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Israeli occupying troops pulling out of Lebanon
As the fragile ceasefire is still in force between Lebanon and Israel, the army of the occupying regime of Israel continued the hand-over of positions to the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) yesterday.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
US worried lest Hizbullah would reconstruct Lebanon
Lebanese daily As-Safir in its Friday edition reflected the strong worry of the US officials about Hizbullah's serious plans for reconstruction of Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Syrian activist sentenced for 3 years
cyber-dissident Habib Saleh after a court martial was sentenced to three years in prison at the end of a trial without due process in the west-central city of Homs on 16 August. He was arrested in May 2005 in Tartus, 130 km north of Damascus, and accused of spreading mendacious reports.
Syria, Politics, 8/18/2006
Envoy condemns Israel's crimes in Lebanon
Salloukh said that a committee consisting of representatives from Lebanon's ministries of state, justice and foreign affairs has been appointed to pursue not only the crimes committed by Israel during the 33-day war but also the use of banned weapons by Israel against the Lebanese people.
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 8/18/2006
Iran's cooperation with Lebanon based on norms
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi today denounced the remarks by US President George W. Bush and Israel's deputy premier Shimon Peres on clandestine cooperation between Iran and the Lebanese Hizbullah, as well as the Lebanese government.
Lebanon-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Peretz: Israel surprised by Lebanese resistance force
Under fire for unleashing full-scale war on Lebanon for almost five weeks, Israel's defense minister Amir Peretz admitted that Israel had underestimated Lebanese resistance forces, Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Controversy in Norway over troops offer for Lebanon
The Norwegian government's offer to contribute troops to the newly planned UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has provoked controversy because it has not been approved by Oslo's parliament.
Lebanon-Israel-Norway, Politics, 8/18/2006
Ahmadi-Nejad: Lebanon was battle field between arrogance and mankind
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said yesterday that what was witnessed in Lebanon was a real battle field of an unequal war between the world arrogance and united mankind.
Iran-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Merkel vows no combat troops for UN mission in Lebanon
Germany will also contribute to the UN military mission in Lebanon but won't provide combat troops, the press quoted German Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying today.
Lebanon-Israel-Germany, Politics, 8/18/2006
Enemies intended to pass to Iran through Lebanon: Rafsanjani
Iranian Substitute Friday Prayers Leader of Tehran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in his Second Sermon here that the enemies of Islam, the revolution, and Iran had imagined that Lebanon was a passage through which they could reach Iran.
Lebanon-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Israeli occupation forces kills 4 Palestinians
Medics said that Israeli occupation forces killed the farmer Ghanem Khatib 30, while he was working in his land at the north of Gaza
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Hariri calls Lebanese unity, condemns al-Assad
The Head of the Future bloc in the Lebanese parliament MP Saad Hariri rejected what he termed as threats and incitement at civil conflict in Lebanon by Syrian President Bashar Assad and urged the Lebanese to rally behind the state and its legitimate institutions.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/18/2006
White House assessment of Iraqi violence and democracy
White House spokesman Tony Snow said yesterday that "There were reports that an unnamed military expert had received briefings at the White House that we are continuing alternatives other than democracy in Iraq. It's just not true. The article does note, however, that there has been increased violence in Iraq in recent months, and that is absolutely true."
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Abaza: Egypt strategy based on strong ties with Nile Basin countries
only 4% of the water available is being made use of, while 96% is lost
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 8/18/2006
UNICEF: Children suffer with no end to violence in Gaza
As the fragile ceasefire continues to hold in Lebanon, children in Gaza are facing unprecedented levels of violence. Seventy-four have been killed since January, and almost half of those deaths occurred last month. UNICEF says their plight is in danger of being forgotten.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Olmert's convergence plan no longer at top priorities
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said this week that in view of the war in Lebanon and the significant damage caused to the residents of northern Israel, his convergence plan was no longer at the top of his government's agenda, the Israeli daily Haaretz said today.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Darfur said to be getting worse
Warning that "something very ugly is brewing" in Darfur, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown today urged the international community to pay close attention to the crisis in the impoverished and strife-torn region of western Sudan.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 8/18/2006
Saudi Arabia to buy 72 Euro fighters from UK
The UK government confirmed today that it has agreed a deal reportedly worth up to 10 billion pounds (19 billion dollars) to sell Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-UK, Politics, 8/18/2006
West losing 'war against terrorism', say most Britons
Four out of five Britons believe the West is losing the 'war against terror' and want Prime Minister Tony Blair to distance UK foreign policy from that of the United States, according to a new poll.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/18/2006
Muslim leaders wants UK to adopt 'principled' foreign policy
The Muslim community is asking for a serious debate over its criticism of British foreign policy with the government rather than claims by ministers that it is appeasing terrorism, according to Muslim Council of Britain secretary general Muhammad Abdul Bari.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/18/2006
Be skeptical about UK's terror alert, says former ambassador
A former British ambassador warned the public today to be skeptical about the UK's latest terror alert and to be wary of politicians who seek to benefit from the alarm.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/18/2006
Sacked Muslim teachers in Belgium lose appeal on head scarves
The public education system's council of appeal in Belgium has ruled that two Muslim teachers were legitimately sacked in Brussels for wearing Islamic head scarves.
Regional-Belgium, Culture, 8/18/2006
News from around the web:
Mass Funerals in Southern Lebanon - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-lebanon-israel,1,2285077.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines)
The breeze blew fine dust across graves where 29 people killed in an Israeli airstrike -- half of them children -- were buried, as the ground was opened for funerals in south Lebanon on Friday, the Muslim holy day
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Girl’s Life Bound Close to Hezbollah - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/world/middleeast/18hezbollah.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Hezbollah Guerrillas Reflect on Damage - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR2006081800089.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Israeli Troops Criticize Army, Equipment - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-mideast-angry-soldiers,1,6348240.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines)
Israeli soldiers returning from the war in Lebanon say the army was slow to rescue wounded comrades and suffered from a lack of supplies so dire that they had to drink water from the canteens of dead Hezbollah guerrillas.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
With Guns Silent, Wartime Unity Unravels in Israel Amid Fierce Criticism of War Effort - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/world/middleeast/18israel.html?ref=middleeast)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
U.N., Others to Help in Lebanon Oil Spill - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR2006081800046.html)
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/18/2006
New stature for Lebanese military? - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0818/p06s01-wome.html)
Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/2006
Italy to send 3,000 troops to Lebanon - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1853308,00.html)
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/18/2006
Abbas Says Militants to End Attacks - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081700849.html)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
A Deal for Calm? Abbas vs. Hamas - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/world/middleeast/18abbas.html?ref=middleeast)
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
US troops accused of Haditha cover-up - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1853553,00.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/18/2006
Jordan Sends Ambassador to Iraq - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/ats-ap_intl18aug18,1,176289.story?coll=sns-ap-topinternational)
Jordan has become the first Arab state to send a fully accredited ambassador to Iraq, a major display of political support for the U.S.-backed government in the face of past kidnapping-slayings of Muslim diplomats
Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 8/18/2006
A new generation of jihad seekers - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0818/p01s04-woeu.html)
Regional, Politics, 8/18/2006
7 Lashed in Somalia for Pot Involvement - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/16/AR2006081601434.html)
Mogadishu's Islamic leaders gave seven men 40 lashes each for using or selling marijuana, meting out the punishment in public Wednesday in a dramatic example of the region's new fundamentalist rule.
Somalia, Politics, 8/18/2006
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Iran's Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei yesterday felicitated the Lebanese Hezbollah's Secretary-General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah for the victory recently achieved by the Islamic resistance in Lebanon, saying the victory of Lebanon's Islamic resistance movement was a victory for Islam, an honor to Arab states and a shattering of the myth of the Israel's army's invincibility.
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Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed Shafiq ordered the re-operation of the Cairo-Beirut airline as soon as possible. A well-placed source at the Cairo International Airport said that flights to the Beirut airport will be resumed after getting permission from the Lebanese authorities.
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Hundreds of containers full of food for Palestinians in Gaza are still being held up in the Israeli port of Ashdod because of a backlog caused by the recent conflict in Lebanon that closed the port of Haifa, the United Nations said today.
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Reporters Without Borders noted that "Al-Wasit" editor Ayad al-Tamimi and reporter Ahmed Mutare Abass left a Baghdad court as free men at the end of a libel trial about several articles published in 2005 criticising local police and judicial officials. The court did not impose any jail sentences.
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