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Lebanon orders army to move south
The foreign ministers of France, Turkey and Malaysia arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to work out details on formation of a 15,000-strong international force to oversee peacekeeping efforts in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Calls for trying Israeli officials for war crimes in Lebanon
"You are expected to fulfill your responsibility for establishment of international peace and security and defending the rights of nations who have been exposed to aggression," part of the letter said.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Lebanon: UN emergency aid distributed in Tyre, fuel supplied to hospitals
A UN spokesman said that emergency aid from the world body was distributed yesterday to war-devastated Lebanese in the southern port city of Tyre and tons of fuel were sent to hospitals to keep them operating.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Lack of funds could halt aid to Lebanon as 60,000 cross border
With 60,000 displaced Lebanese already having crossed the border back to their homes since Monday, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for more funds, warning that emergency aid to the almost one million people displaced by the recent fighting could stop unless more international assistance is forthcoming.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Economics, 8/16/2006
Ahmadi-Nejad: Leaders of US, Britain, Israel should stand trial
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today said that the leaders of US, Britain and Israel should stand trial as war criminals.
Lebanon-Iran-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Assad: Recent war confirms correctness of Syria's approach to Lebanon's resistance
Syrias President Bashar Assad yesterday said that the recent war proved that Syria's approach to the Lebanese resistance was correct and disproved the approach of other Arab countries to the issue as wrong.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 8/16/2006
Enrichment at industrial level on agenda of Iran's nuclear program: Larijani
Larijani yesterday said that uranium enrichment at industrial level was on the agenda of Iran's nuclear program
Iran-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Mottaki: Iran attaches no value to UNSC nuclear resolution
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki today said that the resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Iran's nuclear activities is illegal, political and therefore of no value to Iranians.
Iran-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Rice said Hizbullah needs to disarm or face international pressure
If Hizbullah refuses to cooperate with the Lebanese government and disarm, both the militant organization and its foreign sponsors will face isolation from the international community, according to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
Israeli killing of elderly Palestinian, his son
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned the Israeli killing of an elderly Palestinian and his son in Khan Yunis in the early morning hours of today, when an Israeli occupation forces plane leveled their house with a bomb.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Grassroots: Palestinian farmers, shepherds and shopkeepers face destruction of livelihoods
Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign said that the Israeli project to force Palestinians to leave their cities, villages and homes in the West Bank in order to make space for further colonization of the West Bank is continuing unabated.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Sorour: Egypt not to abandon Arab, Muslim identity
Replying to the inquiries of the citizens on the website of the ruling National Democratic Party, Egypt's Speaker of the People's Assembly Ahmed Fathi Sorour said that Egypt can never abandon its Arab and Muslim identity.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/16/2006
President Abbas receives Prime Minister Haniyya in Gaza
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received today Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya in Gaza.
Palestine, Politics, 8/16/2006
Sweden to host conference on humanitarian situation in Palestine
Sweden, Spain and Norway will jointly host a conference in Stockholm on September 1 on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories, focusing especially on Gaza.
Palestine-Israel-Sweden, Politics, 8/16/2006
David Welch: US committed to Lebanon's security
David Welch, US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State, spoke to the press yesterday about the Middle East situation
Regional-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
Iran VP meets Iraqi official, stress need for unity
Iran's First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said that the Iraqi popular government does not need any help from the occupiers in administering the country, adding that withdrawal of the occupation forces would definitely lead to establishment of tranquility and security in Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/16/2006
General Pace: Iraqis must reject sectarian violence
The Iraqi people must join together to reject sectarian violence, says US Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
US Calls on Kurdish group to stop terrorist acts
"Marking the 22nd anniversary of violence by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)," the United States called on the separatist group to halt its terrorist attacks against Turkey, which have killed 500 people in 2006.
Iraq-Turkey-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
Somalia: UN envoy urges pressure for talks
The international community must maintain the United Nations arms embargo on Somalia, refrain from interfering in the strife-torn Horn of Africa country's internal affairs and urge the disputing parties there to resume dialogue, the senior UN envoy to the nation told the Security Council today.
Somalia-UN, Politics, 8/16/2006
Younis: Egypt to provide Rafah with electricity
Egypt's Electricity Minister Hassan Younis said yesterday that Egypt will start supplying the Palestinian Rafah area with necessary power at two stages.
Egypt-Palestine, Economics, 8/16/2006
UK foreign policy denies blame for terrorism
UK Defence Secretary Des Brown yesterday denied that the UK's foreign policy was to blame for provoking terrorist attacks in Britain.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/16/2006
UK warned against following US in profiling Muslim passengers
The Times daily reported Tuesday that the UK Department for Transport was in talks with the aviation industry to introduce a screening system that allows security staff to focus on those passengers who pose the greatest terrorist risk.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/16/2006
On the UK plane bombing plot
Al-Qaida's No 3 was the mastermind behind the plot to blow up transatlantic flights, an intelligence source said, here on Tuesday.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/16/2006
U.S. Names Two Syrian Generals as Terror Supporters
The US Treasury Department yesterday froze the US-based assets of two Syrian generals as a result of their support for terrorist organizations and their contributions to Syria's military occupation of Lebanon.
Syria-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
News from around the web:
Lebanese Troops Move Into South for First Time in Decades - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081700914.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Lebanese Cabinet Agrees to Deploy Troops - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-lebanon-israel,1,2285077.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Clustered in Fear, and Now Death - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-ainata16aug16,0,3809468.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
The close ties of a town in southern Lebanon span oceans. That same bond linked neighbors who gathered in vain to escape Israeli shelling
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Hezbollah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/world/middleeast/16hezbollah.html?ref=middleeast)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Returning Home to Ruins: Shock Is Mixed With Outrage - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/world/middleeast/15beirut.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Israel Can Swap Prisoners for Soldiers - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/15/AR2006081500182.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/16/2006
Pentagon studies examine 'mistakes' in Iraq, Afghanistan - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0816/dailyUpdate.html)
Quietly admitting that operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have not gone as well as had been expected, the US military establishment has undertaken a complete review of its operations and strategy in those two countries
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
Bush Dismisses the Idea of Partitioning Iraq - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bush16aug16,1,4241763.story?coll=la-headlines-world)
President Bush told Middle East experts at a private meeting this week that a three-way division of Iraq would only worsen sectarian violence and was not an option for solving the country's problems, the analysts said Tuesday.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/16/2006
Rival Shiite Militias Clash in Southern Iraq - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081601900.html)
Clashes between rival Shiite Muslim militias erupted Wednesday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, when scores of gunmen stormed the governor's office after accusing his supporters of assassinating their tribal leader.
Iraq, Politics, 8/16/2006
Sunni Speaker Faces Ouster Attempt - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400949.html)
Shiite and Kurdish parties are organizing a bid to oust the Sunni parliament speaker whose comments about the insurgency and regional self-rule have angered and embarrassed key political groups
Iraq, Politics, 8/16/2006
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Egypt has stressed the importance of Israel's withdrawal from the lands it has occupied in Lebanon immediately. It called on the United Nations and the parties taking part in the international troops to dispatch these troops as soon as possible to Lebanon. Egypt asserted that disarming Hizbullah is a domestic Lebanese concern in which nobody should interfere.
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"Criticizing what it called a divided national decision-making process, the Council of Maronite Bishops said Wednesday that 'it is impossible to continue like this.' 'Decisions have to be taken by one leader, one leader represented by the government who has won the confidence of Parliament" spokesman for Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir," the Lebanese Daily Star reported.
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