Date: 26 July 2006

Greece steps up Lebanon efforts
Kathimerini – Athens,Greece
Seeking an active role in stopping the violence between Israel and Lebanon,
Athens will join an international meeting of world powers in Rome today
that could …
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100012_26/07/2006_72515

Israel vows to secure south of Lebanon
Chicago Tribune – United States
JERUSALEM — After two weeks of an offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah,
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Tuesday that Israel will set
up a buffer …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0607
260222jul26,1,1982135.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

France could play big role in Lebanon force-Chirac
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) – France could play a major role in an international
force for Lebanon under certain circumstances, but the force should not
try to …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAB002656.htm

Several Israeli Troops Reportedly Killed in Lebanon
Washington Post – United States
… The Israeli Defense Forces also reported one of the heaviest 24 hour
periods of bombing yet in Lebanon, with 180 aerial attacks between 8 am
Tuesday and 8 am …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072600289.html

Fierce fighting rages in Lebanon
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
Fierce fighting raged in Lebanon on Wednesday as an international conference
opened in Rome on how to end Israel’s 15-day-old war with Hezbollah guerrillas.
…
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=278736&ar
ea=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

TV: 12 Israeli Troops Killed in Lebanon
ABC News – USA
Israeli soldiers unload seized weapons and bodies, which they claim are
dead Hezbollah fighters, after crossing from Lebanon to the northern Israeli
town of …
abcnews.go.com/International/Mideast/wireStory?id=2236832

Rome crisis meeting on Lebanon faces formidable task
Financial Times – London,England,UK
An international conference on Lebanon opened in Rome on Wednesday with
the focus on efforts to obtain a ceasefire and address the humanitarian
crisis sparked …
www.ft.com/cms/s/ce4f3d8c-1c88-11db-9780-0000779e2340.html

Lebanon aid convoy updates
BBC News – UK
A UN-led aid convoy carrying much-needed humanitarian supplies is on its
way from Beirut to Tyre in southern Lebanon, which has been particularly
badly …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5216312.stm

Q&A: Rome conference on Lebanon
CNN International – USA
… Italy (CNN) — Leaders and representatives of countries around the
world are meeting in Rome to discuss how to bring an end to the conflict
in Lebanon and ease …
edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.romeqa/

Olmert to Rice: Israel will work to ease Lebanon’s humanitarian …
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Israel promised US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday that it
would work to ease the humanitarian distress in Lebanon. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/742739.html

Aussies rely on others for Lebanon exit
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Australians will have to rely on the goodwill of other nations if they
want to flee Lebanon after the last government-sponsored ship sailed from
Beirut. …
www.theage.com.au/news/National/Aussies-rely-on-
others-for-Lebanon-exit/2006/07/26/1153816211629.html

SYRIA INCREASES ALERT OF WAR WITH ISRAEL
Middle East Newsline – Montreal,Quebec,Canada
“Neither Syria nor … Gen. Amos Yadlin told the Knesset Foreign Affairs
and Defense Committee on Tuesday. “This could entangle Syria up in a battle
against us.”. …
www.menewsline.com/stories/2006/july/07_27_1.html

MIDDLE EAST: IRAN, SYRIA CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT FROM ROME SUMMIT
AKI – Rome,Italy
… of the main players will be missing. Iran and Syria have not been invited
to the talks. This is despite what most observers say …
www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.324553112&par=

CONGRESS QUESTIONS INDIAN AID TO IRAN, SYRIA
Middle East Newsline – Montreal,Quebec,Canada
WASHINGTON [MENL] — The House has demanded a US report that details Indian
assistance to the nuclear programs of Iran and Syria. …
www.menewsline.com/stories/2006/july/07_27_4.html

Lebanese Expatriates Condemn Syria, Iran; and Praise Israel
Arutz Sheva – Israel
… the to mission to “disarm the Hizbullah group and the Palestinian organizations,
and prevent and intercept the transfer of weapons to them from Iran and
Syria …
www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=108367

‘Events in Lebanon are Worse than Shown’
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Turkey ferried 1200 Turkish nationals from Lebanon and brought them to
Mersin port this week as part of its international evacuation efforts.
…
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060726&hn=35091

Israel Says It Took Casualties in Fighting in Southern Lebanon
Bloomberg – USA
… Nine soldiers were killed in the town, which is about a mile inside
Lebanon, where the two sides have been fighting sine the start of the
week, the British …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aqYaiijmklJk&refer=home

Bombardment hits Lebanon’s children hard
Reuters.uk – UK
… head wrapped in bandages. Two weeks of war between Israel and Hizbollah
has hit Lebanon’s children hard. Children account for more …
today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-
07-26T123202Z_01_L26619427_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-LEBANON-CHILDREN.xml

Background: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Tel Aviv – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was established
on March 19, 1978, by Security Council resolutions 425 and 426. …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1184052
.php/Background_The_United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon__UNIFIL_

EU foreign ministers to hold talks on Lebanon
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
European Union foreign ministers will hold special talks on Tuesday to
discuss efforts to end the conflict in Lebanon, diplomats said today.
…
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=190267000&p=y9xz677x6

Egypt will not go to war for Lebanon: Mubarak
Hindustan Times – India
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected calls for tougher action
in response to Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, in comments carried by the
state-owned …
www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1753216,00050006.htm

Rome Summit Calls for UN-Mandated Force to Bring Lebanon Peace
Bloomberg – USA
``An international force in Lebanon should urgently be authorized under
a UN mandate to support a Lebanese armed force to provide a secure environment,’’
said …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYFoYvFWr.qk&refer=home

Diplomats scramble for solution to Lebanon crisis
Guardian Unlimited – UK
As fighting between Israeli troops and Hizbullah militants continued to
rage in southern Lebanon, senior officials discussed the crisis in Rome
at talks called …
www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1830614,00.html

Indian MPs condemn Israeli assault on Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Several Indian parliamentarians Wednesday joined
the government in unequivocally condemning Israel’s ongoing assault on
Lebanon that has …
news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_118409
2.php/Indian_MPs_condemn_Israeli_assault_on_Lebanon

Lebanon battles rage despite Rome peace talks
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thirteen Israeli soldiers were reported killed in fierce
fighting with Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon on Wednesday and UN Secretary-General
…
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/26/worldupdates/20
06-07-26T182342Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-261043-7&sec=Worldupdates

46 Nepalese evacuated from Lebanon with India’s help
Hindu – Chennai,India
Kathmandu, July 26. (PTI): A total of 46 Nepalese have been evacuated with
India’s help from war-ravaged Lebanon. Seven Nepalese …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200607261812.htm

Syria expects gains from Israel’s war in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
DAMASCUS, July 26 (Reuters) – Two weeks after Israel began its onslaught
on Lebanon, Syria feels confident the outcome will lessen its isolation
and help the …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26318834.htm

Syria is key to peace
Marketplace – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Commentator Reza Aslan argues that lifting economic sanctions against Syria
could help end the bloodshed in Lebanon. SCOTT JAGOW …
marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/07/26/AM200607261.html

Syria never to disregard its strategic ties with Iran
Islamic Republic News Agency – Tehran,Iran
A senior official from Syria’s Foreign Ministry said that his country will
never disregard its strategic ties with Iran. Speaking …
www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0607269772175953.htm

Iran, Syria snub puts ceasefire in doubt
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
… and Arab officials was to haggle over a statement of principles on
peace in the Middle East, but anger over the exclusion of Iran and Syria
and deepening …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/iran-syria-snub-puts-cea
sefire-in-doubt/2006/07/26/1153816254821.html

Rome conference fails to agree ceasefire for Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… Amid worsening Mideast violence, an international conference on the
crisis Wednesday failed to agree a framework for a ceasefire in Lebanon
between Israeli …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_118415
3.php/Rome_conference_fails_to_agree_ceasefire_for_Lebanon

Australian peacekeepers endangered in Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
DANGER facing Australian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon increased on
Tuesday when four of their colleagues died in an Israeli air attack. …
www.theage.com.au/news/world/australian-peaceke
epers-endangered-in-lebanon/2006/07/26/1153816253206.html

Israel aims for two-kilometre buffer zone in Lebanon
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
JERUSALEM – Israel aims to set up a two kilometre-wide buffer zone in south
Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah guerrillas from approaching the border, Israeli
Prime …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
middleeast/2006/July/middleeast_July606.xml&section=middleeast

Lebanon to sue Israel for “barbaric destruction” – PM
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
ROME (Reuters) – Lebanon will sue Israel and demand compensation for the
“barbaric destruction” suffered by its people, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora
said on …
in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID
=2006-07-26T204354Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-261117-2.xml

Latest Lebanon-Israel Developments
Washington Post – United States
_ US, European and Arab officials holding crisis talks on Lebanon failed
to agree on an immediate plan to halt the fighting between Israel and
Hezbollah …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072600732.html

Lebanon battles rage, no call for immediate truce
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hizbollah guerrillas killed up to 13 Israeli soldiers
in fighting in Lebanon on Wednesday and world diplomats met in Rome but
stopped short …
za.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-
07-26T160142Z_01_BAN622730_RTRIDST_0_OZATP-MIDEAST-20060726.XML

Lebanon question challenges Germany
BBC News – UK
The memory of the Holocaust is fuelling a debate in Germany over involvement
in a Lebanon peace force, even before a definite decision to create one.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5217438.stm

Lebanon evacuations winding down
Houston Chronicle – United States
… Canadian chartered ship was being sent Wednesday to rescue more than
300 Americans, Australians and citizens of other nations stranded in south
Lebanon, as the …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4073460.html

Canada carries on evacuation sailings from Lebanon
Globe and Mail – Canada
BEIRUT — The evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon reached its final phase
Wednesday with two ships setting sail from Beirut and the southern city
of Tyre. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.
20060726.wlebevac0726/BNStory/International/home

ICRC – Bulletin No. 5 – Lebanon / Israel
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
As a result of the ICRC’s trips to a number of villages in the far South
of Lebanon over the past three days, a clearer picture is emerging of
the situation …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220224/115394149888.htm

Why US is Letting Lebanon Bleed
Newsweek – USA
July 26, 2006 – Worthy-sounding meetings of ministers, like the International
Conference for Lebanon held in Rome today, rarely get very much done.
…
msnbc.msn.com/id/14045328/site/newsweek/

Sri Lankan government abandons thousands of citizens trapped in …
Asian Tribune – Bangkok,Thailand
Up to 90,000 Sri Lankans, the largest group of migrant workers from poor
countries in Lebanon, have been trapped by the US-backed Israeli military
assault. …
www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/1266

Israeli raid in Lebanon kills United Nations observers
Daily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India
BEIRUT: Fighting on the Lebanon-Israeli border intensified on Wednesday
after an Israeli air raid killed four UN observers and military sources
in Jerusalem …
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1043924

Lebanon talks call for ceasefire
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
WORLD diplomats at Lebanon crisis talks called today for an urgent and
sustainable ceasefire and urged Israel to show “the utmost restraint”
in its offensive …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,19926887%255E23109,00.html

UN Set to Condemn Peacekeeper Deaths in Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By Peter Heinlein. The UN Security Council is debating a statement condemning
the Israeli attack on a UN observer post in Lebanon. …
voanews.com/english/2006-07-26-voa51.cfm

Lebanon battles rage
TVNZ – New Zealand
Hizbollah guerrillas killed at least eight Israeli soldiers in Lebanon
on Wednesday in fierce fighting set to continue after diplomats in Rome
failed to agree …
tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411366/796789

No agreement on Lebanon ceasefire; eight IDF soldiers killed
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut/Tel Aviv – An international conference in Rome Wednesday on the
crisis in Lebanon failed to agree on a framework for a ceasefire as eight
Israeli …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1184219.php
/No_agreement_on_Lebanon_ceasefire_eight_IDF_soldiers_killed

Lebanon probes weapons used in Israel bombing
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is investigating reports from doctors that Israel
has used weapons in its 15-day-old bombardment of southern Lebanon that
have …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-0
7-26T184016Z_01_L26336023_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-LEBANON-WEAPONS.xml

The Syria safety-zone
Open Democracy – London,UK
The ongoing crisis in Lebanon is having serious ramifications for neighbouring
Syria, whose state-run TV service estimates that as many as a million
people …
www.opendemocracy.net/conflict-middle_east_politics/syria_safety_3768.jsp

UNHCR distributes relief aid to needy displaced Lebanese in Syria
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
DAMASCUS, July 26 (UNHCR) – In Syria, the UN refugee agency is distributing
relief supplies to communal shelters providing emergency housing for Lebanese
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/3b0a7063d6f3787d12626760aeb4a0c1.htm

Syria is part of the solution
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Far from weakening Damascus, Israel’s attacks on Lebanon will ensure Syria’s
place in the eventual settlement. I. Fifteen days into …
commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/faisal_al_yafai/2006/07/syria_eyes_a_regional_prize.html

Why Syria Has Much to Lose if Hezbollah Is Finally Halted
New York Times – United States
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 25 — As the war between Israel and the Lebanese
militia Hezbollah slogs into its third week, Syrian officials and analysts
say the …
www.nytimes.com/2006/07/26/world/middleeast/26syria.html

Absent from Rome, Syria views itself as key to unlock the Mideast …
AsiaNews.it – Italy
… Damascus (AsiaNews) – Syria may not have been invited to the Rome
conference on the Lebanon crisis but its presence is being felt. …
www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=6805

When Beirut Comes to Syria
TIME – USA
Last year, Wehbe, 26, joined thousands of his countrymen on the streets
of Beirut to call for an end to Syria’s domination of his homeland, and
threw a heady …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1219349,00.html

Israel-Hezbollah conflict doubles airfare out of Syria
INQ7.net – Philippines
THE mass evacuation out of Lebanon due to escalating fighting between Israel
and Hezbollah has doubled airfares out of Syria, one of the jump-off points
out of …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=11853

3 UN Observers Killed in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
An Israeli bomb destroyed a UN observer post on the border in southern
Lebanon Tuesday, killing three observers and leaving another feared dead,
officials said …
www.forbes.com/business/energy/feeds/ap/2006/07/26/ap2904473.html

Blair Should Support Lebanon Ceasefire, Rights, Aid Groups Say
Bloomberg – USA
July 26 (Bloomberg) — UK Prime Minister Tony Blair should support an ``immediate’’
cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian areas, said Oxfam …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=axyrd2S9bNwI&refer=europe

Rome talks seek Lebanon solution
Guardian Unlimited – UK
European leaders are to push their plan for a peace deal in Lebanon at
an 18-nation Middle East conference in Rome. They want a …
www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-5974613,00.html

Death toll rises to 390 in Lebanon
Moneycontrol.com – Mumbai,India
There’s little sign of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah as
forces clashed in southern Lebanon for the 14th day. The …
news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/currentaffairs/israelhezbo
llah/deathtollrisesto390lebanon/market/stocks/article/230149

Nepal bids to rescue Nepalis from Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs KP Oli has said that
the government is making all its efforts for evacuating Nepalis from Lebanon,
state-run …
english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_286890.html

China slams Israeli air raid on UN post in Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
… deeply shocked” China today summoned Israel’s Ambassador and “strongly
condemned” an Israeli air raid on a United Nations post in south Lebanon,
which killed …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200607261101.htm

UN: Four UN Observers Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Lebanon
Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea
The United Nations says four UN peacekeepers have been killed in an Israeli
airstrike on a UN post in southern Lebanon. UN Secretary …
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200607/200607260003.html

Lebanon aid arrives after Israel agrees to safe passage
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
… Committee of the Red Cross has begun airlifting emergency supplies
destined for distribution to civilians affected by the ongoing hostilities
in Lebanon. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=371764&lng=1

Israel ‘to control Lebanon strip’
BBC News – UK
Israel says it will keep control over an area in southern Lebanon until
an international force can be deployed. Defence Minister …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5214046.stm

Israel Widens Control of Southern Lebanon
Forbes – USA
Israeli troops sealed off a Hezbollah stronghold Tuesday and widened their
control of southern Lebanon, but officials said Israeli bombs killed six
people in a …
www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/07/25/ap2903942.html

Mother, adopted baby back from Lebanon
Boston Globe – United States
BOSTON —A New Hampshire woman who was in the home stretch of adopting
a baby boy in Lebanon when fighting broke out was back in the United States
on Tuesday …
www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2
006/07/25/mother_adopted_baby_back_from_lebanon

Aid agencies warn crisis looming in Lebanon
ABC News – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Aid workers have started supply runs into southern Lebanon
but some villages remain cut off, the Red Cross said Tuesday, and a UN
agency …
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2235266

LEBANON: UN OBSERVERS KILLED
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
Israeli warplanes have hit a UN observation post during a raid in south
Lebanon as Israel renewed its offensive against Hezbollah following the
departure from …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=130441&region=6

Israel bomb kills 4 UN observers in Lebanon
Reuters – USA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday hit a UN base in southern
Lebanon, killing four United Nations observers, Lebanese security sources
said. …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07
-25T213026Z_01_L25314960_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-LEBANON-UN
.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-worldNews-2

Inside Lebanon: why Hizbollah may be winning the battle for hearts …
Financial Times – London,England,UK
… newly-built apartments buildings have been transformed into a refugee
camp by the tens of thousands of people fleeing bombardments in southern
Lebanon and the …
www.ft.com/cms/s/ad2b2a3e-1c07-11db-a555-0000779e2340.html

Remember the 1983 negotiations for a settlement to Lebanon crisis
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
… vu. Lebanon a battlefield. … sea. But Israeli forces were occupying
southern Lebanon, while Syrian troops occupied the northeast. …
www.csmonitor.com/2006/0726/p09s01-cojh.html

How the US Hopes to End the Lebanon Crisis
TIME – USA
The Bush administration is finalizing what amounts to a four-point plan
to end the fighting in Lebanon in a manner that prevents further violence
between …
time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1218603,00.html

EU to push for force in Lebanon
International Herald Tribune – France
… Tuesday that the bloc would press for the deployment of a multinational
force – including a strong EU element – on the southern border of Lebanon
to preserve …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/25/news/diplo.php

US embassy plans last Lebanon evacuation
MSNBC – USA
WASHINGTON – The US Embassy in Lebanon advised Americans still in the war-torn
country that the last scheduled ship departure from Lebanon will be on
Wednesday …
msnbc.msn.com/id/14028061/

Discontent in Syria as more neighbours drop in
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
WITH the number of Lebanese refugees who have crossed into Syria now estimated
at more than 120,000, and increasing by the day, many Syrians are privately
…
www.theage.com.au/news/world/discontent-in-syria-
as-neighbours-drop-in/2006/07/25/1153816182461.html

Syria welcomes Lebanese refugees
Hindu – Chennai,India
… ceasefire. Ms. Rice’s decision to exclude Syria, but include Israel
in her West Asian itinerary also came in for heavy criticism. The …
www.hindu.com/2006/07/26/stories/2006072608251400.htm

Syria Holds Up UN Relief Effort for Lebanon
AXcess News – Carson City,NV,USA
… of the worsening conflict, but at the same time the UN refugee agency
said that relief supplies for over 20,000 displaced are still held up
in Syria because of …
www.axcessnews.com/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=10579

Venezuelan jets head to Syria to evacuate citizens
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… The planes will leave Tuesday night are expected to arrive in Syria
on Thursday. Venezuela’s ambassador to Syria, Dia Nader de El …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153291997623&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Finding Refuge in Syria
Spiegel Online – Berlin,Germany
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled the fighting in Lebanon as
Israeli airstrikes continue. Many have found refuge in neighboring Syria.
…
service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,428527,00.html

Rice Heads to Rome Seeking Agreement on Ending Lebanon Warfare
Bloomberg – USA
… Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads into a summit in Rome aiming
to win acceptance of an international force for southern Lebanon that
could help end …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aHEBOYQwZKms&refer=worldwide_news

In Lebanon’s Crisis, a Chance for US to Broaden the Stakes
Washington Post – United States
The real issues, US officials say, are not simply the hostilities between
Israel and Hezbollah but the far wider questions of Lebanon’s sovereignty
and what …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/25/AR2006072501401.html

One Chinese killed in Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
A Chinese UN observer was among the four UN peacekeepers killed in an Israeli
air strike on south Lebanon on Tuesday night. The …
english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_286838.html

Sweden announces 5.5 millions dollars of aid for Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Sweden has promised around 5.5 million US dollars in humanitarian aid to
Lebanon, and the Foreign Office said more could be on its way, Radio Sweden
reported …
english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_286793.html

Israeli to create security strip in southern Lebanon: DM
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday that Israel intended
to create a security strip in the southern Lebanon if an international
force cannot …
english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_286796.html

Khalifa and King Mohammed call for ceasefire in Lebanon
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… conformity of their views on regional and international issues, mainly
the developments of the Palestinian cause and the current situation in
Iraq and Lebanon. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data
/theuae/2006/July/theuae_July863.xml&section=theuae

Israel to occupy strip in Lebanon
International Herald Tribune – France
JERUSALEM Almost two weeks into its military assault on Hezbollah, Israel
said Tuesday that it would occupy a strip inside southern Lebanon with
ground troops …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/26/africa/web.0726mideastfront.php

Israel Widens Control of Southern Lebanon
ABC News – USA
Israel will carve out a “security zone” in south Lebanon until an international
force is deployed there or Hezbollah guerrillas and their rocket launchers
are …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2235511

Israel to occupy buffer zone in south Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
TONY EASTLEY: Israel, which has taken another town in southern Lebanon,
says it’s in the process of building a new security or buffer zone. …
www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1697140.htm

Collateral damage: Sri Lanka caught in Israel-Lebanon war
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
THEIR jobs bombarded and their future shattered, the first batch of some
260 Sri Lankans — the largest expatriate community in Lebanon after
the Palestinian …
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Americans may still be stranded in Lebanon
Houston Chronicle – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States expressed concern Tuesday about Americans,
possibly hundreds of them, stranded in south Lebanon without safe passage
to …
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