Date: 2 August 2006

Disputed plot may be key to Lebanon settlement
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
For almost 40 years a stumbling point in relations between Syria, Lebanon
and Israel has been the ownership of a sparsely populated area called
the Shebaa Farms …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/disputed-plot-may-be-key
-to-lebanon-settlement/2006/08/02/1154198207507.html

Israel Strikes Deep Into Lebanon
CBS News – USA
(CBS/AP) Israel launched its deepest ground strike into Lebanon on Wednesday,
claiming it killed 10 Hezbollah guerrillas and captured five in the northeastern
…
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/02/world/main1858131.shtml

Soldier severely wounded in southeast Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
… severely wounded and two more soldiers suffered light injuries during
IDF operations Wednesday morning in the village of Mahabib in southeast
Lebanon, it was …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285403,00.html

Lebanon and the Middle East timeline: July 2006
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Israel describes Hizbullah’s move as an “act of war”, threatens to bomb
Lebanon “back 20 years” and makes first air strikes in southern Lebanon.
…
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1835579,00.html

Lebanon’s force for good
International Herald Tribune – France
Preparing for an operation in southern Lebanon, my platoon received some
unusual orders: No one, under any circumstance, was to open fire. …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/02/opinion/edwald.php

FACTBOX-Details of aid to Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Aug 2 (Reuters) – Convoys bearing food and medical aid headed to hard-hit
areas in Lebanon on Wednesday, after days of delays. Here …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02112576.htm

Israelis battle on in Lebanon
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Hezbollah guerrillas bombarded northern Israel with rockets and fought
up to 6 000 Israeli troops in south Lebanon on Wednesday after Israel
vowed to pursue …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=279532&area
=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

Israelis battle in Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hizbollah guerrillas bombarded northern Israel with
rockets and fought up to 6,000 Israeli troops in south Lebanon on Wednesday
after Israel …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID
=2006-08-02T121532Z_01_HO167804_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST.xml

Israel pushes into Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
Up to 20,000 troops have punched across the border into Lebanon in four
separate incursions and have engaged in fierce clashes. …
www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2006/s1704457.htm

Israeli Raid Into Lebanon Draws Record Number of Rocket Attacks
Bloomberg – USA
2 (Bloomberg) — Israeli commandos attacked the eastern Lebanon town of
Baalbeck in the deepest raid into the country since fighting with Hezbollah
began four …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMh0kK65hinE&refer=home

Crisis In Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
… were kidnapped. Israel is attacking suspected Hezbollah sites in Lebanon
while Hezbollah is firing rockets into northern Israel. US …
www.voanews.com/uspolicy/2006-08-02-voa1.cfm

Arroyo orders forced evacuation of OFWs in Lebanon
ABS CBN News – Philippines
President Arroyo on Wednesday ordered the forced evacuation of the estimated
30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon, but Vice-President Noli de Castro said it
would be …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46283

Israel fights Hezbollah in northeastern Lebanon; air raids kill 15 …
Calgary Sun – Canada
BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon (AP) – Israel pressed the first full day of a
massive new ground attack, sending 10,000 troops into southern Lebanon
on Wednesday and …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/08/02/1715432-ap.html

Another 1000 Sri Lankans to be repatriated from Lebanon this week
Asian Tribune – Bangkok,Thailand
Colombo, 03 August, (Asiantribune.com): A total of 1600 Sri Lankans working
in Lebanon have been repatriated and reunited with their families in Sri
Lanka, as …
www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/1370

Arroyo orders evacuation of all Pinoys from Lebanon
Sun.Star – Philippines
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday directed the mandatory
pullout of all Filipinos in Lebanon to avoid incurring any casualties
following …
www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/08/03/arroyo
.orders.evacuation.of.all.pinoys.from.lebanon.html

OFWs in Lebanon: Analysis of a crisis
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The original contingency plan of the country for a crisis or emergency
situation in Lebanon called for an evacuation by sea of overseas Filipino
workers to …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=46277

ACT News Update, Lebanon: The needs of people are enormous
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… their escape. Most of those who have been affected come from southern
Lebanon and from the southern suburbs of Beirut. “Villages …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/222031/115453142952.htm

19 die as Israelis stage their deepest attack into Lebanon
Scotsman – United Kingdom
UP to 19 civilians were reported killed by Israeli air strikes today as
Israel launched its deepest attack into Lebanon since the current conflict
began. …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1121642006

Hague feels the heat in Tory Lebanon row
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
A bitter row has broken out within the Conservatives over the party’s stance
on the Lebanon crisis. Shadow foreign secretary William …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/02/utory.xml

Australians urged to leave Lebanon today
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
AUSTRALIANS who have been unable to flee Lebanon should be able to leave
today when another boat docks in Beirut to ferry them to safety. …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20003059-1702,00.html

Egypt, Jordan, Spain step up Lebanon ceasefire pressure
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BEIRUT – The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Spain on Wednesday
called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s offensive in Lebanon,
followed by the …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middl
eeast/2006/August/middleeast_August58.xml&section=middleeast

Olmert criticizes Syria, defends Bush
The Saginaw News – Saginaw,MI,USA
… In an interview with The Associated Press, Olmert lashed out at Syria,
condemned Hezbollah, defended President Bush and predicted the crisis’
outcome will …
www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/bas
e/international-32/1154539188210310.xml&storylist=international

Jerusalem Post: US Urges Attack on Syria
ePluribus Media – USA
… Defense officials told the Post last week that they were receiving
indications from the US that America would be interested in seeing Israel
attack Syria. …
scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2006/8/1/135126/3331

Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the Coming Imperialist Re-Division of the …
Center for Research on Globalization – Canada
… bombing Lebanon on 12 July – the US’s Bush and Rice, the UK’s
Blair and Israel’s Prime Minister Olmert, all started naming Iran and
Syria as the real …
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=MAS20060802&articleId=2886

Four Bulgarians Evacuated from Lebanon Arrive to Syria
Focus News – Sofia,Bulgaria
Sofia. The four Bulgarian citizens who requested to be evacuated from Lebanon
have arrived safely to the Syrian city of Aleppo. …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=72&newsid=93355&ch=0

Arroyo: Bring home all OFWs in Lebanon
INQ7.net – Philippines
CITING INTENSIFIED fighting in Lebanon, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
yesterday ordered the immediate evacuation of all 30,000 Filipinos in
the war-torn …
newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13161

Israel’s latest invasion of Lebanon and western culpability
Asian Tribune – Bangkok,Thailand
It should be quite obvious by now that Israel’s latest invasion of Gaza
and Lebanon had very little to do with rescuing her fallen soldiers. …
www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/1378

Lebanon family prefers to die at home than flee
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
KFAR RUMMAN, Lebanon, August 2 (Reuters) – In their small basement, Mohammed
Daher, his children and grandchildren spend long nights playing chess
and cards …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02166579.htm

Lebanon Readies to Run Out of Fuel
FOX News – USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon — This is the tenth installment of an ongoing blog written
by American Spencer Witte, a native New York resident who is studying
and living …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206728,00.html

Aid Convoys Travel to Southern Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
… southern coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon. It also sent aid convoys
into eastern Lebanon from Syria. The agency hopes to distribute the …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-02-voa40.cfm

Present conflict reminiscent of Israel’s 1982 incursion into …
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
… Some people in the US administration thought the terrorists in Lebanon
were part of an international struggle against the West, so an Israeli
blow against them …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15182320.htm

US Claims Progress in Lebanon Diplomacy
Voice of America – USA
The United States said Wednesday there is a convergence of views with key
allies over how to stop the fighting in Lebanon despite another postponement
of a key …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-02-voa68.cfm

Ferry readied to evacuate Australians from Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
The Australian embassy in Beirut has organised a charter ferry to rescue
several hundred Australians trapped in Lebanon. The Australian …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1704517.htm

Relief Agencies Stuggle with Aid Distribution in Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
… to do about it. Three weeks after the conflict erupted, the death toll
in Lebanon is known to be at least 540. The real casualty …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-02-voa59.cfm

Getting a grip in Lebanon
Times Online – UK
… were wrong to be so slow and reluctant to warn Israel of the dangers
and injustice of attacks on purely civil infrastructure and other areas
of Lebanon. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2296802,00.html

Lebanon/Israel – ICRC Bulletin 08/2006
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Despite urgent needs of the population – both residents and displaced
persons – in villages in southern Lebanon, ICRC field operations outside
main cities …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220224/567944833d3dfc8ad245619dff37e24f.htm

Experts fear the offensive in Lebanon will inspire “thousand new …
Seattle Times – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — On the eve of the US presidential elections in 2004,
Osama bin Laden finally explained why he attacked the World Trade Center.
…
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003168943_binlebanon02.html

Battle goes deeper into Lebanon
Detroit Free Press – United States
BEIRUT — In a major escalation of its three-week military campaign, Israel
poured up to 10,000 armored troops into south Lebanon on Tuesday, and
separately …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060802/NEWS07/608020365/1009

Arroyo orders evacuation of all Pinoys in Lebanon
ABS CBN News – Philippines
President Arroyo ordered Wednesday the evacuation of all Filipinos from
war-stricken Lebanon, DZMM reported. Executive Secretary …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46252

Lebanon faces acute fuel crisis: UN
Times of India – India
UNITED NATIONS: Lebanon has only two or three days of fuel left and the
United Nations is working urgently to persuade Israel to give safe passage
to supply …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1841737.cms

More to Lebanon War Than Meets the Eye
OhmyNews International – South Korea
At first glance, history seems to repeat itself in Lebanon, where a lengthy
cold war is intermittently interrupted by an extreme show of violence
as …
english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_vie
w.asp?menu=A11100&no=308912&rel_no=1&back_url=

Iran’s top leader pledges to stand with Lebanon in fight against …
Calgary Sun – Canada
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday
praised Hezbollah and vowed Iran will stand with Lebanon in the fight
against Israel. …
cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2006/08/02/1714443-ap.html

2 of 3 OFWs from Lebanon undocumented — OWWA
INQ7.net – Philippines
ALMOST two of every three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated
from Lebanon are undocumented, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Marianito Roque …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13062

UN’s resolution linked to Lebanon events: Iran
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, August 2 (IranMania) – Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar
Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the recent events in Lebanon along with the
praiseworthy …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.as
p?NewsCode=44782&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

Israel resumes Lebanon airstrikes
ITV.com – UK
Israeli jets have brought to an end a 48 hour lull in their bombing campaign
with a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. (Picture: Reuters).
…
www.itv.com/news/world_b4a53b3072d476d6d5a45d9ce668d81f.html

Exchanges of fire rage in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
The battles in southern Lebanon have been renewed. A Golani force entered
the village of Mahbib Wednesday in the eastern district …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285035,00.html

Syria, Iran urge for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged for
an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Lebanon, the official Syria
Times newspaper …
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_289276.html

Lebanon relief efforts eclipsed by mounting crisis
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Lebanon — With the Israel-Lebanon conflict now entering its fourth
week, World Vision Lebanon continues its distributions of essential relief
items to …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/wvm
eero/990cfd4e785e48ddf8c69d34baa717ca.htm

Palace: Still no officials in Lebanon crisis to Senate probe
INQ7.net – Philippines
DESPITE the threat of a subpoena, Malacañang is firm on its decision not
to allow officials involved in the Lebanon crisis to attend a Senate inquiry
if the …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13114

Olmert: Lebanon outcome to create momentum for pullout
Ynetnews – Israel
In interview to news agencies, prime minister says Israel will keep fighting
Hizbullah until multinational force deploys in south Lebanon. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285177,00.html

ANALYSIS – US, Britain risk much in Lebanon gamble
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United States and Britain have taken a big gamble
by justifying Israel’s third invasion of Lebanon because an Israeli failure
to achieve …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/2/worldupdates/2
006-08-02T160311Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262114-1&sec=Worldupdates

Israeli envoy: US will not stop operation in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
… Israel . In the US there is no intention of stopping Israel’s military
operations in Lebanon before the desire results are achieved.”. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285123,00.html

Manila orders evacuation of 30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
MANILA, Aug 2 (Reuters) – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered
the evacuation of around 30,000 Filipinos in strife-torn Lebanon as violence
escalates …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN142450.htm

19 die as Israelis stage their deepest attack into Lebanon
Scotsman – United Kingdom
AT least 19 civilians were reported killed by Israeli air strikes today
as Israel launched its deepest attack into Lebanon since the current conflict
began. …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1120252006

Khamenei says Iran will continue to support Lebanon
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
… raid. At least 646 people have been killed in Lebanon, mostly civilians,
and 54 Israelis have died in three weeks of fighting. “The …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/2/worldupdates/20
06-08-02T151137Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262098-1&sec=Worldupdates

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to attend OIC talks on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… is due to attend an emergency meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference (OIC) in Malaysia on Thursday to discuss the war in Lebanon,
officials said …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR150614.htm

Searching for Deeper Meanings in the Lebanon War/Gaza Offensive
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
While the world rightly laments the daily horrors inflicted on the people
of Lebanon, there is a distressing tendency to ignore the parallel sufferings
of the …
www.zaman.com/?bl=commentary&alt=&trh=20060802&hn=35285

Israel Moves Thousands Of Soldiers Into Lebanon
Washington Post – United States
2 — Thousands of Israeli soldiers streamed into southern Lebanon on Tuesday,
as clashes with Hezbollah fighters in at least half a dozen towns marked
an …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080200370.html

Blair warns Iran & Syria on extremism
RTE.ie – Ireland
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 …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0802/blair.html

British PM Warns Syria and Iran
The Conservative Voice – Kernersville,NC,USA
By Sher Zieve – British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Syria and Iran,
Tuesday, at the World Affairs Council held in Los Angeles. …
www.theconservativevoice.com/article/16614.html

Syria FM says Israeli attack not ruled out
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
DOHA: Syria said yesterday that it does not rule out coming under attack
as Israel presses its three-week-old offensive against Lebanon with US
backing. …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&ite
m_no=100408&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17

Israel sends 10,000 troops into Lebanon as war rages
Independent – London,England,UK
By Donald Macintyre in Metulla, northern Lebanon. … Israel says that
agreement to a multinational force in Lebanon is necessary before any
ceasefire. …
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1209731.ece

UK sends aid to Lebanon
BBC News – UK
The UK’s first shipment of medical aid has been sent to Lebanon to help
the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by Israeli bombing raids.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5236182.stm

LEBANON: Interview with SRSG for children and armed conflict
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… of war. She told IRIN that it was very apparent that grave violations
were taking place by both sides in Lebanon today. This type …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/49f0586dfd3242c71286f5003dc17ea0.htm

Up to 7,000 Israeli troops push into Lebanon
International Herald Tribune – France
MISGAV AM, Israel Israel sent up to 7,000 troops into Lebanon on Tuesday,
marking a significant increase in a ground offensive aimed at pushing
the Hezbollah …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/02/africa/web.0802mideast.php

Rice says ceasefire in Lebanon possible in “days”
Reuters – USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday
that a cease-fire could be reached in Lebanon within days. …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=
2006-08-01T230141Z_01_WAT006149_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-
RICE.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-worldNews-2

Children are paying the price in Lebanon
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… According to the charity Save the Children, 45% of people killed in
the current conflict in Lebanon and Israel have been children. …
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1835096,00.html

Annan tells major powers to agree on Lebanon plan
Reuters – USA
… general for peacekeeping, will chair a session on Thursday among nations
who may contribute troops to a stabilization force in southern Lebanon,
the United …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2
006-08-01T213756Z_01_N01454146_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-UN.xml

EU foreign ministers in extraordinary meeting on Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
European Union (EU) foreign ministers are due to meet on Tuesday for an
extraordinary session to assess the situation in Lebanon and prepare further
EU action …
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_288952.html

Israel’s battle against Hezbollah in Lebanon escalates
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
METULA, Israel – Thousands of Israeli troops fanned out across southern
Lebanon on Tuesday as the military stepped up its efforts to uproot Hezbollah
fighters …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15174638.htm

30 more Aussies evacuated from Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Another 30 Australians have been evacuated from southern Lebanon as Israel
prepares to resume full scale air strikes against Hizbollah guerrillas.
…
www.theage.com.au/news/National/30-more-Aussies-ev
acuated-from-Lebanon/2006/08/02/1154198168906.html

Syria won’t go to war alone
Ynetnews – Israel
… Peres said he does not believe Syria would go to war against Israel
alone due to its obsolete military apparatus, adding that he does not
foresee a regional …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284931,00.html

Iran and Syria Beat the Drums of War
Middle East Media Research Institute – Washington,DC,USA
… “’Syria, which has always stood by its brothers, and has sacrificed
ranks of martyrs in order to defend Lebanon’s liberty just [as it did]
to defend Syria’s …
memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP122506

Blair says Syria, Iran risk confrontation
Washington Post – United States
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Syria
and Iran on Tuesday that they risked a confrontation if they continued
to support …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101083.html

Blair says Syria, Iran risk confrontation
Reuters.uk – UK
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 …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-
08-01T224338Z_01_L01932936_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-BRITAIN-BLAIR.xml

Syria, Saudi Arabia: Warning To US Citizens
Stratfor – USA
The US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, and the consulate in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia, issued Warden Messages on Aug. 1 warning US citizens …
www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_artic
le.php?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=271177

OIC decides to open bureaus in Syria and Lebanon to carry out …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) decided on Tuesday to
open bureaus in Syria and Lebanon to carry out relief efforts effectively,
Turkey’s semi …
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_288978.html

Spain sends first batch of humanitarian aid to Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Agency (AECI). The plane, after a stopover in Cyprus, will arrive in
Beirut, capital of Lebanon, on Wednesday noon, he said. On …
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_289209.html

Hezbollah guerrillas clash with Israeli troops in eastern Lebanon …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Hezbollah guerrillas clashed with a team of Israeli paratroopers west of
Baalbek, an eastern Lebanese town known as a stronghold of Lebanon’s Shiite
group …
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_289199.html

Rice says cease-fire in Lebanon possible in days
New Zealand Herald – New Zealand
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that a cease-fire
could be reached in Lebanon within days. “This week is entirely possible.
…
www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=601&objectid=10394195

Soccer: Lebanon-Socceroos game scrapped
New Zealand Herald – New Zealand
This month’s Asian Cup qualifier between Lebanon and the Socceroos at the
Adelaide Oval has been called off after the strife-torn country withdrew
from the …
www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10394149

Put aside differences to solve Lebanon conflict: Kofi Annan
Hindu – Chennai,India
2 (AP): The UN announced on Tuesday that nations willing to contribute
troops to help stabilize south Lebanon will meet after all, and Secretary-General
Kofi …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608020901.htm

Israel pushes deep into Lebanon as talks flounder
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BAALBEK, Lebanon – Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah
guerrillas in Lebanon early Wednesday as UN Security Council members struggled
to …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/m
iddleeast/2006/August/middleeast_August39.xml&section=middleeast

Israelis punch deep into Lebanon Special forces and thousands of …
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
(08-02) 04:00 PDT Misgav Am, Israel — About 10,000 Israeli troops backed
by armor advanced deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday, crossing the Litani
River in the …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/02/MIDEAST.TMP

US says progress made on Lebanon resolution
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
resolution aimed at ending the crisis in Lebanon. … The United States
has called for a multinational force to be deployed in southern Lebanon.
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/02/eng20060802_289191.html

Blair urged to take back seat over Lebanon
MSN Money – USA
… second most senior official that as “the team that led on Iraq” they
were poorly placed to take a leading role in diplomatic efforts on the
crisis in Lebanon. …
moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=FT&Date=20060802&ID=5914382

Republican senator breaks ranks over Lebanon
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Aug 1: About 500 people, most of them women, circled silently
in front of the White House on Monday night to call for an end to war
in Lebanon. …
www.dawn.com/2006/08/02/top14.htm

ANALYSIS: UN force in Lebanon would be a recipe for disaster
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Because of the difficulties and political foot-dragging involved in setting
up an international force that is supposed to operate in Lebanon after
the fighting …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/745274.html

Is Syria Next?
Antiwar.com – Redwood City,CA,USA
… destination said to be Baghdad. But there’s another possibility:
are they positioning to move against Syria? Damascus is next, says …
www.antiwar.com/blog/2006/08/01/is-syria-next/

Blair warns Syria and Iran
Sacramento Bee – CA, USA
LOS ANGELES – British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday issued a stern
warning that Syria and Iran will face serious consequences if they continue
working …
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