Date: 27 August 2006

Key US legislator says will block aid to Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
… aid President George W. Bush promised Lebanon and free the funds only
when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border
with Syria. …
today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=20
06-08-27T093801Z_01_L27806324_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-USA-LEBANON.xml

Jumblat Calls for Effective Mechanism to Protect Lebanon-Syria …
Naharnet – Beirut,Lebanon
Druze leader Walid Jumblat said that Lebanon has been caught in the middle
of Iranian-Syrian and American-Israeli axes and stressed the need for
a mechanism to …
www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/71B9
51659F558533C22571D70034672E?OpenDocument

UN force won’t stop smuggling of arms into Lebanon
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… Friday during the press conference at which the European Union announced
it would contribute around 7,000 soldiers to the multinational force in
South Lebanon. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/755007.html

Indonesia to send troops to Lebanon, Congo
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Indonesia is not only preparing to join UN peace keeping force in Lebanon,
but also to sent troops to continue a peace mission in Congo, said a statement
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/27/eng20060827_297268.html

“We will have the last word on Lebanon”
Hürriyet – Turkey
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer’s opposition to sending troops to Lebanon
has become the talk of not only the public, but the ruling Justice and
Development …
www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/4987389.asp?gid=74

Four injured in Lebanon cluster bomb blast
RTE.ie – Ireland
Four children have been wounded after an unexploded Israeli cluster bomb
went off, while they were playing with it in southern Lebanon. …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0827/lebanon.html

Lebanon says EU troop commitment to UN force ‘positive’ step
Forbes – USA
BEIRUT (XFN-ASIA) – The European Union’s decision to provide nearly 7,000
troops for an expanded UN peackeeeping force in Lebanon is a ‘positive
and important …
www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2006/08/27/afx2975271.html

Israelis still occupy nine positions in south Lebanon
Zee News – Noida,India
Beirut, Aug 27: Israeli troops still occupy nine positions in southern
Lebanon two weeks after a ceasefire between Israel and the Shiite militia
Hezbollah …
www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=318380&sid=WOR

Two Islamic banks to operate in Syria this year
Middle East North Africa Financial Network – Amman,Jordan
(MENAFN) A source at the Central Bank of Syria said Two Islamic banks will
be operating in Syria by the end of this year, KUNA reported. …
www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093125110

Syria and UNDP discuss cooperation in educational field
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
Minister of Higher Education Dr. Ghaiyath Barakat on Sunday discussed with
the Executive Director of the UN Developmental Program in Syria UNDP Ali
al-Zatari …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/27/60920.htm

US legislator threatens to block aid to Lebanon
EiTB – Euskadi,Spain
Syria has threatened to shut its border with Lebanon if UN troops deploy
there. Israel says it will not lift a sea and air blockade …
www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/controversial
-troop-deployment-us-legislator-threatens-to-block-a?itemId=B24_6283
& cl=%2Feitb24%2Finternacional&idioma=en

Tension mounts over role of peacekeepers in Lebanon
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Tension is growing in the Middle East over the role of an international
peacekeeping force at Lebanon’s border with Syria. Israel …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=376745&lng=1

Italian FM: UN Troops in Lebanon Will Not Aim to Destroy Hezbollah
Voice of America – USA
Italy’s foreign minister says the goal of the expanded UN peacekeeping
force in Lebanon will not be to destroy the Hezbollah militant group,
which fought a …
voanews.com/english/2006-08-27-voa14.cfm

Lebanon villages still without aid
NEWS.com.au – Australia
Many villages in southern Lebanon devastated by clashes between Israel
and Hezbollah are still without aid two weeks after an end to the fighting,
a top …
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20274284-1702,00.html

Paris to send 200 extra army engineers to Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Paris – France on Sunday sent to Lebanon 200 extra army engineers of its
Foreign Legion to help build bridges, the French military in Paris. …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1195086.
php/Paris_to_send_200_extra_army_engineers_to_Lebanon

240 French troops arriving to aid Lebanon rebuilding
International Herald Tribune – France
… “They are here to help the Lebanese army in constructing about 15 bridges
across Lebanon,” said Lieutenant Philip Toroller, a member of the French
military …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/27/news/mideast.php

Russia: No Kornet missiles in Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday that Israel had provided
no proof that Hizbullah used advanced Russian-produced anti-tank missiles
during …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525952
869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israelis still occupy nine positions in southern Lebanon …
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… along with UN peacekeepers. The army have deployed in many areas of
southern Lebanon for the first time in decades. The region had …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1195069.ph
p/Israelis_still_occupy_nine_positions_in_southern_Lebanon_-_official

Jesse Jackson in Syria on “humanitarian mission”
Raw Story – Cambridge,MA,USA
… Lebanese and Israeli officials concerning what is happening in the
Middle East and to discuss the issue of releasing prisoners between Syria,
Lebanon and Israel …
rawstory.com/news/2006/Jesse_Jackson_in_Syria_on_humanitar_08272006.html

Kin of beheaded US hostages sue Syria
United Press International – USA
26 (UPI) — Survivors of an Atlanta-area contractor taken hostage and beheaded
in Iraq have filed a federal lawsuit against Syria seeking millions of
dollars …
www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060826-030922-8169r

Syria’s Information Minister in Talks with Cuban Senior Officials
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
27 (SANA)- Cuba has expressed support to Syria’s just stance and wise policy
that rejects the US projects aiming at dominating the region and the world.
…
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/27/61024.htm

Syria and Cuba to boost cultural and economic cooperation
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Minister of Culture Dr. Riyad Na’san Agha discussed on
Sunday with Cuban Ambassador in Damascus Claudio Ramos Borrego cultural
relations and …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/27/60997.htm

Cluster bomb victims on the rise in southern Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… More than 280 cluster bomb strikes have been found so far across southern
Lebanon, which was heavily bombed and shelled during Israel’s offensive.
…
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1195122.p
hp/Cluster_bomb_victims_on_the_rise_in_southern_Lebanon

German minister says she is on ‘solidarity visit’ to Lebanon …
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut – Visiting German Minister for Economic Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
said Sunday she was on a ‘solidarity visit’ to Lebanon. …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1195124.php/
German_minister_says_she_is_on_solidarity_visit_to_Lebanon__Roundup_

Lebanon to press UN for withdrawal help
Financial Times – London,England,UK
… and entrenched demands. Bringing all the parties with interests in
Lebanon around a common goal will prove a struggle. His hope …
www.ft.com/cms/s/c6bd4d08-35f0-11db-b249-0000779e2340.html

Congressman calls to freeze US aid to Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Tom Lantos said Sunday that he would ask the US administration to freeze
the US $230 million aid package to Lebanon proposed by President George
W. Bush until …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545259531
98&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

French troops aid in Lebanon rebuilding
Houston Chronicle – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of French soldiers arrived Sunday to help the
Lebanese army rebuild bridges that were destroyed or damaged by Israeli
airstrikes …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4144177.html

Russia stages a comeback through Syria
Daily Star – Lebanon – Beirut,Lebanon
… hosting the G8 summit in Saint Petersburg, Putin freely admitted that
he successfully lobbied his Western partners to exclude any mention of
Syria from the G8 …
www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=75057

Syria and Malaysia to Cooperate on Sewage Projects
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
Dara’a, South Syria, (SANA)- Dara’a Governor Nabil Omran on Sunday conferred
with the Malaysian Ambassador in Damascus Zainuddin Yahya on the Memo
of …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/27/61052.htm

Jackson meets Syria’s Grand Mufti and Patriarch Hazim
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
DAMASCUS , (SANA) – Syria’s Grand Mufti Ahmed Badr Hassoun discussed
with Leader of the Civil Rights for Black Americans in the USA Priest
Jessie Jackson the …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/27/61055.htm

Jesse Jackson says Syria backs prisoners’ release
Washington Post – United States
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria backs efforts to free captured Israeli soldiers
and Arab prisoners held by the Jewish state, US civil rights leader Jesse
Jackson …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700301.html

Syria is Egypt’s key importer
Egypt Guide – Cairo,Egypt
… According to a report by the Trade and Industry Ministry, Syria topped
the list of Arab countries in terms of imports from Egypt as its imports
amounted to $74 …
www.egyptguide.net/Business/showArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1493

Leading Iraqi archaeologist flees country
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) — An Iraqi archaeologist who won international acclaim
for tracking down the country`s treasures has fled to Syria, saying he
is no longer …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_119
5007.php/Leading_Iraqi_archaeologist_flees_country

Lebanon peace moves gather pace
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
The vanguard of some 7,000 European soldiers has been arriving in the south
of Lebanon after EU nations agreed to provide more than half the troops
needed for …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=376716&lng=1

Indonesia to send troops to Lebanon, Congo
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia has not only been making preparation
to send troops which will join United Nations peac keeping force in Lebanon
but also to …
www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=18934

In south Lebanon village, Sunnis express disdain for Hezbollah
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
In the end, posters of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah would not
be plastered around this tiny Sunni Muslim village in southern Lebanon
mourning the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/754971.html

Italy’s Gesture on Lebanon Yields Pride and Worry
New York Times – United States
… He was just back from Brussels, where European nations had finally
agreed on a substantial peacekeeping force for Lebanon and Kofi Annan,
the United Nations …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/world/middleeast/27minister.html

Report: Ahmadinejad sends Assad letter on Lebanon, Mideast
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… President Bashar Assad received a letter Saturday from his Iranian
counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, concerning the latest developments in
Lebanon and the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/754974.html

PM convenes advisors to discuss Lebanon war probe
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… Ehud Olmert convened an advisory panel Saturday evening to discuss
the establishment of an investigatory committee on the handling of the
war in Lebanon. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/754982.html

Greece welcomes EU decision on Lebanon crisis
Xinhua – China
… the latest EU decision to send a contingent of 6,500-7,000 peacekeepers
to the UN-led expanded international peacekeeping force to be deployed
in Lebanon. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/27/content_5011059.htm

Italy to send 1,000 troops to Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will dispatch its first 800 to 1,000 troops to Lebanon
on Tuesday to join a UN peacekeeping force there on Friday, a defence
ministry …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-08
-26T201832Z_01_L26188685_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-ITALY-LEBANON.xml

Syria says technical glitch caused power cut to Lebanon
Gulf News – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Beirut: Syria denied Arab media reports yesterday that it had cut power
supplies to Lebanon, saying electricity had been restored to its neighbour
after a …
www.gulfnews.com/region/Lebanon/10062976.html

Israel vs. Syria
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
… represent anything more than a temporary halt in the fight between
Israel and the Quartet of Evil seeking to dominate the Middle East —
Iran, Syria, Hamas and …
www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_467788.html

Torture fear for blogger
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… He also has had two books about social affairs published in Syria and
was detained between 1982 and 1991 for his membership of the outlawed
Party for Communist …
www.guardian.co.uk/Observer/world/story/0,,1859244,00.html

Lebanon rejects deployment of UN troops along border with Syria
Xinhua – China
26 (Xinhua) — Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has rejected the UN offer
to deploy troops along his country’s border with Syria, the presidential
office said …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/27/content_5011843.htm

Israel’s shame and Lebanon’s misery
Green Left Weekly – Chippendale,NSW,Australia
Keysar Trad, who was instrumental in organising the two Sydney rallies
against Israel’s bombing of Lebanon and Gaza, thinks the current ceasefire
is a farce. …
www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/681/681p8b.htm

Germany to send 1,200 troops to Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Germany is willing to send over 1, 200 military personnel to join the UN
peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, German media reported Saturday.
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/27/eng20060827_297195.html