Lebanon: Rocket Attack On Israel Condemned
“If the rockets were launched from Lebanese territory, as is likely, the incident would constitute a serious violation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006),” a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said.
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0801/S00160.htm

Israeli sentenced to death in Lebanon
By Signs of the Times(Signs of the Times)
A Lebanese military court has issued a death verdict against an Israeli officer charged with assassination of two Palestinian fighters.
www.sott.net/articles/show/147155-
Israeli-sentenced-to-death-in-Lebanon

ut- Al Watan newspaper of Kuwait has disclosed that president Bashar al Assad considers Lebanon a Syrian territory but run by rebels that threaten the …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/special_report.php

Lebanon ‘will be lost’ unless it heeds Arab plan – Mubarak
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has warned that Lebanon would be lost and the Arabs would “wash their hands” of the whole country if the Arab League…
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?
edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=88019

Syria expects more efforts from Moussa in solving Lebanon crisis
Xinhua – China
13 (Xinhua) — Syria said on Sunday that it was waiting for the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to resume his efforts on pushing forward an Arab …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/14/content_7414998.htm

“Al-Qaida in Lebanon,” by T-desco
By Joshua
T-desco is a well informed analyst of radical groups in Lebanon who comments regularly on SC and keeps track of the many contradictory news stories about the country’s radical Sunni groups. He has been reluctant to generalize, …
joshualandis.com/blog/?p=551

Sarkozy hints at Syrian ties
Taipei Times – Taiwan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France is ready to resume normal contacts with Syria once it cooperates in Lebanon by allowing the election of a …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/
archives/2008/01/14/2003397211

Lebanon alerts Germany to likely Al Qaeda strikes
Mangalorean.com – Mangalore,India
Berlin, Jan 13 (IANS) Lebanese security officials have alerted Germany to possible revenge attacks by Al Qaeda sympathisers on important government…
mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=63765

Lebanon presidential vote postponed for 12th time
Tehran Times – Iran
BEIRUT (AFP) – A 12th parliamentary session to elect Lebanon’s president was postponed on Friday to January 21 despite intense international efforts for …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=161100

Syria backs Arab League efforts to end Lebanon deadlock
AFP –
DAMASCUS (AFP) — Syria on Sunday backed Arab League chief Amr Mussa’s efforts to persuade warring Lebanese political factions to agree a compromise plan …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gsI9qgTsg6p8A1eVpep8yiq1dAwg

Anti-Israel Palestinian groups to hold Syria conference
AFP –
DAMASCUS (AFP) — Hamas and other Syria-based Palestinian groups are to hold a conference later this month focused on Palestinian refugees and resistance …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj4wmSVIfanNfheg5aFXyN2oQtWA

Bush says Iran threat to world security
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
… Bush said Iran was the world’s top sponsor of terrorism and undermined security hopes in Lebanon by supporting the Hezbollah guerrilla group. …
in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-31378720080113

Arab League Chief Leaves Lebanon Empty Handed
The Media Line – New York,NY,USA
Once again, the presidential elections in Lebanon have been postponed by the speaker of the parliament, Nabih Beri. This is the twelfth time that the …
www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=20193

Israeli operation went ahead in Lebanon despite changes in UNSC …
By Marian Houk
Haaretz is reporting today that the Israeli Foreign Ministry (Tzipi Livni is FM) is disputing claims made by the office of the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to justify Israel’s final offensive in its 2006 war against Lebanon, in response …
un-truth.com/un-security-council/israeli-operation-
went-ahead-in-lebanon-despite-changes-in-unsc-resolution

Israeli sentenced to death in Lebanon
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The two Palestinian fighters were killed when a car bomb exploded in Lebanon’s third biggest city, Saida, 35 kilometers south of Beirut, on May 28, 2006. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=38573&sectionid=351020203

Syria rebuilds at bombing site
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – New York,NY,USA
Syria is rebuilding a site targeted by Israel in a mysterious bombing run last year. Saturday’s New York Times ran satellite photographs showing a new …
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/106367.html

Sarkozy: Lebanon is the key to future French Syrian relations
Ya Libnan – Beirut,Lebanon
Beirut – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France is ready to resume normal contacts with Syria once it cooperates fully in Lebanon by allowing the …
yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/01/sarkozy_lebanon_1.php

‘Management failed in 2nd Lebanon War’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
By GIL HOFFMAN Two weeks before the publication of the final Winograd Report on the Second Lebanon War, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz has attacked …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=
1199964903707&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Sarkozy: Lebanon is Gateway to Normalization of Ties with Syria
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said relations with Syria could normalize if Damascus helps find a way out of Lebanon’s presidential crisis. …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/
4BE3828F291EB0E9C22573CF00135613?OpenDocument

Time for Bush to Talk to Iran and Syria
Buzzle – Costa Mesa,CA,USA
Although the US maintains diplomatic relations with Syria, the secretary of
state, Condoleezza Rice, has refused to visit Damascus. …
www.buzzle.com/articles/171876.html