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Date: 24 August 2006
LEBANON: PRODI, PROBLEM IS IMMEDIATE ACTION
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said, stressing the urgent need
for UN troops to be deployed as soon as possible on the border between
Israel and Lebanon. …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608241820-1179-R
T1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline
Special envoy to study Lebanon situation
Financial Express – Bombay,India
… to assess the situation first hand and advise the government on the
issue of contributing troops to enforce the ceasefire in South Lebanon
in accordance with …
www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=138313
Lebanon arrests German train bomb suspect
Mumbai Mirror – India
Karlsruhe: The second of two Lebanese suspects in a failed plot to bomb
German passenger trains has handed himself in to police in Lebanon, Germany’s
federal …
www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?secti
d=5&articleid=82420062224218128242006222420640
Lebanon rejects Syria’s UN warning
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Lebanon has spoken out against objections to the deployment of peacekeeping
troops along its border with Syria, following claims from the Syrian president
…
www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1857664,00.html
Non-combat troops to Lebanon ‘wacky’
INQ7.net – Philippines
… Thursday as “wacky” the government’s plan to contribute non-combat
troops and medical workers to the United Nations International Forces
in Lebanon. …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=17092
Aid agencies: Open Lebanon border vital for relief
Jerusalem Post – Israel
An open border between Syria and Lebanon is vital to the shipment of relief
supplies, whatever arrangements are made to expand the UN peacekeeping
force in the …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259
39831&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
LEBANON: FINI, GOVERNMENT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT VERY DYNAMIC
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… Fini at the end of the meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi
Livni, when asked how he viewed the work of the government on the Israel-Lebanon
crisis, as …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608241847-1197-RT
1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
Israeli protests mount over conduct of Lebanon conflict
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… A handful of reserve soldiers who served in the month-long Lebanon
war have set up camp in Jerusalem’s Rose Garden, located strategically
in between the Prime …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1194230.
php/Israeli_protests_mount_over_conduct_of_Lebanon_conflict
1600 more French troops for Lebanon
NEWS.com.au – Australia
PRESIDENT Jacques Chirac today announced he was ordering 1600 more French
troops to join the UN force in Lebanon, bringing the total French contingent
there to …
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20246690-1702,00.html
Mubarak takes verbal jab at Syria over Lebanon crisis
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
… Syria has expressed unequivocal support for Hezbollah, praising its
“victory” after the month of fighting that started when the militia killed
eight Israeli …
www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_
news/breaking_news__africa/&articleid=281808
UN chief plans Mideast visit with stops in Iran, Syria
Boston Globe – United States
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary General Kofi Annan plans to visit Israel,
Lebanon, Iran, and Syria in coming days to help shore up an uneasy Lebanon
cease-fire …
www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2006/08/24/u
n_chief_plans_mideast_visit_with_stops_in_iran_syria
US Dismisses Syria’s Rejection of Border Forces
The Media Line – New York,NY,USA
Israel is keen to have peacekeepers on the border in order to stop the
flow of arms from Iran into Lebanon, via Syria. Syria would …
themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=14856
Report: Syria Readying Guerilla Attacks On Israel
All Headline News – USA
… of the new Front for the Liberation of the Golan Heights (FLGH) said
hundreds of fighters were currently being trained at several camps set
up throughout Syria …
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004636370
Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Syria said on Wednesday it would close its border with Lebanon if the United
Nations stationed troops along it as part of its mission to enforce a
UN-backed …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=281796&area=
/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/
Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Syria has warned it will close its border with Lebanon if UN peacekeepers
are stationed along it. The threat was revealed by the …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=376317&lng=1
Syria threatens clamp on border
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
HELSINKI: Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if an international
UN force is deployed along it, while Beirut urged the US to make Israel
…
www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=153565&Sn=WORL&IssueID=29157
Israel Says UN’s Lebanon Force Needed to Help Curb Arms Traffic
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — UN troops must be posted in Lebanon along the border
with Syria to keep Iranian arms from reaching Hezbollah, Israel said after
Syria’s …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMw6XtdPdgVI&refer=home
Turkey Undertakes Observations in Lebanon Ahead of Troop …
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Turkey is undertaking monitoring and observation missions in southern Lebanon
to assess the situation and minimize risks before making any decision
regarding …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35950
German train bomb suspect arrested in Lebanon
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
… a bomb on a German train last month as part of a failed terrorism plot
has been arrested after turning himself in to authorities in Lebanon,
the German federal …
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1049118
Sea turtles and a tale of survival in Lebanon
Financial Times Deutschland – Germany
… On their first morning back in southern Lebanon after two weeks of
enforced stay as refugees in Beirut, they unerringly located several nests,
which weeks ago …
www.ftd.de/karriere_management/business_english/107322.html
Baltic countries won’t send troops to Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Estonia and Lithuania said Thursday they would not send troops to the UN’s
peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, while Latvia said it was unlikely to
take part in …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259
38655&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
India Considers Pulling Back Peacekeepers From Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By Anjana Pasricha. India says it may withdraw its peacekeeping troops
from southern Lebanon. The announcement comes as the United …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-24-voa20.cfm
Lebanon plays down Israel-Syria dispute over troops
ABC Online – Australia
Lebanon undertook on Thursday to prevent smuggling from Syria, playing
down a dispute between Syria and Israel over whether UN forces should
help the Lebanese …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1723604.htm
Europeans Make Plans for Lebanon Force
Forbes – USA
European leaders moved forward Thursday with plans for an international
force in Lebanon, with an EU official saying it wants to see peacekeepers
in place …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/08/24/ap2970895.html
EU wants more UN troops in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union president Finland said on Thursday it
hoped to see initial UN peacekeeping reinforcements arrive in Lebanon
within a week but …
today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-08-24T
113632Z_01_L24507593_RTRUKOT_0_TEXT0.xml&src=082406_0804_TOP
STORY_troops_dispute
Queen of Spain Hails Syria’s Efforts during the Israeli Aggression …
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
MADRID, ( SANA) – Queen of Spain Donia Sofia thanked on Thursday Syria
for the aid and help she offered to the Spanish citizens who left Lebanon
due to the …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/24/60327.htm
Lebanon between Syria and Iran
Dar Al-Hayat – Beirut,Lebanon
… Israel says that it wants strict international surveillance on Lebanon’s
outlets to prevent transfer of arms from Iran through Syria. …
english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/08-2006/Article-2
0060824-3f00619a-c0a8-10ed-019d-d97b9b1c1014/story.html
IDF Intelligence=: Syria will try to reclaim Golan
Ynetnews – Israel
Amos Yadlin tells Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that in
aftermath of Lebanon war Syria will try to reclaim Golan Heights through
either …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3295334,00.html
Syria warns UN away from border
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
BEIRUT: Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if the UN
stations troops there to enforce a truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_p
age/0,5744,20244973%255E31477,00.html
LEBANON: Continued blockade restricts economy
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, 24 August (IRIN) – Israel’s 43-day naval and air blockade of Lebanon
is hampering trade, experts say. Some commercial flights …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/0e5decca4935ce08b677447fc6307bf7.htm
UN peacekeepers to be in Lebanon ‘next week’
Expatica – Netherlands
… Tuomioja, whose country holds the European Union presidency, said Thursday
he expected the first additional United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon
to arrive …
www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_
id=32537&name=UN+peacekeepers+to+be+in+Lebanon+’next+week’
Italy says gets US nod to lead Lebanon force
Reuters – USA
ROME, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Italy said on Thursday it had won US blessing
for its leadership of a UN peace force for Lebanon and was confident Europe,
especially …
today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L24593612
Israel’s Army chief admits failures in Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
Israel’s embattled Army chief Dan Halutz admitted for the first time on
Thursday to failings during the Lebanon war amid increasing public discontent
over how …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1723615.htm
France to pledge more troops for Lebanon
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – France will greatly increase the size of the contingent
it is promising for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, possibly
making it …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=20
06-08-24T153747Z_01_L13492527_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST.xml
German train bomb suspect arrested in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
… of planting a bomb on a German train as part of a failed terrorism
plot has been arrested after turning himself in to authorities in Lebanon,
the German …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006
-08-24T132830Z_01_BAT001418_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-GERMANY.
xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-worldNews-3
Ban on workers’ deployment to Lebanon stays
Manila Standard Today – Philippines
… s top diplomats who are responsible for ensuring the safety of Filipinos
in the area will be pulled out because of the “relative stability in
Lebanon.”. …
www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics06_aug25_2006
IDF Intel Chief: Israeli Homefront Surprised Syria, Hizbullah
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) Syria and the Hizbullah were surprised by the steadfastness
of the Israeli … Syria is also encouraging Hizbullah to resist demilitarization.
www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=110731
Syria takes hard line against forces on its border with Lebanon
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
Lebanon’s prime minister, caught in a vice of conflicting demands by
Israel and Syria, side-stepped Israeli insistence that international forces
be deployed …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=193271736&p=y93z7z44z
Syria opposed to UN troops on its border with Lebanon -Finland’s …
Newsroom Finland – Helsinki,Finland
Syria is still opposed to UN troops monitoring the border between Syria
and Lebanon, Erkki Tuomioja (soc dem), Finland’s foreign minister said
after meeting …
newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=13515&group=Politics
Syria against UN force on border
CNN – USA
Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad says deploying UN troops on Syria’s border
would be “hostile.”. (CNN) — Syrian President Bashar Al …
www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/24/mideast.main/
‘Solution must include Syria and Iran’
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
By Adla Massoud in Washington DC. Richard Armitage believes Hezbollah is
terrorism’s A-team, with Iran as its owner and Syria as the team’s coach.
…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/225CBBA9-9AB7-46ED-BBE0-DE20FE29ABFA.htm
Use of UN force unsettling to Syria
Detroit Free Press – United States
… BEIRUT — Syria’s president called an international force along his
nation’s border “hostile,” and Israel called the situation in Lebanon
“explosive.”. …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060824/NEWS07/608240366/1009
Split On How To Deal With Syria
New York Jewish Week – NY, USA
… Meanwhile, Olmert appeared determined to maintain a naval and air blockade
of Lebanon to prevent Iran and Syria from rearming Hezbollah. …
www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=12896
Turkish PM Urges Public to Help Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a circular urging public
support for the government-initiated aid campaign for Lebanon. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=politics&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35951
Does Lebanon Want us?
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
In an article published in our newspaper, “An Open Letter to Prime Minister
Tayyip Erdogan,” the Director of the Lebanon Strategic Research Center
…
www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35945
LEBANON: PRODI, THE COMMAND IS NO BEAUTY CONTEST
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – New York, Aug 23 – Romano Prodi repeated once more that Italy is
ready to send troops even “at short notice” into southern Lebanon, if
there is a full …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608232056-121
0-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline
Lebanon holds train bomb suspect
BBC Bulgaria – Bulgaria
A second suspect in last month’s alleged plot to blow up German trains
has been arrested in Lebanon, prosecutors in Germany say. …
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/world/europe/5281208.stm
EU hopes for Lebanon troops
TVNZ – New Zealand
European Union president Finland said on Thursday it hopes to see the first
reinforcements arrive in Lebanon to boost the United Nations peacekeeping
force …
tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411319/820498
ACT Dateline, Lebanon: ‘A new sun for Lebanon’
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Children of Lebanon have been drawing pictures to show their dreams
for themselves and their country. … And look at the sun. This is a new
sun for Lebanon. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/222031/115640324214.htm
Lebanon plays down Israel-Syria dispute
Swissinfo – Switzerland
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese government undertook on Thursday to stop
smuggling across Lebanon’s border with Syria, playing down a controversy
between Syria …
www.swissinfo.org/eng/international/ticker/detail/Lebanon_plays_down_Israel_
Syria_dispute.html?siteSect=143&sid=6997204&cKey=1156414148000
Israeli Military Admits Lebanon Failings
Washington Post – United States
… publicly for the first time Thursday that there were shortcomings in
the military’s performance during the recent fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas
in Lebanon …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/24/AR2006082400241.html
Lebanon: A greater folly than ‘82 war
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
It has been said that Israel has made the same mistake in Lebanon as it
did in 1982: using overwhelming military force to solve a political problem.
…
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&
c=Article&cid=1156326727963&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795
Road to Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Gul, completed his final discussions with
regional countries that will shape the final decision on sending troops
to Lebanon. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=columnists&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35944
Bomb suspects fled to Lebanon: police
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Two Lebanese men suspected of trying to explode makeshift bombs on two
German trains last month most likely initially fled to Lebanon after their
plot failed …
www.theage.com.au/news/World/Bomb-suspects-fled
-to-Lebanon-police/2006/08/24/1156012638917.html
Italy pushes for more support over Lebanon peace force
Times Online – UK
Soldiers from both Israel and Lebanon died in southern Lebanon today as
senior EU officials began hammering out details of an Italian-led peacekeeping
force. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2326021,00.html
EU sees need for major Lebanon force role
Reuters – USA
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states agreed on Wednesday they must
provide a major contingent within a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon but
held back …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&stor
yID=2006-08-23T220935Z_01_L23291705_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-EU.xml
Syria Threatens to Close Border with Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By VOA News. Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if the
United Nations deploys peacekeepers in the area. Finland’s …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-23-voa67.cfm
Lebanon calls for US help on blockade
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Lebanon’s prime minister on Wednesday urged the US to “put pressure
on Israel” to end the air and sea blockade that has persisted since
the end of the …
www.ft.com/cms/s/da28b1a0-32c3-11db-87ac-0000779e2340.html
Israel anxious over slow UN response to bolster Lebanon force
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
… France. Tzipi Livni told her French counterpart in Paris that a UN
force to defuse the tension in Lebanon is needed urgently. She …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=376216&lng=1
Lebanon village now wasteland after war
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
By TODD PITMAN. AITA AL-SHAAB, Lebanon — First came the tanks. Then came
the warplanes. Then came the bulldozers. A monthlong Israeli …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107AP_Mideast_Shattered_South.html
Olmert may set up state commission on Lebanon: TV
Reuters – USA
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may order a state
inquiry into the Lebanon war, Channel 1 Television reported on Wednesday,
a move …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-08
-23T201339Z_01_L23172412_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-ISRAEL-INQUIRY
.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-worldNews-2
Syria opposes UN forces on its border
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syria on Wednesday opposed deployment of an international
force along its border to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah, and Israel
called …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/15335709.htm
‘Syria committed massacres’
News24 – South Africa
… Political tensions between Syria and Egypt began to rise when Assad
criticised Arab leaders who had rebuked Hezbollah, the Shi’ite fundamentalist
group that is …
www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1987088,00.html
Lebanese army deploys along border with Syria
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that a deployment of international
troops along Lebanon’s border with Syria would be a hostile act, Dubai
…
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_11939
41.php/Lebanese_army_deploys_along_border_with_Syria
War on Lebanon – major players Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Israel and …
PeaceJournalism.com – Nepal
… with the ongoing war in Lebanon; and the second is more related to
local issues, such as democracy and a diagnostic of the situation in Syria
and other Arab …
peacejournalism.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=10380
Annan expected to visit Syria and Iran
Reuters.uk – UK
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to go
to Lebanon and Israel shortly and probably Syria and Iran as well to help
enforce the …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-
08-23T170940Z_01_N23397680_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-UN-ANNAN.xml&archived=False
‘Syria Ready to Contribute Constructively to ME Peace’
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday that Syria is willing
to contribute constructively to peace and stability in the Middle East.
…
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35926
Syria and Finland hold official talks on the Situation in the …
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
… viewpoints were identical on the significance of boosting dialogue
between the two sides after developments have proven the pivotal role
Syria plays on the …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/23/60139.htm
Rifts over Hizbullah form Lebanon’s new green line
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… As Israeli warplanes pulverised Lebanon’s infrastructure and laid entire
villages to waste, many Lebanese silently rallied around the fighters’
resistance. …
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1856934,00.html
Turkish official promises to dispatch troops to Lebanon to help …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that
Turkey would dispatch troops to Lebanon to help the country’s recovery
process, semi …
english.people.com.cn/200608/24/eng20060824_296144.html
Erdogan and Merkel Discuss Troop Deployment to Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone conversation with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel discussed the deployment of peacekeeping troops in southern
Lebanon. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060824&hn=35928
Day-by-day: Lebanon crisis – week seven
BBC News – UK
… seventh week. An Israeli soldier is killed and three others are wounded
after their tank hits a landmine in southern Lebanon. EU …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5274408.stm?ls
Robert Fisk: Hizbollah’s reconstruction of Lebanon is winning the …
Independent – London,England,UK
… the Lebanese government by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars
– most of it almost certainly from Iran – into the wreckage of southern
Lebanon and Beirut’s …
news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article1221306.ece
Lebanon calls for Israeli withdrawal
Xinhua – China
23 — Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is urging Israel to abide by
UN Security Council resolution 17-01, and withdraw from Southern Lebanon.
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/23/content_4997280.htm
France wants to “go further” in commitment to Lebanon, Villepin …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said Wednesday that France
wants to “go further” in committing troops to Lebanon “once conditions
are fulfilled”. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/24/eng20060824_296383.html
Human Rights Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Lebanon
New York Times – United States
A sign, left, blamed the United States. BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 23 — Amnesty
International accused Israel on Wednesday of war crimes …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/world/middleeast/24lebanon.html?h
p&ex=1156392000&en=62a66989046ae662&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Sweden to help, but not send troops to Lebanon, says FM
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said on Wednesday that Sweden is
ready to help Lebanon clear mines, rebuild roads, and restore electricity.
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/24/eng20060824_296372.html
Dutch parliament divided over Lebanon request for peace-keeping …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Dutch parliament remains divided over Lebanon’s request for a Dutch
navy vessel for the UN peace mission in Lebanon, Dutch media reported
Wednesday. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/24/eng20060824_296387.html
US ignores Syrian opposition to Lebanon force
Ynetnews – Israel
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Wednesday that it intends to ignore
Syria ‘s threat to close its border with Lebanon if United Nations peacekeepers
are …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3295121,00.html
Talks continue over UNIFIL force for Lebanon
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
EU member states have agreed that their troops must make up a major part
of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. But all have held …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=376260&lng=1
French Hesitation in Sending More Troops to Lebanon Draws Heat
Bloomberg – USA
… 24 (Bloomberg) — France is facing mounting criticism for its reluctance
to make more troop commitments in Lebanon, after it led the effort to
win a cease-fire …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=avhe6kLnE9gw&refer=europe
Israel’s military chief admits Lebanon war failings
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
Israel’s military chief has admitted for the first time that there were
shortcomings in the military’s performance during the recent Lebanon
war, it was …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=193179250&p=y93y79956
Lebanon knocks off France at worlds
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
SENDAI, Japan — Playing without their coach, Lebanon’s players pulled
off an upset Wednesday, defeating France 74-73 at the world championships.
…
seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/282338_upset24.html
Al-Arabiya ranked first in covering Lebanon War 2006
AME Info – United Arab Emirates
Comtrax Solutions announced the release of a television analysis study
on the coverage of Lebanon War 2006 by the major Pan-Arab all news channels.
…
www.ameinfo.com/94472.html
Syria threatens to close border with Lebanon
Globe and Mail – Canada
BEIRUT — Syria said yesterday it will close its border with Lebanon if
the United Nations stations troops along the frontier as part of the mission
to enforce …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.200
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