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Date: 19 August 2006
UN wants European troops in Lebanon
ABS CBN News – Philippines
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations appealed on Friday for Europeans
to contribute to a UN force in Lebanon so a balance would be created between
Western and …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=47832
Lebanon finally buries its dead
MSNBC – USA
… Out of the destruction, Hezbollah is building its popularity. Fighters
have now become aid workers, strengthening their hold on south Lebanon.
…
msnbc.msn.com/id/14413916/
Israeli overflights reported in Lebanon
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli aerial drones and warplanes crisscrossed the
skies over Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley Friday night near the Hezbollah
stronghold of …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Bekaa_Overflights.html
UN aid in Lebanon expands rapidly after cease-fire
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Humanitarian aid to southern Lebanon
is rapidly expanding after an end to the fighting despite bombed-out bridges
and roads …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N18142818.htm
Israel and Lebanon: Public protest, private grief
Independent – London,England,UK
… had been killed the previous day when the tank he was commanding was
fired on by a Hizbollah anti-tank missile in the Khirbat Al Kasif area
of southern Lebanon …
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1220287.ece
Israeli jets raid eastern Lebanon
Bangkok Post – Thailand
Tyre, Lebanon (dpa) – Israeli jets raided late Friday an area OF eastern
Lebanon in the first breach of the ceasefire since it was implemented
on Monday …
www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=112313
UN wants European troops in Lebanon
Boston Globe – United States
… UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Friday for
Europeans to contribute to a UN force in Lebanon so a balance would be
created between …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/
2006/08/18/un_wants_european_troops_in_lebanon
Scots star backs Lebanon aid
Scotsman – United Kingdom
Kelly Macdonald, 30, is calling on Scots to dig deep to help Oxfam raise
£1 million for aid in Lebanon, northern Israel and Gaza. …
news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1217202006
Israeli jets fly over Lebanon
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Israeli warplanes have flown over Lebanon’s Bekaa valley and the north
of the country but did not launch an attack, according to a security source
in the area. …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1A6E33C0-6435-467C-AF8B-944C5E6AB4FE.htm
Current phase crucial, needs Arab, Muslim unity: Syria
Kuwait Times – Kuwait
KUWAIT: Syria said yesterday the current phase was crucial in the face
of a “vicious” enemy whose greed has no limits, calling for further solidarity
between …
www.kuwaittimes.net/localnews.asp?dismode=article&artid=1152971040
An Arab Artist Says All the World Really Isn’ta Stage
New York Times – United States
… entertainment.”. Mr. Lahham was a television star from Syria at a
time when most famous Arabic-language actors were from Egypt. He …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/19/world/middleeast/19lahhman.html?ref=world
Focus on Mideast Arms Flow
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… Israeli delegation visited Moscow this week to complain that Russia
had sold sophisticated laser-guided Kornet antitank weapons to Iran and
Syria, which in …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-u
sleb19aug19,1,2541304.story?coll=la-headlines-world
War on Lebanon: A victory for Hizbullah, Syria and Iran
Arab American News – Dearbom,MI,USA
… Far from humiliating Iran and Syria – which was the Israeli-American
plan – these two supposedly pariah states have been left untouched and
the Hizbullah’s …
www.arabamericannews.com/newsarticle.php?articleid=6104
Annan pleads for Lebanon troops
BBC News – UK
UN chief Kofi Annan has made a strong plea to member states to provide
troops for a peacekeeping force in Lebanon. A week after …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5265840.stm?ls
Israel kills Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon raid
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Israeli aircraft and commandos raided a Hezbollah bastion in eastern Lebanon
on Saturday in the first big attack since a truce halted Israel’s 34-day
war with …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=281334&area
=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/
Reconstruction, recovery begin in southern Lebanon
Detroit Free Press – United States
… el-Barajneh on Friday, a member of Hizballah gives money to a resident
of the Beirut suburb who lost his house during the monthlong Israeli offensive
on Lebanon …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060819/NEWS07/608190354/1009
Annan: 400,000 return to Lebanon
CNN International – USA
… “It is estimated that despite numerous cautionary messages from the
government of Lebanon and international aid organizations, 400,000 people
have returned to …
edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/19/mideast.progress/
Arab nations mull Lebanon deployment
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
The governments of Egypt and Morocco are said to be considering contributing
troops to a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. But both …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Lebanoncon
flict&slug=Arab+nations+mull+Lebanon+deployment&id=91771&callid=1
Israelis face deep post-Lebanon crisis
Dispatch Online – South Africa
ISRAEL’S government, under fire over military failures in Lebanon, runs
the risk of ultimate collapse with its cornerstone policy of unilateral
pullback from …
www.dispatch.co.za/2006/08/19/Foreign/abomb.html
In Lebanon, loss salved with US greenbacks
Houston Chronicle – United States
BEIRUT, LEBANON — Villagers danced in the streets and threw rice on Friday
as the Lebanese army’s soldiers reached the southern border with Israel
for the …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4127440.html
Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon
Independent – London,England,UK
Hezbollah guerrillas clashed today with Israeli special forces operating
deep in Lebanon, killing one military officer and wounding two soldiers,
Israel’s …
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1220367.ece
Sympathy for Lebanon widespread
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
… in the middle. But instead of a red maple leaf, this flag sported a
green tree — the famous, endangered cedar of Lebanon. A few …
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Lay
out/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155937810325&call_pageid=970599119419
Israeli Soldier Killed in Lebanon Raid
ABC News – USA
Israeli soldiers, two of them displaying an Israeli flag, return from southern
Lebanon into Israel near Kibbutz Malkiya early Saturday Aug. 19, 2006.
…
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2332454
Israel kills 3 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon raid
ABS CBN News – Philippines
BEIRUT – Israeli aircraft and commandos raided a Hezbollah bastion in eastern
Lebanon and killed three guerillas on Saturday in the first big attack
since a …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=47846
Syria signs Arab human rights charter
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
DAMASCUS: Syria, whose record on democracy and political freedom has come
under frequent Western criticism, has signed the Arab Charter on Human
Rights adopted …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&ite
m_no=103289&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17
Thousands of Lebanese heading home form Syria get WFP food parcels
AME Info – United Arab Emirates
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said that to facilitate the
mass return of Lebanese who had taken refuge in Syria, it has been providing
bread …
www.ameinfo.com/94100.html
Fatal Lebanon raid ‘violates’ truce
ABC Online – Australia
Lebanon’s Prime Minister says an Israeli raid, in which three Hezbollah
militants and one Israeli soldier died earlier today, was a “naked violation”
of a cease …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1719157.htm
Adana Activists Protest Turkish Troop Deployment in Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… peace activists held a protest in the southern Turkish province of
Adana on Saturday, voicing opposition to the Turkish troop deployment
in Lebanon and calling …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060819&hn=35794
India sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon
Hindustan Times – India
India on Saturday sent 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered
people of strife-torn Lebanon. An Indian Air Force IL-76 …
www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1772424,0008.htm
LEBANON: MONACO, ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE PACIFISM
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
19 – “It is very clear in these hours, after the green light given by Parliament
for the mission in Lebanon, that the two compasses of the Unione, that
is …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608191443-10
82-RT1-CRO-0-NF51&page=0&id=agionline-eng.arab
French to Bolster Lebanon Peacekeepers
Washington Post – United States
NAQOURA, Lebanon — French soldiers landed in Lebanon on Saturday, the
first reinforcements for an expanded UN peacekeeping force tasked with
keeping the truce …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/19/AR2006081900230.html
50 French peacekeepers arrive in southern Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
About 50 French peacekeepers arrived in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning,
the first reinforcement for a UN force tasked with helping the Lebanese
army take …
english.people.com.cn/200608/19/eng20060819_294912.html
Israeli raid in Lebanon tests truce
Boston Globe – United States
… supplies and a compass left behind by Israeli commandos during their
raid on a Hizbollah stronghold lie in a field on Boday plain in eastern
Lebanon August 19 …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/200
6/08/19/israeli_raid_in_lebanon_tests_truce
Ceasefire broken in the Lebanon
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
An Israeli commando and several Hizbollah fighters have been killed in
eastern Lebanon despite the ceasefire introduced on Monday. …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=33&si=96976
Commando unit operated in Lebanon: Israel
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Hezbollah guerrillas clashed with Israeli special forces operating deep
in Lebanon, killing one military officer and wounding two soldiers. …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Lebanonconflict&slug=
Commando+unit+operated+in+Lebanon%3A+Israel&id=91801&callid=1
War Costs Mediterranean 50 Million Euros
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… countries. Representatives from Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria attended
a UN meeting held in Athens regarding the issue. The …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060819&hn=35791
Lebanese leaders hit back at Syria over war
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Anti-Syrian Lebanese leaders accused Syria on Thursday
of trying to exploit the war between Hizbollah and Israel for its own
gain after …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2
006-08-17T173351Z_01_L17727140_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-SYRIA-LEBANON.xml
Israel Carries Out Raid Deep Into Lebanon
New York Times – United States
… the raid some 60 miles north of the border and said it was aimed at
disrupting the continuing shipment of weapons to Hezbollah guerrillas
from Iran and Syria. …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/19/world/middleeast/19cnd-mideast.html?
hp&ex=1156046400&en=a6aa4791c1db0db1&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Lebanon’s bright spot: win at hoops worlds
MSNBC – USA
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Fadi El Khatib scored 35 points as an inspired Lebanon
began the world basketball championship with an 82-72 upset win over Venezuela
on …
msnbc.msn.com/id/14425306/
Raid broke ceasefire: Lebanon
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep
inside Lebanon today, sparking a fierce clash with militants that left
one Israeli …
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article
_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155985534997&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
Lebanon Gives Warning After Israeli Raid
ABC News – USA
Coffins draped with Hezbollah flags of fighters, who died in south Lebanon
during the offensive with Israel, are carried aloft by their comrades
during a mass …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2332742
Bush Says Lebanon Cease-Fire Lays Base for `Sustainable Peace’
Bloomberg – USA
19 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush said the cease-fire in Lebanon
creates a foundation for peace to take hold in the region and described
the conflict …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avpuK0E0ixIE&refer=home
French soldiers land in Lebanon as first reinforcement of UN force …
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
… from France, atop an armored personnel carrier, disembark from a landing
vessel in the port of the southern border town of Naqoura, Lebanon, next
to the …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=
97af2c98-fcd2-49da-95c3-8a2c69d2077d&k=44292
UN troops in south Lebanon must have a clear mandate, says France
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
France says the UN troops due to go into south Lebanon must have a clear
mandate. President Jacques Chirac has been speaking with …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=33&si=96988
LEBANON: PRODI TOLD ERDOGAN, SIGNIFICANT TURKISH PARTICIPATION
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… Tayipp Erdogan. The topic of the talk was the deployment of military
forces in Lebanon to strengthen the UNIFIL mission. President …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608191624-111
2-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline
Three Hezbollah and one Israeli officer killed in Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut/Tel Aviv – Three Hezbollah fighters and one Israeli officer were
killed during an Israeli commando raid in eastern Lebanon on Saturday
shattering the …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1192081.php
/Three_Hezbollah_and_one_Israeli_officer_killed_in_Lebanon
Bush says Iraq and Lebanon fragile democracies
ABC News – USA
… over the Iraq war in a congressional-election year and his Middle East
strategy challenged by 34 days of Israeli-Hizbollah fighting in Lebanon,
Bush conferred …
www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2332778
LEBANON: Hear our voices: Abandoned after bombing
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, 19 August (IRIN) – Child worker Khaled, aged 14, was abandoned
by his family when they fled to Syria during the bombing of their home
town, Akkar, 110 …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/f6daf87a8910f9ae65b45436be600eea.htm
Israel Committed to Block Arms and Kill Nasrallah
New York Times – United States
19 — Despite a cease-fire agreement, Israel intends to do its best to
keep Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah and to kill the militia’s
leader, Sheik …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/world/middleeast/20mideast.html
Lebanon Gives Warning After Israeli Raid
ABC News – USA
Lebanese soldiers walk in the rubble of destroyed apartment buildings as
they inspect the destruction in the southern town of Khiam, Lebanon, Saturday,
Aug. …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2333074
France urges clear mandate for UN force in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
… French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday stressed the need for a
clearer mandate for an enlarged United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon
in talks with …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-0
8-19T200110Z_01_L19363977_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-UN-FRANCE.xml
Lebanon May Consider Halting Deployment to Border (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
19 (Bloomberg) — Lebanon’s government may consider halting the deployment
of the Lebanese army in the border area with Israel because of an Israeli
commando …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2r3SshZDtUA&refer=home
Israeli raid in Lebanon strains truce
Stuff.co.nz – Wellington,New Zealand
BEIRUT: Israeli commandos raided a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon
on Saturday in what Beirut described as a “naked violation” of the UN-backed
truce …
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3770783a12,00.html
Chirac discusses Lebanon force with European PMs
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Chirac spoke by telephone with the prime ministers of Italy, Turkey
and Finland on Saturday about the expanded UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon,
the Elysee …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259057
80&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Israeli `war tourists’ sightsee, as commandos strike in Lebanon
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
… They went to Haifa, to see where long-range missiles crashed near the
beach, further south than ever before for a rocket from Lebanon; breakfasted
in Nahariya …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15314462.htm
Air Force plane carries relief cargo for Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
— Photo: AP. NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force Il-76 cargo aircraft carrying
25 tonnes of humanitarian aid left here on Saturday for Lebanon. …
www.hindu.com/2006/08/20/stories/2006082003170900.htm
IDF: Raid could renew clashes in S. Lebanon
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Following an Israel Defense Forces commando raid near Baalbek in east Lebanon,
the Defense Ministry on Saturday said the operation will probably not
bring the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/752201.html
Iran’s Shi’ite Wars
Die Welt – Germany
… The latest raid to prevent new arms supplies reaching Hizballah via
Syria is just a foretaste of what the IDF presumably has in mind. …
www.welt.de/z/plog/blog.php/the_free_west/the_
free_wests_weblog/2006/08/19/irans_shiite_wars
Russian arms dented Israeli armour
Hindu – Chennai,India
… Israeli officials blamed the losses on Russian anti-tank grenades and
missiles that had been allegedly supplied to Hizbollah by Syria and Iran.
…
www.hindu.com/2006/08/20/stories/2006082004721400.htm
Arab nations urge new Israeli peace plan
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
… They fear letting the situation stagnate could increase the appeal
of radical Islamic groups and allow Iran and Syria to keep using Hezbollah
in proxy wars …
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