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Date: 15 July 2006
Bush points figure at Hezbollah, Syria
MarketWatch – USA
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) – US President George W. Bush on Saturday called
on Hezbollah to lay down its arms and pointed his finger at Syria as Israeli
war planes …
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Israel widening war on Hizbollah
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli planes blasted roads and bridges across Lebanon
on Saturday as President George W. Bush called on Syria to exert its influence
to …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID
=2006-07-15T092401Z_01_L104489_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST.xml
UAE, Syria agree to further improve trade exchanges
Middle East North Africa Financial Network – Amman,Jordan
… said that it was decided to eliminate all obstacles and boost trade
relations between the two countries during the first meeting of UAE-Syria
Joint Technical …
www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093120222
Iran and Syria blamed as violence intensifies
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
… Fears are growing that the conflict could spread across the region,
with George W Bush calling on Syria to do more to control Hizbollah, and
Israeli officials …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/
07/15/umid.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/07/15/ixnews.html
Israel pounds Lebanon for fourth day; civilian toll rises
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut/Tel Aviv – Israel kept up its concerted assault against Lebanon
Saturday, attacking areas and infrastructure in its northern neighbour
as Hezbollah …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_118118
4.php/Israel_pounds_Lebanon_for_fourth_day_civilian_toll_rises
France moves its citizens out of Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
France is putting in place a special ferry to evacuate its citizens in
Lebanon who wish to leave starting on Sunday, the foreign minister said.
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886005994&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Arabs divided over Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon crisis
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… headquarters on Saturday were split over the extent to which the Shiite
group Hezbollah were responsible for provoking the current Israeli onslaught
in Lebanon …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_11811
83.php/%A0Arabs_divided_over_Hezbollahs_role_in_Lebanon_crisis
Israel continues Lebanon offensive
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
… Hezbollah has responded with rocket attacks. On Saturday, several rockets
hit the town of Tiberias, 35 km from the Lebanon border. …
www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Israel+continues+offensive&id=90194
Israel pounds Lebanon, Bush blames Hizbollah
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes killed at least 27 civilians on
Saturday as Israel battered Lebanon for a fourth straight day to punish
it for letting …
za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-07-15T125729Z_01_ALL530412_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-MIDEAST-20060715.XML
Writethru: UN council debates Lebanon-Israeli conflict
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The UN Security Council debated on Friday the ongoing Lebanon-Israeli conflict
in an emergency meeting Friday, with the Lebanese delegate calling for
…
english.people.com.cn/200607/15/eng20060715_283390.html
Lebanon: 15 dead in Israel strike on van
Ynetnews – Israel
… As the rockets fired by Hizbullah land deeper and deeper in Israeli
territory, the IDF’s operation in Lebanon is also expanding: Air Force
jets launched a …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3276008,00.html
Syrian official says no Israeli attack on Syria
Reuters.uk – UK
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria was not the target of any attack by Israel on
Saturday, a Syrian information official said. “No Syrian …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-07-15T140150Z_01_L1545198_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-SYRIA.xml
Bush demands Syria stop Hizbollah attacks
Reuters – USA
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Bush demanded on Saturday that
Syria rein in Hizbollah attacks on Israel but Russia’s Vladimir Putin
said Israel’s …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-07
-15T140023Z_01_L15697759_RTRUKOC_0_US-GROUP-MIDEAST.xml
Syria could be attacked within 72 hours
IsraPundit – Canada
… According to the report, a Pentagon source said that if Syria does
not try to influence Hezbollah, Israel could bomb essential installations
in Syria. …
www.israpundit.com/2006/?p=1804
Syria Defends Hezbollah as Arab Foreign Ministers Discuss Crisis
FOX News – USA
… Another camp led by Syria defended Hezbollah as carrying out “legitimate
acts in line with international resolutions and the UN charter, as acts
of resistance …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203777,00.html
Eyewitnesses: Syria-Lebanon border attacked
Ynetnews – Israel
Lebanese sources report strike that hit Syrian posts on Lebanon-Syria border.
Israel denies attacking Syrian targets, says IDF struck …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3276067,00.html
Bush demands Syria stop Hizbollah attacks
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
US President George W. Bush has called on Syria to exert its influence
to persuade Hizbollah to stop attacks against Israel. At …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=369562&lng=1
US Readies Plans for Lebanon Evacuation
FOX News – USA
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Saturday it was trying to determine
how it might evacuate Americans from besieged Lebanon to the neighboring
…
www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Jul15/0,4670,USLebanon,00.html
European citizens to be evacuated from Lebanon
CNN – USA
Dominique de Villepin said the French governmenrt would evaluate the Lebanon
situation “hour by hour.”. PARIS, France (AP) — European …
www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/lebanon.europeans.ap/
Israel Hits Lebanon, Bush Seeks Hezbollah Disarmament (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon for a fourth day,
reportedly killing at least 26 people, hours after Hezbollah leader Sheikh
Hassan …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ahrISH0oLLos&refer=home
Irish citizens flee Lebanon
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
About 15 Irish people have fled Lebanon following the escalation of violence
in the Middle East, the Department of Foreign Affairs said today. …
www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=189171994&p=y89y7z7xx&n=189172754
Israel steps up Lebanon bombardments
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon has spread to the Bekaa Valley to try to
seal Lebanon’s eastern land border with Syria. Lebanese …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=369552&lng=1
Nations to evacuate expatriates from Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – European and Arab nations and the United States moved
on Saturday to evacuate their nationals from Lebanon as Israel bombarded
the country. …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07
-15T163201Z_01_N15427242_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-FOREIGNERS.xml&archived=False
Greeks to be flown from Lebanon
Kathimerini – Athens,Greece
Foreign Affairs Minister Dora Bakoyannis expressed concern yesterday that
military action in Lebanon in the last few days may get out of control
as the …
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100010_15/07/2006_72113
Israel Continues Lebanon Bombing Despite International Warnings
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… The Israeli army has continued its operations in Gaza after Hamas’s
kidnapping of an Israeli soldier as it spread its operations against Lebanon
after 10 …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=34816
Report: Israel gives Syria ultimatum
Ynetnews – Israel
London-based Arabic language newspaper Al-Hayat says Israel gave Syria
72 hours to stop Hizbullah’s activity, bring about release of kidnapped
IDF troops. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3275886,00.html
Iran, Syria presidents discuss Zionist attacks on Lebanon and …
MehrNews.com – Tehran,Iran
… the Islamic Conference (OIC) should play an active role in resolving
the recent crisis created by the Zionist regime and said that an attack
on Syria would be …
www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=352882
LETTERS: Israeli action in Lebanon
Houston Chronicle – United States
I was very distressed by Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, as Hezbollah is
being represented as part of the Lebanese government, which is not true.
…
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4048326.html
Israeli airstrikes continue to hit Lebanon
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early today, targeting bridges
and fuel storage tanks and petrol stations in the east and south, security
…
www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=80897646&p=8x897948&n=80898026
Lebanon: 70 killed in IDF attacks
Ynetnews – Israel
… The air strikes in Lebanon continued Friday and Saturday, with Lebanon
police reporting that the Israeli Air Force attacked targets in the northern
city of …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3275896,00.html
US, Russia differences on Lebanon only tactical-Kremlin aide
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
Dmitry Peskov said, “The differences between the United States and Russia
on the Lebanon crisis are not strategically very large; both Russia and
the United …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060715/51387303.html
Protests across Arab world against Israel’s attacks on Lebanon
Hindustan Times – India
… across the Arab world, and the leaders of Jordan and Egypt held an
emergency meeting in Cairo to condemn Israel’s expanding assault on Lebanon
— the worst …
www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1744686,00050004.htm
Israel resumes Lebanon offensive
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft pounded areas in south, east and northern
Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Hizbollah’s chief declared an open war
against …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID
=2006-07-15T055744Z_01_L104489_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST.xml
Relatives question DFAT’s Lebanon efforts
ABC Online – Australia
The Federal Government is being accused of not doing enough to help Australians
trapped in Lebanon. Residents on both sides of the …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1687499.htm
Israel raids southern Lebanon
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
SIDON (Lebanon): Israeli jets carried out a series of raids across southern
Lebanon at dawn on Saturday, including an attack near the home of pro-Syrian
…
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1041812
Lebanon hammers Israeli ‘aggression’
London Free Press – Canada
UNITED NATIONS — Lebanon accused Israel of launching “a widespread barbaric
aggression” yesterday, aimed at bringing the small Mideast country to
its knees …
lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/International/2006/07/15/1686055-sun.html
Crawling Porsches and the prayerful join Lebanon’s opulent exodus
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
… Thousands of wealthy, well-dressed Arabs snarled the mountain roads
leading to Syria with their Range Rovers and Porsches as they fled Lebanon
yesterday. …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006
/07/15/wmid315.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/07/15/ixnews.html
World worries about Mideast violence
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Earlier, the European Union said that it was concerned that the fighting
in Lebanon may spread, drawing Syria into the conflict, with uncontrollable
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885999179&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Bush Blames Hizbullah for Violence, Urges Syria to ‘Exert …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
… “And therefore, I call on Syria to exert influence over Hizbullah.”.
The fighting came at a time of tensions between Iran and Syria and the
West. …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/5EFB
7BC0A3ECFE7BC22571AC00336056?OpenDocument
UAE and Syria agree to further boost trade ties
Middle East North Africa Financial Network – Amman,Jordan
“It was decided to eliminate all obstacles and boost trade relations between
the two countries during the first meeting of UAE-Syria Joint Technical
Committee …
www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093120207
Syria, Iran seen as architects of kidnappings
Ottawa Citizen – Ontario, Canada
BEIRUT – The fighting between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in Lebanon
hasn’t touched Iran or Syria yet, but many analysts think those countries
were …
www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=1ec29347-20fd-4fa3-8e52-e4ed30039072
Israeli PM approves new strike targets in Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday approved a list of new targets
of Lebanon’s Hizbollah guerillas in the ongoing military offensive in
Lebanon …
english.people.com.cn/200607/15/eng20060715_283387.html
Israel hits Lebanon bridges, gas stations
Houston Chronicle – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early
Saturday, targeting bridges and fuel storage tanks and gas stations in
the east and south …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4048898.html
Norway condemns Israeli reactions against Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Norway is deeply concerned over the development in the Middle East, and
condemned Israel’s reactions against Lebanon, which are out of proportion
to the …
english.people.com.cn/200607/15/eng20060715_283375.html
Europeans begin Lebanon evacuation
Bangkok Post – Thailand
Paris (dpa) – European countries had begun evacuating their citizens from
Lebanon Saturday in the face of the ongoing military Israeli offensive
and blockade …
www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=109219
Israel renews attacks on Lebanon’s bridges and fuel storage tanks
EiTB – Euskadi,Spain
Israeli aircraft pounded areas in south, east and northern Lebanon on Saturday,
a day after Hizbollah’s chief declared an open war against the Jewish
state …
www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/israel—lebanon-
showdown-israel-renews-attacks-on-lebanons-bridge?itemId=X24_702&cl=
%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en
Governments Warn Citizens to Stay Clear of Lebanon
Deutsche Welle – Germany
Amid spiraling Mideast violence, several governments including Germany’s
have warned their nationals to stay away from Lebanon. …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2096917,00.html
Mideast Violence Continues, Israel Strikes New Targets in Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By Jim Teeple. Israel on Saturday carried out air strikes against targets
across Lebanon, killing at least four civilians. More than …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-15-voa5.cfm |