Date: 8 August 2006

UN “stands idly by” Lebanon “bloodbath”: Arab League
Reuters – USA
… An Arab League delegation accused the Security Council on Tuesday of
standing by idly while weeks of fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s
Hizbollah sew “the …
today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-
08T202730Z_01_N08182549_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-UN-MEETING.xm
l&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-8

Israel May Go Deeper Into Lebanon Amid UN Debate (Update6)
Bloomberg – USA
8 (Bloomberg) — Israel prepared to move deeper into southern Lebanon,
ordering residents there to keep vehicles off the roads or risk being
bombed, as the …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFPgqnGps0qA&refer=home

LEBANON: South lacks medication for chronic diseases
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
TYRE, 8 August (IRIN) – Aid agencies and doctors in south Lebanon say there
is a growing shortage of medication for chronic diseases, such as diabetes,
cancer …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/84d5110a5ea18a4876795c736feb3215.htm

New aid route sought in Lebanon, fuel crisis looms
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
An indefinite ban on movement imposed by Israel has made southern Lebanon
a “no-go area”, humanitarian agencies said today, but they were searching
for a new …
www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,132710,00.html

INTERVIEW-Germany says Lebanon troops offer constructive
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BERLIN, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Beirut’s offer to send troops to south Lebanon
is a useful step which could help an international force stabilise the
region …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08817616.htm

LEBANON: Fuel shortages threaten hospital services
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Lebanon is tapping into its fuel reserves to supply some hospitals,
but the real issue is the difficulty in transporting the fuel around the
country, Khalife …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/1db5dd1682ec772bda86e03f8d7451b7.htm

France takes lead role on Lebanon
BBC News – UK
France is at the centre of intense diplomatic efforts to bring about a
ceasefire in Lebanon, in the face of grave risks that the conflict could
spread out of …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5257602.stm

Lebanon Oil Spill May Rival Exxon Valdez of 1989 (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — Lebanon’s oil spill, caused by Israeli bombardment
of oil storage units at a power plant, may rival the leakage from the
Exxon Valdez in …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apje8CwcPPSA&refer=home

Annan: Civilian deaths in Lebanon and Israel should be probed
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
New York – Attacks that killed civilians in both Lebanon and Israel should
be fully investigated as possible violations of international humanitarian
law and …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1188355.php/A
nnan_Civilian_deaths_in_Lebanon_and_Israel_should_be_probed

US says multinational force must complement Lebanon troops
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Washington – The US on Tuesday welcomed a Lebanese proposal to send 15,000
troops to police southern Lebanon, but said any deployment would have
to be …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1188392.php
/US_says_multinational_force_must_complement_Lebanon_troops

UN experts arrive in Syria to assess environmental impact of …
UN News Centre
8 August 2006 – Two United Nations experts arrived in Syria today to
evaluate the consequences of the oil spill caused by Israel’s bombardment
of a power …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=19438&Cr=leban&Cr1=

Desperate Lebanese flee to Syria on foot
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
ON THE LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER — Carrying luggage and infants, a couple hundred
Lebanese and foreigners stepped around craters left behind from Israeli
…
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Fighting_Border_Crossing.html

Question of the hour: Why isn’t Syria being bombed?
Blogger News Network – USA
Call me a warmongering, neocon armchair general if you like, but why in
the name of heaven isn’t Israel bombing Syria at least back into the Bronze
Age, if not …
www.bloggernews.net/2006/08/question-of-hour-why-isnt-syria-being.html

Americans press Bush: Talk to Syria
Ynetnews – Israel
… may have made Mr. Bush feel righteous, but it hasn’t done anything
to choke off nuclear programs in Iran or North Korea.’ Bush: We are in
contact with Syria. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288402,00.html

Time to Talk to Syria
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Not until Israel first makes peace with Syria. This crisis has clearly
shown that Syria can make trouble for Israel and the United States. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=commentary&alt=&trh=20060807&hn=35428

Debka: Hezballah command based in Syria keeps smuggling in rockets
Israel Insider – Tel Aviv,Israel
… military intelligence in Damascus to which Iranian Revolutionary Guards
intelligence officers are attached, headed by a general from one of Syria?s
surface …
web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/9078.htm

Israel should have moved against Syria: Steyn
ABC Online – Australia
… Indeed, he believes the Israelis should really be attacking, not Hezbollah,
but one of the causes of the problem, which he says is Syria. …
www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1708832.htm

454 OFWs from Lebanon arrive from Syria today
Tempo – Manila,Philippines
A total of 454 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from strife-torn
Lebanon are expected to arrive today in Manila from Damascus, Syria, Department
of …
www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=26414

Lebanon PM rejects UN cease-fire plan
China Daily – China
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Lebanese prime minister rejected a UN cease-fire
plan backed by US President Bush, demanding on Monday that Israel immediately
pull out …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-08/08/content_659304.htm

Hit on Bridge North of Tyre Isolates South of Lebanon
New York Times – United States
TYRE, Lebanon, Aug. 7 — The one bridge into Lebanon’s south that remained
is now gone. The crossing point just north of here …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/world/middleeast/08tyre.html

Crocodile tears for Lebanon
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
… for targets and at night, like all the little – and not so little –
massacres being perpetrated by the Israeli air force across southern Lebanon,
you usually …
www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=36&si=1667069&issue_id=14469

Cyprus warns of ecological disaster of Lebanon’s oil spill
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A Cypriot minister urged the European Union on Monday to confront a possible
ecological disaster of oil spill in Lebanon due to Israeli bombing. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/08/eng20060808_290875.html

“Lebanon has been torn to pieces”
Salon – USA
… for approval Monday of a proposed cease-fire to halt the conflict between
Israel and Hezbollah — but Prime Minister Fouad Siniora of Lebanon rejected
the plan …
www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/08/siniora/

Govt to rent ships near Lebanon for evacuation plan
ABS CBN News – Philippines
Government officials are negotiating with ferry operators in Cyprus and
Syria for the evacuation of thousands of Filipinos stranded in Lebanon,
Marianito Roque …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46785

Lebanon slams draft UN resolution
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Lebanon has warned that a UN draft resolution will not end the fighting
between Israel and Hezbollah militants. It said the resolution …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Leban
onconflict&slug=Lebanon+slams+UN+resolution&id=91170&callid=1

Army declares traffic curfew in southern Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… The IDF said it has declared an indefinite curfew on the movement of
vehicles in Lebanon south of the Litani River, beginning Monday night.
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452
5828072&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Tuesday for changes to a draft resolution to end the war between Israel
and Hizbollah, as the Jewish state vows to expand its offensive in Lebanon
if diplomacy …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08837279.htm

Disagreement between Europe and US on Lebanon-Israel conflict
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Lebanon-Israel conflict has been upgraded which shows a signal of the
danger of an uncontrolled situation. Regarding this utter …
english.people.com.cn/200608/08/eng20060808_290763.html

Bush: Ceasefire must not let Hezbollah keep Lebanon grip
Globe and Mail – Canada
CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush said Monday any Mideast cease-fire must
prevent Hezbollah from strengthening its grip in southern Lebanon, asserting
“it’s …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060807.wUS0807/BNStory/Front

Syria’s US Ambassador: Syria Can Play ‘Constructive Role’ in …
Council on Foreign Relations – New York,New York,USA
The Hezbollah militia battling Israeli forces in Lebanon is widely believed
to receive arms and other support from Syria and Iran. …
www.cfr.org/publication/11245/syrias_us_ambassador.html

Syria is the key
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Israel to achieve some of the goals listed above is not Hizbullah or
Iran – and hardly the Lebanese government (which is still influenced by
Syria) – but Syria …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525826
370&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Experts debate Syria’s role
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Some analysts say Syria is the only player that can keep Hizbullah in check,
and that therefore it is in Israel’s interest to negotiate with the Syrian
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525
826335&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… Jewish state. Israel said it would expand its military offensive in
Lebanon if there was no diplomatic solution soon. Lebanese rescue …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/m
iddleeast/2006/August/middleeast_August220.xml&section=middleeast

Indonesian group says it sent fighters to Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
A hardline Islamic group in Indonesia claimed Tuesday that 20 of its members
had traveled to Lebanon to join the fight against Israel. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545
25828694&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon ready to deploy army in south
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
… Its deployment would mark a significant change in the balance of power
within the country: for more than 20 years southern Lebanon has been a
virtual no-go …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=280115&are
a=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

New Israeli blitz on Lebanon
Dispatch Online – South Africa
PRIME Minister Fuad Siniora made a tearful plea yesterday for an end to
the near four-week-old Lebanon conflict as more civilians were killed
in a new blitz of …
www.dispatch.co.za/2006/08/08/Foreign/abomb.html

Islamic hardliners open registration for “jihadis” for Lebanon
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
JAKARTA – A hardline Indonesian Islamic group planned on Tuesday to open
a register for volunteers to fight against Israel in Lebanon and the Palestinian
…
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/mi
ddleeast/2006/August/middleeast_August222.xml&section=middleeast

Israeli soldier killed in fighting in Lebanon -army
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Aug 8 (Reuters) – Anti-tank missiles fired by Hizbollah gunmen killed
an Israeli soldier and wounded five other troops in fighting in Lebanon
on Tuesday, an …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08264730.htm

Lebanon “ready to send troops”
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
… Arab League ministers, meeting in Beirut, have sent a delegation to
the UN to push through Lebanon’s amendments to a Security Council resolution
aimed at …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=374100&lng=1

Tel Aviv a world apart from Lebanon war
Washington Post – United States
… “Business has actually been great,” Cohen said in Tel Aviv, a city
some 220 km (130 miles) from Lebanon but a world apart from the fighting
between Israel and …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800108.html

Bush says America’s position ‘clear to Iran, Syria’
Business Day – Johannesburg,South Africa
CRAWFORD — US President George Bush yesterday accused Syria and Iran
of fomenting “chaos” in the Middle East, and said both knew exactly
what they must …
www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A247286

FM flies to New York; Syria wants Athens to take on more active …
Kathimerini – Athens,Greece
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis flew to an urgent meeting of the United
Nations Security Council in New York yesterday, saying that the group
of countries had …
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/frontpage_&xml/&aspKath/frontpage.asp?fdate=08/08/2006

Olmert points the finger at Iran and Syria
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Israel’s Prime Minister has given his country’s troops his full support
and backing for the duration of the military offensive in Lebanon. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=374123&lng=1

Battles continue to rage in southern Lebanon
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
Battles between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militia raged today across
southern Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to keep
a peace plan from …
www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=81900890&p=8y9xyy9z&n=81901270

Lebanon fighting rages as ceasefire remains elusive
ABC News – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes and ground fighting convulsed south Lebanon
on Tuesday ahead of fresh diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending a four-week-old
…
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2285775

Peretz: IDF to prepare for south Lebanon occupation
Ynetnews – Israel
Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Tuesday that he wants a diplomatic solution
to complement Israel’s military operation in Lebanon. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288012,00.html

Lebanon crisis: push for amendments to UN resolution
ABC Online – Australia
MARK COLVIN: An Israeli soldier was killed in clashes with Hezbollah forces
in southern Lebanon this afternoon, while an Israeli army spokesman said
that at …
www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1709946.htm

Israel considers Lebanon’s offer to deploy troops
International Herald Tribune – France
JERUSALEM Lebanon’s offer to deploy 15,000 troops along the border with
Israel is “interesting” and worthy of further consideration, Israeli Prime
Minister …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/08/08/africa/ME_GEN_Israel_Olmert.php

Lebanon violence stifles dialogue between Jews and Muslims in US
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
As the carnage has mounted in Lebanon and Israel, it has become a rallying
cry for Bay Area Jews and Muslims, leaders of each faith say, but it also
has …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/08/08/MNGGTKD0381.DTL

2 reservists killed in Lebanon battle
Ynetnews – Israel
… were injured, one moderately and the other one lightly, during fire
exchanges with Hizbullah gunmen in the area of Bint Jbeil in southwest
Lebanon Monday night …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288184,00.html

Givati joins fighting in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
The Givati Brigade is leaving Gaza and joining the fighting in the north:
The IDF steps up its military operations in southern Lebanon, and Ynet
has learned …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288150,00.html

Govt won’t deploy Coast Guard ships to Lebanon
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The government on Tuesday shelved a plan to send two Philippine Coast Guard
(PCG) vessels to Lebanon to help rescue overseas Filipino workers still
trapped in …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46824

Lebanon fighting rages, ceasefire remains elusive
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli air raids and ground battles with Hizbollah
guerrillas convulsed south Lebanon on Tuesday amid diplomatic wrangling
over how to end …
thestar.com.my/news/nastory.asp?file=/2006/8/8/worldupdates/20
06-08-08T155641Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262742-3&sec=Worldupdates

PM mulls Lebanon deployment plan
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… “The faster we leave south Lebanon, the happier we will be,” Olmert
said. “Of course we will only do this if we can ensure that we have achieved
our goals.”. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545258
30875&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon Crisis: relief convoy awaiting final security clearance at …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
A UNHCR humanitarian relief convoy that we hoped would arrive in Beirut
from Syria on Monday was still at the Syria-Lebanon border this morning,
awaiting final …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/19115136aa21b79edbeb93cffe33757b.htm

Lebanon ceasefire resolution ‘by tomorrow’
Scotsman – United Kingdom
TONY Blair said today he hoped a UN resolution for a Lebanon ceasefire
could be agreed “by tomorrow”, as he prepared to head off on holiday.
…
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1151422006

Lebanon/Israel – ICRC Bulletin 10/2006
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… conducting most of its field operations outside the main cities in
the last few days, depriving civilians trapped in villages in southern
Lebanon of urgently …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220224/abbad00eff779f9a1b541f70937c0b1b.htm

Lebanon aid flight reaches Cyprus
BBC News – UK
An Oxfam flight loaded with aid for people in Lebanon has arrived in Cyprus
after taking off from Kent. The 18-tonne consignment …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/5256114.stm

UN rights forum to hold special session on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session
this week to examine alleged rights violations in the month-old war in
Lebanon, a UN …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08850467.htm

US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq
ABC News – USA
… ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq
and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel
in Lebanon to try …
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2286428

World Vision Lebanon Relief Operations
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
World Vision Lebanon (WVL) is currently managing relief operations in all
four main regions of Lebanon: the South, the North, Beirut and Mount Lebanon,
and …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/wvmeero/62d049c71fb4ddd5e477dd529f68795f.htm

Lebanon port city suffers the ravages of war
Washington Post – United States
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) – Apart from a lone grocer and a handful of cars
rushing through the deserted city center, there were few signs of life
in Lebanon’s …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800371.html

UN prepares to discuss draft resolution on Lebanon
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
But before leaving for a Middle East trip he made it clear that in order
for it to succeed both Lebanon and Israel would have to agree to a peacekeeping
force …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=374179&lng=1

60 rockets fired at Israel from south Lebanon
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
JERUSALEM: Some 60 rockets were fired at Israel from south Lebanon by early
Tuesday afternoon, without any immediate reports of injuries, police said.
…
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1046074

Lebanese clamber over shelled border into Syria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Masnaa crossing, Syria – Despite repeated Israeli bombardment of the Masnaa
crossing point on the Syrian-Lebanese border, Lebanese fleeing the month-long
…
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1188
214.php/Lebanese_clamber_over_shelled_border_into_Syria

Syria’s crucial role: Why Damascus meddles – and matters
International Herald Tribune – France
LONDON They were the last Americans to meet with Syria’s president, Bashar
al-Assad, in the days before the latest Middle East upheaval. …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/08/opinion/edweiss.php
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Kommersant Reporter Lays Road into Lebanon
Kommersant – Moscow,Russia
… of Israeli security cabinet, enforcement ministers and chiefs of special
services resolved to intensify the military campaign in southern Lebanon
to dislodge …
www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=695866

Lebanon war hits Israel’s tourist economy
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… The economic toll on Lebanon is still more devastating, government
ministers estimating that up to $20 billion will be needed to rebuild
the economy and …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BAK847056.htm

LEBANON:PECORARO SCANIO, TOUGHER AGAINST DAMAGE TO ENVIRONMENT
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… well as Syria. In order to contain the damages, “Italy is willing to
intervene in Lebanon’s aid in a cleansing operation. But an …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608081736-1
174-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline

German FM Steinmeier meets Fouad Seniora in Lebanon
Expatica – Netherlands
… Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking Tuesday during a Beirut visit, said
he welcomed the decision of the Lebanese government to send troops to
southern Lebanon. …
www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&stor
y_id=32135&name=German+FM+Steinmeier+meets+Seniora+in+Lebanon

Lebanon’s domestic workers clamour to escape
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… He paid an agency $US1000 to bring each of them to Lebanon, and insisted
that war or no war the maids should honour their contracts. …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/lebanons-domestic-
workers-clamour-to-escape/2006/08/08/1154802889392.html

Arab delegation to UN to discuss Israel, Lebanon
Washington Post – United States
… on the United Nations on Tuesday to press for an amendment to a US-French
draft resolution demanding a quick Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon so
Beirut’s army …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800452.html

Lebanon fighting rages, UN argues about ceasefire
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
Israeli air raids and ground battles with Hizbollah guerrillas convulsed
south Lebanon today amid diplomatic wrangling over how to end a four-week-old
war that …
www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,132698,00.html

Israeli air strikes kill 14 in Lebanon village
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
… Ghaziyeh, just south of Sidon, the largest city in south Lebanon 40
km (25 miles) from Beirut, has been housing many people displaced from
their villages near …
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1046158

UN Human Rights Council to Discuss Israel’s Offensive in Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
A UN spokeswoman says the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold
a special meeting later this week to examine Israel’s military offensive
in Lebanon. …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-08-voa37.cfm

ANALYSIS-Lebanon land of choice for proxy warriors
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Lebanon, engulfed in blood and destruction for
the past four weeks, is once again caught up in a proxy war, this one
pitting the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08871764.htm

Russia backs Lebanon’s UN amendments bid
RTE.ie – Ireland
… Lebanon has called for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate withdrawal
of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. The current …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0808/lebanon1.html

Outside View: The case for engaging Syria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) — In my last weekly article ‘The Missing
Link,’ I argued for the need to engage Syria in any future negotiations
that may …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1
188293.php/Outside_View_The_case_for_engaging_Syria

Syria tries to reassert influence over Lebanon
Middle East Online – London,UK
The war between Israel and Hezbollah has given Syria an opening toward
reasserting its influence over Lebanon, more than a year after its troops
were forced …
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17219