Date: 3 August 2006

2 maids attempting to flee Lebanon die
Manila Standard Today – Philippines
TWO Filipino domestics died in Lebanon after falling off their employers’
apartments in an apparent attempt to escape, the Department of Foreign
Affairs …
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news01_aug04_2006

Israel to create buffer zone in Lebanon
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
JERUSALEM: Israel is pouring thousands of ground troops into southern Lebanon
with the aim of creating a buffer zone there until the arrival of a multinational
…
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1045231

What if a ‘Lebanon’ comes up on our border?
Rediff – India
… Knowing perfectly well my secularist brethren will foam at the mouth
should they read this, I believe Israel had a point when it sent its soldiers
into ‘Lebanon …
in.rediff.com/news/2006/aug/03flip.htm

FACTBOX-Prisoner swap may be key to any Lebanon ceasefire
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Aug 3 (Reuters) – Israel launched its 23-day-old offensive on Lebanon after
Hizbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid
on July 12. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03125319.htm

Conflict in Lebanon
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights waited only a week after Israel
began its bombardment of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon before stating
publicly that …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chroni
cle/archive/2006/08/03/EDGOBIQ0921.DTL

Blair expects Lebanon resolution to be agreed within days
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
… immediate ceasefire. The second would then pave the way for the deployment
of an international peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. He …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=27&si=96104

Israeli army carves out Lebanon “security zone”: TV
Reuters – USA
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s army has now carved out a “security zone”
of 20 villages in south Lebanon up to six km (four miles) from the border,
Israel’s …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=20
06-08-03T142228Z_01_L03920424_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-LEBANON-ZONE.xml

Spanish FM says Syria will exercise influence on Hezbollah
EiTB – Euskadi,Spain
“Syria wants to be part of the solution. … “I came to Syria to ask
Syria to be constructive in this very delicate and serious situation we
are all facing. …
www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/middle-
east-crisis-spanish-fm-says-syria-will-exercise-influence-?itemId=
B24_2441&cl=%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en

LEBANON-LIBERIA: Lebanon Diary Part IX
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Many of the Liberians had fled civil war in their own country. They
went to Lebanon on their own, having left a refugee camp in Ghana. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/26054211496ea8e7b1972400f55070c4.htm

2 Pinoys die while fleeing from war in Lebanon
Sun.Star – Philippines
MANILA — The Philippine Embassy in Lebanon on Thursday confirmed the death
of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who died after falling from the
buildings …
www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/08/04/2.pi
noys.die.while.fleeing.from.war.in.lebanon.html

Mousa: Israel Attempting to Destroy Lebanon, not Hezbollah
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa said the Israeli attacks are an
attempt to demolish Lebanon completely, not to crush the Hezbollah threat.
…
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060803&hn=35330

UN worried about Lebanon oil spill
MSNBC – USA
NAIROBI, Kenya – Oil leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has
reached the coastline of neighboring Syria and is spreading north, the
Kenya-based …
msnbc.msn.com/id/14169253/

The OFWs in Lebanon: Analysis of a crisis
ABS CBN News – Philippines
… and database management could have done the trick, but Ambassador Bichara,
with characteristic candor, said he didn’t have a database of OFWs in
Lebanon. …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=46387

SA to sponsor aid flight to Lebanon
African News Dimension – Johannesburg,South Africa
The South African government will co-sponsor with the Gift of the Givers
and the Christian Maronite Church a humanitarian aid flight to Lebanon.
…
www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.fullStory&sp=l47918

Israel Readies New Push Into Lebanon
ABC News – USA
… BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon Aug 3, 2006 (AP)— Israel renewed airstrikes
on Beirut’s southern suburbs Thursday, and Hezbollah retaliated by firing
more than 130 …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2270109

Lebanon crisis: Both sides count the cost
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said the war had killed 900 people
in Lebanon and wounded 3 000, with a third of the casualties children
under 12. …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=279672&
area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

UK’s Blair sees UN Lebanon resolution within days
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
… minister, said today he hoped for agreement within the next few days
on a United Nations resolution aimed at bringing about an immediate ceasefire
in Lebanon. …
www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,132454,00.html

Heavy bombing halts rescue work in south Lebanon
Washington Post – United States
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) – Inside the usually busy Lebanese Red Cross center
in the port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, 10 rescue workers gather
idly around …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080300755.html

Bush’s Nutty Syria Policy
CounterPunch – Petrolia,CA,USA
By FARRAH HASSEN. The time has come to ask: how has accusing and isolating
Syria benefited US interests in the region? Since the …
www.counterpunch.org/hassen08032006.html

France Conciliates Iran but Shuns Syria Over Crisis in Lebanon
ThreatsWatch.Org – USA
… Perhaps what is most surprising is that France has decided upon a conciliatory
strategy with Iran while shunning discussions with Syria. …
analysis.threatswatch.org/2006/08/france-conciliates-iran-but-sh/

Why Syria’s Tough Talk Won’t Turn Into Action
TIME – USA
Despite the growing tension, Syria is in no mood to join the fight with
Israel. … Tensions between Israel and Syria are rising amid the flames
of Lebanon. …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1222504,00.html

Lebanon deployment likely specialised: Nelson
ABC Online – Australia
The Federal Government says Australian Defence Force personnel would only
play a small role if they are asked to serve in Lebanon. …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1705263.htm

Muslims demand Lebanon peacekeeping role
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
The Islamic world’s biggest bloc today demanded an immediate ceasefire
in Lebanon and a role for Muslims in a UN peacekeeping force, stressing
that a slow …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=190980060&p=y9x98x766

‘Standby fund’ for OFWS in Lebanon gets House committee nod
INQ7.net – Philippines
… has approved at the committee level a 500 million-peso “standby fund”
for the repatriation, evacuation, and relief of Filipino workers in war-torn
Lebanon. …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13250

Lebanon: what to do after the storm
Business Day – Johannesburg,South Africa
… Yet though the Israelis left southern Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza last
year, and are constructing a West Bank security fence that implicitly
concedes the …
www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A244318

200 missiles hit Israel as battle rages in Lebanon
International Herald Tribune – France
… fired the largest number of rockets yet into Israel – more than 200
– on Wednesday as thousands of Israeli troops faced fierce fighting in
Lebanon, and sought …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/03/africa/web.0803mideast.php

15,000 Americans evacuated from Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
After 18 days, 15,000 Americans stranded in Lebanon have been evacuated
by way of Turkey and Cyprus, and major efforts to move Americans out have
ended, the …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525794714&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

International force for Lebanon, but conditionally
Taipei Times – Taiwan
The current discussion surrounding an international force for southern
Lebanon has focused almost exclusively on which countries and organizations
— NATO, the …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2006/08/03/2003321641

Arroyo appeals to OFWs in Lebanon to leave
INQ7.net – Philippines
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has appealed to Filipinos in Lebanon
to heed the government’s call to leave the strife-torn country while there
is still an …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13284

OIC launches relief campaign to help Lebanon, Palestine
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has initiated an extensive
relief campaign to extend assistance to the beleaguered people of Lebanon
and Palestine …
english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289583.html

Lebanon rescue ships returning home
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Two Royal Navy warships which helped evacuate 4,400 British citizens from
Lebanon in the largest evacuation since Dunkirk are returning to base.
…
www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-5991083,00.html

Matthew Stevenson: Syria has strongest hand — Playing liar’s …
Providence Journal – Providence,RI,USA
… Tragically, the investor with the most to gain from Lebanon’s insolvency
is Syria, which in 2005 called in a few markers with Prime Minister Hariri
by killing …
www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/projo_20060803_03steve.1b27cf7.html

Crossfire War – Syria Orders Full Mobilization – Tanks – Missile …
NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA
By Willard Payne. Night Watch: DAMASCUS – Syria has taken more steps in
preparation for entering the war with Israel in support of Hezbollah and
Lebanon. …
newsblaze.com/story/20060802230425payn.nb/newsblaze/OPINIONS/Opinions.html

First Vietnamese evacuees reach relative safety of Syria
Thanh Nien Daily – Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam
Sixty Vietnamese workers in war-torn Lebanon entered Syria safely via the
Al Arida border gate Wednesday, of them, 20 are set to return home by
air on Friday …
www.thanhniennews.com/overseas/?catid=12&newsid=18423

Israelis Renew Air Strikes in Lebanon
ABC News – USA
Israeli soldiers take position as they prepare to enter Lebanon from northern
Israel Wednesday Aug. 2, 2006. Israel launched its …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2268274

Israeli troops move deeper into Lebanon
Dispatch Online – South Africa
It was the deepest into Lebanon Israeli troops reached since fighting broke
out between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas on July 12. …
www.dispatch.co.za/2006/08/03/Foreign/abomb.html

Pakistan, Malaysia, Demand Cease-Fire in Lebanon (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
… The OIC meeting, convened by Malaysia as the chair of the group, is
the largest gathering of Muslim nations since war broke out in Lebanon
last month. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=asRvf59qrwfY&refer=europe

Refugee Girl Brings Bravado in Lebanon
Washington Post – United States
By HAMZA HENDAWI. BOURJ AL-MOULOUK, Lebanon — Perched on her mother’s
knee, Batoul Taweel bragged that explosions didn’t scare her. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080300121.html

Israel pounds Lebanon, Siniora says war kills 900
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli jets pounded Lebanon and troops battled Hizbollah
guerrillas on Thursday while world powers struggled for a plan to end
a war which …
za.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID
=2006-08-03T085313Z_01_BAN323080_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-MIDEAST-20060803.XML

2 Filipinas die fleeing employers in Lebanon
INQ7.net – Philippines
TWO Filipinas died in Lebanon when they jumped from buildings to flee employers
who apparently refused to let them join the evacuation of overseas Filipino
…
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13301

Israel’s sees end to Lebanon campaign
Ninemsn – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a newspaper interview published that
Israel was “very close” to its goal in Lebanon and the United Nations
would likely vote …
news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=119707

IDF operating in 20 south Lebanon villages
Ynetnews – Israel
The IDF continued to widen its operations in south Lebanon on Thursday.
Thousands of soldiers – about six brigades – are operating in the
area. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3285734,00.html

Israelis renew air strikes in Lebanon
Houston Chronicle – United States
BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon — Israeli war planes renewed strikes against
Beirut’s southern suburbs early Thursday and an Israeli missile killed
three in the …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4091338.html

Lebanon evacuation to take 3 weeks
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration on Thursday said it would take
three weeks to evacuate an estimated 30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon. …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46356

Govt gears up for road rescue in Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Australia is planning to make further mercy dashes by road into Lebanon’s
south to rescue up to 200 citizens who will miss a ferry leaving Beirut.
…
www.theage.com.au/news/National/Govt-gears-up-f
or-road-rescue-in-Lebanon/2006/08/03/1154198251079.html

Syria’s next trick: a bargain for power
Macleans – Toronto,ON,Canada
… Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, has become the latest
inductee to Syria’s exclusive cult of personality — a turbaned, Shia
oddity, sandwiched …
www.macleans.ca/topstories/world/article.jsp?content=20060814_131615_131615
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Blair sees UN Lebanon resolution within days
Reuters.uk – UK
… Blair said on Thursday he hoped for agreement within the next few days
on a United Nations resolution aimed at bringing about an immediate ceasefire
in Lebanon …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-08-03T112233Z_01_L03703615_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-BLAIR.xml

Muslims press UN for truce in Lebanon
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
… Malaysia — The Islamic world’s largest organization of countries demanded
on Thursday that the UN implement an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and
investigate …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Fighting_Islamic_Meeting.html

Two Filipinos die fleeing employers in Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
Manila has ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 Filipinos in Lebanon
as violence escalated between Israeli forces and Hizbollah militants.
…
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=
2006-08-03T111308Z_01_MAN147990_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST
-PHILIPPINES.xml&archived=False

Former diplomats turn on Blair over Lebanon
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… East, Tony Blair was also publicly attacked today by two former British
ambassadors over his backing for George Bush’s stance on the Israel-Lebanon
conflict. …
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1836442,00.html

France says winning argument over Lebanon peace
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) – France said on Thursday it was winning the argument
for its three-stage plan to halt the conflict in Lebanon, and again ruled
out …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03897824.htm

ACT Dateline, Lebanon: Estimate of people fleeing conflict is …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Beirut, August 3, 2006-The United Nations yesterday upped its estimate
for the number of internally displaced people who have fled the fighting
in Lebanon. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/222031/115459753260.htm

Israelis line up behind Lebanon campaign
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
JERUSALEM, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Israeli public support for the war on Hizbollah
guerrillas in Lebanon has been so overwhelming it has become hard to tell
the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02140248.htm

Erdogan to Meet Ahmadinejad over Lebanon and Nuclear Crisis
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Malaysia to reveal Turkey’s role in ending the Middle East crisis,
and express his thoughts over the possibility of deploying peacekeeping
forces to Lebanon. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060803&hn=35323

Indonesian workers in Lebanon evacuated to Syria
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
TANGERANG, Banten (Agencies): At least 17 Indonesians working in Lebanon
have been evacuated to the Indonesian Embassy in the Syrian capital of
Damascus …
www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060803191208&irec=0

Syria vows to back end to clashes
RTE.ie – Ireland
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 …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0803/lebanon2.html

Spain: FM Visits Lebanon, Syria
Stratfor – USA
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos arrived in Damascus, Syria,
to speak with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem on Aug. …
www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php
?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=271333

Turkish general: America will attack Iran, Syria in October
Persian Journal – Iran
The former chief of ISI, Maj. Gen Hameed Gul has “predicted” that America
would definitely attack Iran and Syria simultaneously in October. …
www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_16997.shtml

EU to seek Syria help over Lebanon
United Press International – USA
2 (UPI) — The European Union pledged support to Lebanese Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora’s plan to end the crisis with Israel before seeking Syria’s
help. …
www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060802-121015-5045r

447 OFWs nakauwi na ‘Pinas, 3 tumakas sa Syria
ABS CBN News – Philippines
Ngunit napag-alaman ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) na
kulang ng tatlong OFWs ang batch na dumating nang magsagawa ito ng headcount
sa Syria. …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/STORYPAGE.ASPX?STORYID=46325

Hezbollah’s helping hands in Syria
BBC News – UK
… ourselves. The man behind the desk never gave us his name, but he seemed
to be a key figure in Hezbollah’s support network in Syria. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5239908.stm

Germany to offer incentives to Syria to woo it away from Iran and …
International Herald Tribune – France
BERLIN Germany is prepared to offer Syria a package of economic incentives
as part of Berlin’s efforts to woo the country away from Iran and seek
a broader …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/02/news/german.php

Al Baar expresses Malaysia’s support for Syria
Bahrain News Agency – Bahrain
Putrajaya Aug.2 (BNA) Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Hamed Al Baar
expressed his countries full back up for Syria and unwavering support
for it against …
english.bna.bh/?ID=48388

Lebanon fighting rages on ground and in air
Chicago Tribune – United States
TEL AVIV — Hezbollah and Israeli forces fought for ground advantage Wednesday
in the battle for Lebanon as Hezbollah fighters flung a record number
of rockets …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-
060802mideast,1,5652369.story?coll=chi-news-hed

Spanish FM visits Damascus on ceasefire in Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos met with his Syrian
counterpart Walid al-Muallem on Wednesday to seek a ceasefire in Lebanon
where Israel …
english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289398.html

Security Council resolution on Lebanon fighting might take until …
USA Today – USA
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Diplomats acknowledged Wednesday that any UN Security
Council resolution to stop fighting in Lebanon could take until next week,
as the …
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-02-UN-mideast_x.htm

Israel strikes deep into Lebanon in massive offensive
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
By Hamza Hendawi. EIGHT THOUSAND Israeli troops pressed into Lebanon yesterday
during the first full day of a massive ground offensive against Hezbollah.
…
www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-
qqqg=world-qqqm=world-qqqa=world-qqqid=9984-qqqx=1.asp

Israel/Lebanon: End Indiscriminate Strikes on Civilians
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Israeli forces have systematically failed to distinguish between combatants
and civilians in their military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon,
Human Rights …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/dcc6923542c3f991487ce8222ea79a72.htm

Oil plant leak damages beaches in Lebanon
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
London – Leaking oil from a bombed power station in Lebanon has damaged
about a third of the country’s coastline, the world’s top maritime body
said on …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=143&art_id=qw1154550422621B251

Festival cancels sponsorship in protest at Lebanon conflict
The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
One of Scotland’s leading festivals has cancelled sponsorship from the
Israeli embassy in protest against the conflict in Lebanon. …
www.theherald.co.uk/67143.shtml

Arab ministerial meeting under consideration in support of Lebanon …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Wednesday that the Arab world is considering the possibility of holding
a ministerial meeting in Beirut as soon as possible to support Lebanon
under escalating …
english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289386.html

Syrian PM phones Lebanon’s PM to reiterate support
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Ottri stressed that “Syria puts all its capabilities under the disposal
of Lebanon to support its heroic steadfastness and enhance its national
unity in face …
english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289319.html

Pakistan condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The government of Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the Israeli airstrikes
in Lebanon and killing of innocent people particularly in the Lebanese
town of Qana. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/03/eng20060803_289389.html

Red Cross Delivers More Aid in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
The international Red Cross delivered more aid in Lebanon on Wednesday,
and UN officials said they negotiated with Israel safe passage for two
oil tankers to …
www.forbes.com/business/commerce/feeds/ap/2006/08/02/ap2923735.html

Syria and Spain hold Talks on Lebanon
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
Syria and Spain on Wednesday underlined the importance of intensifying
the efforts of international community to achieve a just and comprehensive
peace in the …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/02/54125.htm

Arab Countries will Stand by Syria if Threatened, Saudi Minister …
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal announced Wednesday that the Arab
countries will stand by Syria if she encounters any threat or in case
of any aggression …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/02/54118.htm

Israel timed call-ups to ‘massage’ Syria
The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
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 …
www.theherald.co.uk/67144.shtml