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Date: 9 August 2006

US, France at odds over Lebanon demand
CTV.ca – Canada
Voting on a UN ceasefire proposal was put off for at least one more day,
as the United States and France appeared divided over a Lebanon demand
for a …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/2006
0807/Israel_lebanon_060809/20060809?hub=World

IDF arms recovered in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
A large selection of Hizbullah arms and equipment found in southern Lebanon
during the month of fighting came from the IDF itself, according to a
military …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288786,00.html

Australia boosts aid for Lebanon crisis
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… said. Australia has concerns for about 100 of its citizens whom it
believes are trapped in southern Lebanon and want to get out.
www.theage.com.au/news/National/Australia-boosts-
aid-for-Lebanon-crisis/2006/08/09/1154802961445.html

Israel advances in Lebanon
TVNZ – New Zealand
Israeli troops thrust deeper into Lebanon against fierce Hizbollah resistance
on Wednesday as Israel’s security cabinet discussed whether to order a
bigger …
tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/811271

ICRC highlights difficulties faced by aid agencies in South …
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
The work of aid agencies in southern Lebanon has become virtually impossible.
Bridges and access roads have been destroyed and there …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=374328&lng=1

Israeli forces push deeper in Lebanon battles
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) – Israeli forces pushed deeper into some parts
of south Lebanon on Wednesday despite fierce resistance from Hizbollah
guerrillas …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/9/worldupdates/2006-
08-09T144023Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262926-1&sec=Worldupdates

Agencies struggle to get aid into south Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Humanitarian efforts in southern Lebanon stalled for a second successive
day today as aid workers tried to reach the area, avoiding artillery and
air strikes …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/agencies-struggle-to-g
et-aid-into-south-lebanon/2006/08/09/1154802960636.html

UN to examine situation in Lebanon
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
Geneva – The United Nations Human Rights Council will examine the situation
in Lebanon on Friday following an urgent request led by Islamic nations,
the United …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=qw1155119941342W643

Israeli raids kill several in Lebanon
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
Israel’s military struck Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
early today, killing at least two people and wounding five, officials
said. …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=191588632&p=y9y589338

Four Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
FOUR Israeli soldiers were killed in a rocket attack in the village of
Aita al-Shaab in south Lebanon today, Al-Arabiya television reported.
…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20073620-1702,00.html

Negotiations on Lebanon resolution hit snags
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
New York – Negotiations over a Lebanon resolution in the UN Security Council
have hit several snags, and there’s been little movement toward final
agreement …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_118
8565.php/Negotiations_on_Lebanon_resolution_hit_snags

Australia boosts aid for Lebanon crisis
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… said. Australia has concerns for about 100 of its citizens whom it
believes are trapped in southern Lebanon and want to get out.
www.theage.com.au/news/National/Australia-boosts-aid
-for-Lebanon-crisis/2006/08/09/1154802961445.html

Israeli forces push deeper in Lebanon battles
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters) – Israeli forces pushed deeper into some parts
of south Lebanon on Wednesday despite fierce resistance from Hizbollah
guerrillas …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/9/worldupdates/2006-0
8-09T144023Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262926-1&sec=Worldupdates

Agencies struggle to get aid into south Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Humanitarian efforts in southern Lebanon stalled for a second successive
day today as aid workers tried to reach the area, avoiding artillery and
air strikes …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/agencies-struggle-to-get-
aid-into-south-lebanon/2006/08/09/1154802960636.html

Negotiations on Lebanon resolution hit snags
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
New York – Negotiations over a Lebanon resolution in the UN Security Council
have hit several snags, and there’s been little movement toward final
agreement …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_11885
65.php/Negotiations_on_Lebanon_resolution_hit_snags

Engage Syria or engage Iran?
New Anatolian – Ankara,Turkey
Unless the US engages with Syria or Iran, it’s highly unlikely that a cease-fire
would be permanent in Lebanon or for there to be any meaningful progress
in …
www.thenewanatolian.com/opinion-12471.html

Analysts Debate Syria’s Role In The Crisis
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty – Prague,Czech Republic
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2006 (RFE/RL) – Israel has frequently accused Syria
of directly supplying the weapons Hizballah fighters are using to battle
Israeli …
www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/08/a0b5dba0-0c95-49df-baa5-ed21dcb197ce.html

Sales of Hezbollah memorabilia shoot up in Syria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Damascus – Since the eruption of the conflict in Lebanon last month, popular
support for the militant group Hezbollah has shot up in Syria as has trade
in the …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1188594
.php/Sales_of_Hezbollah_memorabilia_shoot_up_in_Syria

Sales of Hezbollah memorabilia shoot up in Syria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Damascus – Since the eruption of the conflict in Lebanon last month, popular
support for the militant group Hezbollah has shot up in Syria as has trade
in the …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_11885
94.php/Sales_of_Hezbollah_memorabilia_shoot_up_in_Syria

Syria and Sudan Explore Prospects of an Arab Summit
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa discussed on Wednesday
with Sudanese presidential advisor prospects of holding an Arab summit
to face current …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/09/56222.htm

Israel Decides to Widen Operations in Lebanon
New York Times – United States
JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 — Israel decided today to significantly widen its military
campaign on the ground in south Lebanon. The country …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/world/middleeast/09cnd-mideast.html?h
p&ex=1155182400&en=9d64feef9f0ffe0c&ei=5094&partner=homepage

French President Says UN Resolution on Lebanon Must Include …
Voice of America – USA
French President Jacques Chirac says a proposed UN Security Council resolution
on Lebanon is still being worked out, in part because of reservations
from …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-09-voa26.cfm

France, US split over Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
THE US and France have split over crucial provisions in the United Nations
resolution to end hostilities in Lebanon, triggering intense diplomatic
scrambling. …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/france-us-split-ov
er-lebanon/2006/08/09/1154802962280.html

Israel opts to expand Lebanon war
Scotsman – United Kingdom
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel decided on Wednesday to expand its ground
offensive in Lebanon despite UN diplomacy to end the four-week-old war.
…
news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1158032006

Israel to expand Lebanon war
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Israel decided on Wednesday to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon despite
United Nations diplomacy to end the four-week-old war. …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=280306&are
a=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

Lebanon aid stalled, UN slams strikes on civilians
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Aid agencies were unable to reach tens of thousands
of people trapped by heavy fighting in southern Lebanon on Wednesday as
the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09823634.htm

Media bias in Lebanon: Rubes fall for the oldest trick in the book
Boston Herald – United States
The lesson of the Reuters photo fakery scandal is nothing any hapless once-bitten
carnival mark couldn’t have warned them about. …
news.bostonherald.com/editorial/view.bg?articleid=152077

ACT News Update: Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… 9, 2006-Local ACT member Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) reports
that four weeks into the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon
continues to …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/222031/115513440225.htm

German foreign minister supports ‘strong Lebanon’ on Israeli visit
Expatica – Netherlands
JERUSALEM – As part of the international diplomatic efforts to end the
violence in Lebanon, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke
out in Israel …
www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=32
178&name=German+foreign+minister+supports+’strong+Lebanon’+on+Israeli+visit

Israeli cabinet approves wider Lebanon offensive
CTV.ca – Canada
Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a wider ground offensive in Lebanon,
as the US and France worked quickly to iron out differences over an Arab
demand for a …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/2006
0807/Israel_lebanon_060809/20060809?hub=TopStories

Migrant workers flee Lebanon, some to wars at home
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Weeks after the sea exodus of Westerners from
Lebanon, hundreds of poor migrant workers are leaving daily by bus to
escape Israeli …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09544310.htm

Sri Lankan government leaves migrant workers stranded in Lebanon
Asian Tribune – Bangkok,Thailand
After weeks of war in Lebanon, the Sri Lankan government has done virtually
nothing to assist more than 90,000 migrant workers, many of them young
women …
www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/1470

UN rights body to meet Friday on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Aug 9 (Reuters) – The UN’s Human Rights Council will meet in Geneva
on Friday at the request of Muslim states to discuss the war in Lebanon
and Israel’s role …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L0940690.htm

The battle over Lebanon
New Zealand Herald – New Zealand
Israel’s security Cabinet convened last night to consider sending troops
deeper into Lebanon to fight Hizbollah. Prime Minister …
www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10395469

Slow progress in Lebanon diplomacy efforts
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch met Lebanese leaders in Beirut
as part of the effort to persuade Lebanon and Israel to agree on the terms
of a UN …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=374369&lng=1

Lebanon aid stalled, UN slams strikes on civilians
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
Aid agencies were unable to reach tens of thousands of people trapped by
heavy fighting in southern Lebanon today as the United Nations condemned
Israeli …
www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,132737,00.html

Hizbollah vows Lebanon will be Israel’s “graveyard”
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A defiant Hizbollah chief vowed on Wednesday to turn
south Lebanon into a “graveyard” for invading Israeli troops, hours after
the Jewish …
today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2
006-08-09T184027Z_01_N09269965_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-UN.xml

Government to test sea evacuation of Pinoys in Lebanon
Sun.Star – Philippines
… a trial in the coming days of the Beirut to Cyprus sea route in anticipation
of future evacuation of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Lebanon
using the …
www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2006/08/10/news/go
vernment.to.test.sea.evacuation.of.pinoys.in.lebanon.html

neocons hoped Israel would attack Syria
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
The White House, and in particular White House advisors who belong to the
neoconservative movement, allegedly encouraged Israel to attack Syria
as an expansion …
www.csmonitor.com/2006/0809/dailyUpdate.html

Syria deports Ahwazis to Iran, including Dutch national
British Ahwazi Friendship Society – London,UK
… The ALO has confirmed that Al-Mansouri has been deported after receiving
a letter from the Dutch government informing them of Syria’s deportation
decision. …
www.ahwaz.org.uk/2006/08/syria-deports-ahwazis-to-iran.html

Colombia to evacuate citizens in Lebanon
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia will send a plane to evacuate more than 100
of its citizens fleeing the fighting in Lebanon, a senator helping to
organize the …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1102AP_Colombia_Lebanon_Evacuation.html

Lebanon Aims to Take Control
Wall Street Journal – USA
3:45 pm: In a private meeting, the US and France considered two tentative
proposals they hoped would both accommodate Lebanon’s demands and revive
diplomatic …
online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115306760246608000-bZpv
5i8xNcDpZtEazYsmlGyZjEE_20060907.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

Israel targets any vehicle in south Lebanon
Chicago Tribune – United States
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that a Lebanese offer
to send troops to southern Lebanon is “interesting” and would be studied,
even as …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-060808m
ideast,0,4493386.story?coll=chi-homepagepromo440-fea

Casualties in Lebanon-Israel fighting
Houston Chronicle – United States
— At least 798 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel
since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah
guerrillas. …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4103857.html

As Lebanon’s Fuel Runs Out, Fears of a Doomsday Moment
New York Times – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 8 — Dr. Nadim Cortas saw the destruction wrought
by Lebanon’s 15-year civil war, and the shortages of …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/world/middleeast/09lebanon.html

South Lebanon in Lockdown After Israeli Warning
Voice of America – USA
Vehicle traffic in southern Lebanon has come to a virtual standstill after
the Israeli military warned residents that every single car on the road
will be …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-08-voa74.cfm

31 more killed in Lebanon
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
BEIRUT, Aug 8: Israeli air strikes killed 31 villagers in south Lebanon
on Tuesday as Beirut pleaded for a swift end to the hostilities that have
cost around …
www.dawn.com/2006/08/09/top10.htm

President Musharraf calls for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
… informed Online that President General Pervez Musharraf while addressing
the meeting noted that improvement in the situation of Lebanon is indispensable
for …
www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?151981

445 more Filipinos return home from Lebanon with help of migration …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tuesday brought home
a third group of 445 Filipinos from the conflict-affected Lebanon, bringing
the number …
english.people.com.cn/200608/09/eng20060809_291101.html

UN forced to suspend Lebanon aid convoy
Pakistan Dawn – Karachi,Pakistan
GENEVA, Aug 8: The United Nations on Tuesday suspended attempts to send
relief to southern Lebanon because of a lack of safety assurances from
Israeli forces …
www.dawn.com/2006/08/09/top1.htm

South Lebanon Closed; Strikes Kill 19
Forbes – USA
Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles,
as ground fighting intensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed
at least …
www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/08/08/ap2936053.html

Syria Has Finger on the Trigger
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) Syria continues to be on the highest alert possible, and
President Bashar Assad suggested that his country will continue to support
Hizbullah. …
www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=109514

Analysis: Iran and Syria exploiting weak Israeli leadership to …
Israel Insider – Tel Aviv,Israel
Iran and Syria have increased their involvement in the current war, after
having reached a joint decision that the risk of Israeli retaliation against
them is …
web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Security/9105.htm

It was Syria that had kept Hizbollah in check
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
… ‘‘It’s not Syria’s problem anymore,’’ he told me. ‘‘You
threw us out. … I never thought forcing Syria out of Lebanon had been
a good idea. …
www.indianexpress.com/story/10190.html

Beirut taxi driver’s body a map of violence in Lebanon
Globe and Mail – Canada
… oblivion. Nonetheless, until a month ago he thought the end of Lebanon’s
civil war in 1990 had meant the end of living in fear. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060809.wmideast-life09/BNStory/Front

Israeli gunboats hit refugee camp in Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
Beirut (Lebanon), Aug. … Some 350,000 Palestinians live in refugee camps
in Lebanon that have developed over the years into shanty towns. …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200608090901.htm

New Israeli General Oversees Lebanon
Forbes – USA
Israel’s military chief appointed his deputy to oversee Israel’s battles
in Lebanon, sidelining the current commander in an unusual shake-up as
Israel is …
www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2006/08/09/ap2936605.html

No relief for Lebanon
Die Welt – Germany
Impatience is growing around the world as the United Nations Security Council
fails to agree on a cease-fire deal for Lebanon. The …
www.welt.de/z/plog/blog.php/the_free_west/th
e_free_wests_weblog/2006/08/09/no_relief_for_lebanon

US willing to consider Lebanon’s troop offer
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The White House said Tuesday that it is willing to consider the Lebanese
offer to send 15,000 troops to southern Lebanon, but doubted Lebanon’s
ability to …
english.people.com.cn/200608/09/eng20060809_291250.html

Lebanon: Exchanges of fire in east
Ynetnews – Israel
… of fire are taking place Wednesday morning between IDF forces and Hizbullah
gunmen in the village of al-Taibeh, which is in the eastern zone of southern
Lebanon …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3288526,00.html

One more plane lands in Brazil with refugees from Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Foreign Relations Ministry as part of a major operation to evacuate
citizens of Brazil and other South American countries from conflict areas
in Lebanon. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/09/eng20060809_291249.html

Israel’s wars in Lebanon and Gaza are a threat to democracy
Taipei Times – Taiwan
By Alvaro de Vasconcelos. The wars in Lebanon and Gaza constitute a grave
threat to democratic reform in the southern Mediterranean. …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2006/08/09/2003322495

syria, china: Marking 50 years of diplomatic ties
Monday Morning – Beirut,Lebanon
… Hu as saying. China is willing to work with Syria to create a better
future for Sino-Syrian cooperation, Hu said. The Syrian president …
www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=3840&CategoryID=6

MPs set to visit Syria, Lebanon
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
… The trip, organized by the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations,
is scheduled to include stops in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, but security
concerns will …
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layou
t/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155073815398&call_pageid=968
332188774&col=968350116467

Land route out of Lebanon still ‘best’ — DFA
INQ7.net – Philippines
AFTER earlier deciding on a sea evacuation of Filipinos out of Lebanon,
government officials on Wednesday said that option was not urgently needed
at the …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=14346

US, France at odds over Lebanon
Newsweek – USA
Aug. 8: NBC’s Richard Engel reports on life in Tyre, Lebanon, now that
a curfew has been imposed by Israel, which says anything that moves after
a certain hour …
msnbc.msn.com/id/14257553/

Steinmeier Meets Israeli Officials to Push for End to Lebanon …
Deutsche Welle – Germany
… on Wednesday. He is expected to push for acceptance of a United Nations
resolution aimed at ending the fighting in Lebanon. On Wednesday …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2126680,00.html

Russia Sends Humanitarian Aid to War-Ravaged Lebanon
MOSNEWS – Russia
Russia will embark on a large-scale operation to deliver humanitarian aid
to Lebanon on Thursday. According to the Russian Emergencies …
www.mosnews.com/news/2006/08/09/lebanonaid.shtml

Israel Security Cabinet meets on Lebanon
Houston Chronicle – United States
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Security Cabinet convened Wednesday to likely approve
a broader ground offensive in Lebanon, with key ministers arguing that
the …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4104476.html

Israeli tanks stream into Lebanon
CNN International – USA
An Israeli soldier speaks on a field telephone Wednesday after returning
from an operation in Lebanon. BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Israeli …
edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/09/mideast.main/

Israel advances in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli troops thrust deeper into Lebanon against fierce
Hizbollah resistance on Wednesday as Israel’s security cabinet discussed
whether to …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=20
06-08-09T092701Z_01_L07726695_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST.xml

Israel Shakes Up Military Command in Lebanon Campaign
Voice of America – USA
Israel’s security cabinet is meeting on whether to expand the ground offensive
in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants – as the commander of the month-long
…
voanews.com/english/2006-08-09-voa15.cfm

Seven die in Israeli raid on Lebanon
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Israeli soldiers in the northern city of Carmiel carry the coffin of Captain
Gilad Balachsan, killed on Monday during military operations in southern
Lebanon. …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/seven-die-in-israeli-
raid-on-lebanon/2006/08/09/1154802947958.html

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