11:24 PM
    Organizers are counting on dozens of aid ministers to arrive in a generous mood at an international donors conference Thursday that aims to raise US$500 million (euro390 million) to help war-crippled Lebanon get back on its feet.

  • UN condemns Israel for 'immoral' use of cluster bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 11:21 PM
    The UN's top humanitarian official denounced Israel's use of cluster bombs in the last days of the Lebanon conflict as "immoral" and said that thousands of civilians were at risk from unexploded munitions.

  • Guarding Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Jakarta Post - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Slowly, albeit somewhat unsurely, ground forces for the expanded United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, have begun arriving in Lebanon. It is hoped UNIFIL will have around 4,000 to 5,000 troops on the ground by the end of the month, with the force eventually reaching up to 15,000.

  • Annan to meet Assad to bolster Lebanon truce Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
    DAMASCUS - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a whirlwind peace drive in the Middle East, was set to meet President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek Syria's help in shoring up a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

  • Lebanon Receives $940 Million in Pledges Open this result in new window
    KiplingerForecasts.com - Aug 31 12:05 PM
    World donors on Thursday pledged more than $940 million for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country.

  • Labour members defect to Lib Dems over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
    Margaret Beckett has suffered a mass defection of Labour party members in her Derby constituency over the government's stance on the crisis in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon to receive $1.2 billion in aid Open this result in new window
    7News via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 31 3:34 PM
    The international community has pledged more than $1.2 billion to help rebuild wartorn Lebanon.

  • Shattered Lebanon is promised £490m for rebuilding Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Aug 31 3:54 PM
    A TOTAL of $940 million (£490 million) was pledged to help to rebuild Lebanon yesterday after Fouad Siniora, the Prime Minister, itemised the postwar bill for international donors. He insisted that money raised would not be siphoned off by Hezbollah.

  • Lebanon looks for help on road to recovery Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Aug 31 4:51 PM
    LEBANON'S prime minister yesterday called on world donors to help rebuild his country, saying "Israel's deadly fighting machine" had wiped out 15 years of post-war development in little more than a month of cross-border violence.

  • Nations pledge $1.2b to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
    TONY EASTLEY: After the bombing, now comes the rebuilding. A meeting in Sweden of more than 50 countries and a dozen aid organisations has pledged an extra $1.2 billion to help Lebanon put itself back together.

  • Donors at Stockholm conference pledge more than $940 million to rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 31 1:32 PM
    STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - World donors on Thursday pledged more than $940 million US for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon and many called on Israel to lift a blockade of the country.

  • Israel to withdraw when first UN troops arrive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 6:24 PM
    Israel will begin withdrawing its troops from southern Lebanon as soon as the first 5,000 United Nations peacekeepers arrive, Italian Premier Romano Prodi said after talks with Israeli Deputy Premier Shimon Peres on Thursday.

  • Lebanon/Israel: Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation Open this result in new window
    Amnesty International - Aug 31 12:40 PM
    Amnesty International today called on Israel to immediately provide maps of the areas of Lebanon into which it fired cluster bombs during the recent conflict to enable their clearance and prevent further civilian casualties.

  • UN, Syria stress need to preserve ceasefire in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 6:24 PM
    Visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Thursday stressed the need to preserve a ceasefire in Lebanon, Syria's official SANA news agency reported.

  • Donors pledge $940m to Lebanon relief effort Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Aug 31 12:30 PM
    International donors pledged $940m on Thursday to finance the near-term relief efforts for war-torn Lebanon, nearly double the sum originally targeted by organisers.

  • Lebanon Premier: Aid Won't Be Funneled Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 31 4:04 AM
    Lebanon Prime Minister Fuad Saniora Says Aid Will Not Be Funneled Through Hezbollah

  • Donors conference pledges 940 million U.S. dollars for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 6:24 PM
    An international conference on providing aid for Lebanon to help rebuild the country opened here on Thursday, and donors pledged more than 940 million dollars for early reconstruction efforts in Lebanon.

  • World Donors Meet Over Lebanon Aid Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 31 3:19 AM
    World Donors Meet in Stockholm for Lebanon Aid Conference

  • Donors pledge huge Lebanon sum Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Aug 31 2:26 PM
    DONOR nations pledged $US940 million ($1.23 billion) in aid overnight to help Lebanon rebuild smashed infrastructure, shelter the homeless and remove unexploded bombs after a blistering 34-day Israeli bombing offensive.

  • Israeli vice PM thanks Italy for its "important role" in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 5:39 PM
    Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Thursday thanked Italy for deploying the largest contingent of troops within the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, saying it was playing an "important role" in the region. Speaking on his arrival at Rome's Fiumicino airport, Peres said Italy had made "a courageous and important decision" to deploy its soldiers.

  • Israel rejects UN call to lift Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 2:47 PM
    Israel rejected a call by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, saying it would end the seven-week-old siege only when all aspects of a ceasefire were in place.

  • Sweden: Donors Pledge Over $900 Million for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 31 11:35 AM
    Swedish officials say donor countries meeting in Stockholm have pledged more than $900 million in emergency aid to begin rebuilding war-shattered Lebanon.

  • Israel to withdraw from south Lebanon after deployment of 5,000 UN peacekeepers Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 4:39 PM
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday that Israeli troops would pull out of south Lebanon after the deployment of 5,000 UN peacekeepers and 16,000 Lebanese troops.

  • Boustany departs for Lebanon and Israel Open this result in new window
    KPLC - Aug 31 4:10 PM
    UNDATED U-S Representative Charles Boustany left today with a congressional delegation on a five-day, fact-finding trip to Lebanon and Israel.

  • Donor pledges for Lebanon near $1 billion Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 31 3:38 PM
    STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- An international donors' conference for Lebanon Thursday raised almost $1 billion in new money, according to Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson.

  • Israel rejects U.N.'s demand to end blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Provo Daily Herald - Aug 31 9:54 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Israel on Wednesday rejected demands from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it immediately lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon and withdraw its forces once 5,000 international troops are deployed. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert indicated Israel would only allow free movement after the full implementation of a U.N.-brokered cease-fire that ended 34 days of fighting

  • Donor nations vow more than $900 million for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 31 11:35 AM
    _ Donor nations pledged a total of more than $900 million Thursday for immediate relief efforts for war-torn Lebanon ranging from shelter for those who lost their homes in the Israeli-Hezbollah gunfight to the removal of unexploded bombs.

  • Annan calls for calls for immediate lifting of Israeli blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 31 4:40 PM
    The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged on Thursday in Amman Israel to lift a blockade on Lebanon and to withdraw from the country at a news conference after his talks with Jordanian King Abdullah.

  • Donor nations pledge $1b in aid for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 31 3:24 PM
    Donor nations have pledged $US940 million ($A1.23 billion) in aid to help Lebanon rebuild destroyed infrastructure, shelter the homeless and remove unexploded bombs.

  • Donors pledge $1.4b for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 31 3:26 PM
    STOCKHOLM: International donors pledged more than $US940 million ($NZ1.4 billion) for war-torn Lebanon's immediate relief efforts, nearly double the target amount.

  • EU calls for immediate lifting of Israeli blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 31 2:50 PM
    The European Union yesterday called on Israel to lift its air and sea blockade on Lebanon at once. "I hope the lifting of the blockade will be much earlier.

  • Golf tournament will benefit Lebanon relief assistance program Open this result in new window
    Albany Democrat-Herald - Aug 31 2:47 PM
    LEBANON The Lebanon Fire Community Assistance Relief Services, a community-run program based out of the Lebanon fire station, will hold its first annual golf tournament fundraiser on Sept. 11.

  • Israel destruction in south Lebanon: initial survey Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 31 2:50 PM
    Israel destroyed or damaged in south Lebanon 1489 buildings, 21 of 29 bridges over the Litani river, 535 sections of road and 545 cultivated fields during its 34-day military offensive, according to an EU assessment released today.

  • Across southern Lebanon, UN Refugee Agency teams assist with returns Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 31 2:51 PM
    The United Nations refugee agency Tuesday announced that its teams are operating across southern Lebanon assisting thousands of displaced people who have been unable to return either because their homes were destroyed during the recent conflict or because of continued insecurity.

  • Lebanon would be last country to have peace with Israel Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 31 2:50 PM
    Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora yesterday dismissed Israeli call for direct talks with Israel and said Lebanon would be the last Arab state to ever sign a peace deal with Israel.

  • UN Mourns Lebanon Force Staff Member Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 31 3:35 PM
    The United Nations today held a solemn ceremony in Cyprus to mourn Augustine Bielonwu, a civilian staff member of the UN Interim Force for Lebanon ( UNIFIL ) who died last month during an Israeli rocket attack in Tyre.

  • Donors pledge US$940m to help rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 31 12:32 PM
    STOCKHOLM : Donor nations pledged US$940 million in aid on Thursday to help Lebanon rebuild smashed infrastructure, shelter the homeless and remove unexploded ordnance after a blistering 34-day Israeli bombing offensive.

  • Ottawa pledges to help Lebanon's battered fishing industry Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 2:15 PM
    Ottawa pledged two million Canadian dollars (1.8 million US dollars) to clean up oil spills caused by war off the coast of Lebanon and to help its fragile fishing industry recover.

  • International community must act quickly to help Lebanon rebuild, Annan's deputy Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 31 2:51 PM
    Warning of a "race against time" to rebuild Lebanon after the recent devastating month of conflict, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today urged donors to provide funds for the task, as he repeated calls for Israel to lift its air and sea blockade, saying it severely hinders relief efforts.

  • Cluster Bombs In Lebanon Pose Major Threat Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 31 2:50 PM
    The top United Nations aid official today criticized Israels heavy use of cluster bombs in the last three days of the war with Hizbollah, describing their use as immoral and warning that up to 100,000 deadly bomblets still lie unexploded across vast areas of southern Lebanon where they are maiming and killing people every day.

  • U.N. force in Lebanon getting weaponry Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 31 1:59 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) The U.N. force in Lebanon will soon receive the first real boost in weapons and manpower: one battalion each of Italian and French troops with heavy armor, including tanks and artillery, officials said Thursday.

  • Annan holds talks Lebanon in Syria Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Aug 31 12:56 PM
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan began talks with Syrian officials to seek Syria's help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

  • Donors pledge funds to rebuild ruined Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 31 3:10 PM
    International donors have promised funding of more than $900-million for relief efforts in Lebanon after the 34-day war between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.

  • UN Chief Urges Quick Action in Clearing Cluster Bombs in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 31 9:50 AM
    United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has criticized Israel for using cluster bombs in Lebanon during its recent war with Hezbollah. In Jordan Thursday, Mr. Annan said cluster bombs should not be used in areas populated by civilians.

  • Annan warns Syria on Lebanon peace plan Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Aug 31 12:01 PM
    Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary-general, will on Friday demand that Syria obey the requirements of the UN Security Councils peace plan for Lebanon by stopping the flow of arms across the border to Hizbollah guerrillas, and re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Lebanese government.

  • Lebanon aid pledges top $940m Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 31 10:57 AM
    International donors have pledged more than $940 million for the reconstruction of Lebanon, nearly double the amount originally sought. Fuad Saniora, the Lebanese prime minister, expressed his "great appreciation" to the donor countries meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Lebanon's university students get crash course in humanitarian work Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 31 12:11 PM
    University students across Lebanon got a crash course in solidarity this summer as thousands traded in vacations for national relief work, rolling up their sleeves and confronting conflict hands-on rather than in the classroom. However, as the current cease-fire between Israel and Hizbullah continues to hold, and as the relief effort moves further South.

  • Italy: Israeli troops to leave Lebanon when more peacekeepers arrive Open this result in new window
    KFVS12 - Aug 31 5:31 PM
    ROME Italy's prime minister says he's been assured that Israel will start withdrawing its military from southern Lebanon when more peacekeepers arrive.

  • Berri stresses Shiites' committment to Lebanon as their sole country under Taif Accord Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 31 12:19 PM
    Lebanon's Shiites are committed to Lebanon as their sole country under the Taif Accord and will defend it by all democratic means to move it from a phase of divided powers to a sovereign state, according to the country's speaker. Addressing over 100,000 supporters who gathered in the Southern city of Tyre to commemorate.

  • Israel spewed cluster bombs over Lebanon in last days of war : UN Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 11:49 AM
    UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland said that thousands of civilians were at risk in south Lebanon from unexploded cluster bombs dropped by Israeli forces in the last three days of the war against Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Donors pledge more than US$940 million to rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Aug 31 1:41 PM
    The United States, Europe and the Gulf states pledged nearly US$1 billion to help Lebanon recover from a crippling war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas, doubling the amount sought by an international donors' conference.

  • Olmert Refuses to Lift Blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 30 11:12 AM
    Despite appeals from Kofi Annan, Israeli prime minister says he will continue to restrict passage to Lebanon until peacekeeping force is in place.

  • Japan to provide $5 mil. more in assistance to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 31 6:31 AM
    _ The Japanese government will provide an additional $5 million in assistance to Lebanon amid the escalating conflict between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda said Thursday.

  • Day school grad returns from service in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Jewish Advocate - Aug 31 11:49 AM
    A native son returned home to Newton in August following three weeks of Israeli military service in Lebanon, to visit family and to recount his experiences on the battlefield.

  • Lebanon rejects notion of peace deal with Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 9:09 AM
    Lebanon has rejected the prospect of making lasting peace with Israel despite overtures from the Israeli premier and UN chief Kofi Annan who was on a diplomatic tour of the region.

  • Israel refuses UN appeal on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 31 1:13 AM
    JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declined yesterday to lift Israel's six-week blockade of Lebanon despite appeals from visiting United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who said it would help Lebanon's government and economy recover from a devastating war.

  • Lebanon responds to false alarms Open this result in new window
    Lebanon Enterprise - Aug 31 10:22 AM
    Repeat offenders of Lebanon's new false-alarm ordinance might face some costly truths after it takes effect Sept. 1. The ordinance will require all fire and burglar alarm systems within city limits to be registered and regularly maintained.

  • WEAPONS USED, TARGETS HIT, BOMBING INTENSITY IN LEBANON BY THE ISRAELI MILITARY, by Leuren Moret, US Nuclear Weapons  Open this result in new window
    UN Observer - Aug 31 3:07 PM
    2006-08-31 | Here are two maps of Lebanon indicating the amount of munitions used on targets, and what parts of the infrastructure were destroyed in Lebanon, by Israeli military attacks: http://maps.samidoun.org . These are from an Italian journalist, Liliana Bourgana, who sent them to me the maps are official Lebanese government data.

  • Donor Pledges for Lebanon Far Exceed Targets Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - Aug 31 10:39 AM
    Donors gathered at a meeting in Stockholm on Thursday have pledged at least $940 million (734 million euros) in immediate aid for war-torn Lebanon, almost doubling the targeted amount.

  • Huge task ahead to rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    EuroNews - Aug 31 11:47 AM
    Long-term, a massive aid plan still needs to be defined for Lebanon.

  • Israel says has quit two thirds of seized Lebanon land Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 31 6:08 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's army has handed over more than two thirds of the territory it captured in southern Lebanon to U.N. troops and Lebanese forces since a truce with Hizbollah took effect, the army said on Thursday.

  • Donor conference promises millions to rebuild Lebanon Open this result in new window
    EuroNews - Aug 31 11:16 AM
    More than 7 hundred million euros have been pledged to help rebuild Lebanon after the country's prime minister made a direct appeal to a donor conference in Stockholm.

  • Lebanese MP Hariri: Boosting Iran-Lebanon ties, a must Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 31 11:10 AM
    Hariri - Iran - Lebanon Head of majority faction in Lebanese parliament Saad al-Hariri here on Thursday underlined the importance of expanding cooperation between his country and Iran.

  • $940m aid for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Aug 31 3:55 PM
    STOCKHOLM: Internati-onal donors pledged more than $940 million (BD354 million) for immediate relief efforts for war-torn Lebanon, nearly double the target, organisers of an aid conference in the Swedish capital said yesterday.

  • Saudi urges world to help Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 30 9:13 AM
    Saudi Arabia has urged the world to assist the reconstruction of Lebanon ahead of a conference to raise funds for Beirut's pressing needs following Israel's offensive.

  • Lebanon rejects notion of peace agreement with Israel Open this result in new window
    Business Day - Aug 31 10:46 AM
    BEIRUT Lebanon on Wednesday rejected the prospect of making lasting peace with Israel despite overtures from the Israeli premier and UN chief Kofi Annan who was on a diplomatic tour of the region.

  • World Donors Pledge $900M for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Aug 31 10:40 AM
    STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - World donors Thursday pledged more than $900 million for reconstruction efforts in Lebanon, while also urging Israel to lift its blockade of the country.

  • Israel, Lebanon can't agree on demands for lasting peace Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 31 4:10 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel yesterday rejected demands from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it immediately lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon and withdraw its forces once 5,000 international troops are deployed.

  • Lebanon's next chapter Open this result in new window
    Al-Ahram Weekly - Aug 31 11:22 AM
    With the jittery ceasefire in Lebanon holding and the deployment of the authorised 15,000- man robust international force in progress, both parties to the month-long war are hunkering down for stocktaking.

  • Russia sent aid to Lebanon before humanitarian forum - govt Open this result in new window
    Interfax - Aug 31 7:49 AM
    MOSCOW. Aug 31 (Interfax) - Russia has provided Lebanon with aid "totaling about $1.75 million since August 9," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said on Thursday, the day an international conference on humanitarian assistance to Lebanon opened in Stockholm.

  • Olmert Refuses to Lift Blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 30 8:19 AM
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declined Wednesday to lift Israel's six-week blockade of Lebanon despite appeals from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said it would help Lebanon's government and economy recover from a devastating war.

  • Annan prods Israel to lift Lebanon siege Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 31 8:48 AM
    By Suleiman al-Khalidi DEAD SEA, Jordan (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday renewed his calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon swiftly and to withdraw fully from the country as soon as 5,000 U.N.

  • LEBANON: UN condemns Israels immoral use of cluster bombs Open this result in new window
    IRIN - Aug 31 9:58 AM
    TAYBE/BEIRUT, 31 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - The United Nations Secretary General has added his voice to growing concern over the devastating impact on civilians of cluster bombs used by Israel in its recent military offensive in Lebanon.

  • Israel ready to withdraw from southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Aug 31 3:46 PM
    ROME. Israel will completely withdraw from southern Lebanon when 5 000 UN troops are on the ground there, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said yesterday according to Ansa news agency.

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