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Lebanon: ceasefire resolution needs immediate Israelis exit
The United States said it is prepared to vote quickly on a draft resolution to end the hostilities in Lebanon presented to the Security Council, US Ambassador John Bolton said today.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/5/2006

largest peace march in UK against Israel's aggressions
The largest peace march following the invasion of Iraq was held in central London on Saturday demanding Prime Minister Tony Blair to call for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel-UK, Politics, 8/5/2006

Muslims stage anti-Israel rally in Germany
Over 2,000 German-based Muslims staged an anti-Israel rally in the city of Hamburg, northern Germany, yesterday afternoon condemning Israel's carnage in Lebanon and Palestine.
Lebanon-Israel-Germany, Politics, 8/5/2006

60 Syrians killed by Israeli bombing
Israeli war planes heavily bombed a residential complex in Syria's Al-Qa'a border township with Lebanon, martyring some fifty innocent Syrian factory workers, including their family members.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Israel hit Tyre, Lebanon, after it was forced to retreat
Israel today launched its heaviest bombardment of Tyre, southern Lebanon after marines failed to penetrate into Lebanese territory in the face of fierce resistance from Lebanese defense force.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Israeli air strikes kill 5, wound 4 in Gaza
Israel continued with aggression on southern Gaza Strip today conducting air raids killing five Palestinians including a mother and her two children.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Iran calls for creation of fact-finding group to probe Israeli crimes in Lebanon
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi today said that Iran calls for establishment of an international fact-finding group to probe Israel's atrocities in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 8/5/2006

Tanzanian Minister condemns Israel's brutality
Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Asha-Rose Migiro yesterday in Dar-es-Salaam condemned the Israeli attacks in Lebanon which have killed hundreds of civilians and displaced millions of others.
Lebanon-Israel-Tanzania, Politics, 8/5/2006

Indian demonstrators call on states to denounce Israel
Hundreds of people took to the streets to protest the bombardment of innocent men, women and children in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip by Israel on Saturday.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Egypt denies it will not fight for Lebanon
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry categorically denied on Friday August 4 a report published by an Arab newspaper that Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit had said that Egypt would neither sacrifice the blood of its sons for the sake of Arabs nor take part in a multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/5/2006

Israel's attack on Lebanon relate to US Greater Middle East plan; Iran official
An Iranian official today said that the Israel's aggression on Lebanon and Palestine is associated with the US Greater Middle East plan and Israel's key role in it, adding that this time, Washington has miscalculated.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

UK Islamic body starts legal action against Israeli arms shipments
A London-based Islamic NGO said yesterday it has commenced legal proceedings against British government over military shipments for Israel.
Lebanon-Israel-UK, Politics, 8/5/2006

FM: Israeli aggression displaced quarter of Lebanon's population
Lebanese Hizbullah fired more rockets into Israel yesterday than on any previous day of the 22-day-old war, killing an Israeli and wounding 123, after helicopter-borne commandos launched Israel's deepest raid into Lebanon during which they claimed to have seized five guerrillas.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

International Organization for Migration: 900,000 displaced Lebanese displaced by Israel's aggression
There are an estimated 900,000 displaced in Lebanon, most of them originating in the south, and a still unclear number of stranded migrants who want to leave
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Sherif: Israel's aggression on Lebanon clears state terrorism
"Israel's aggression on Lebanon was the culmination of state terrorism," Egypt's Secretary-General of the National Democratic Party and Shura Council speaker Safwat El-Sherif said in addressing NDP youths at Abu Qeir Camp in Alexandria.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Diplomat: Israeli bombardment of Lebanon destruction on par with Hiroshima bombing
Mansoor said Israeli aggressions had left more than 800,000 or 28 percent of Lebanese citizens homeless, more than 1,000 others killed and thousands injured.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

France: Lebanon is a humanitarian disaster
"We have passed the figure of one million displaced people, and of these half are children," Douste-Blazy said.
Lebanon-Israel-France, Politics, 8/3/2006

Tel Aviv to be targeted if necessary: Hizbullah envoy
The Lebanese Hizbullah fighters would target Tel Aviv, if they deemed it necessary, said Hizbullah Representative in Iran Seyed Abdullah Saifeddin.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Syrian PM: Damascus supports Lebanese government, nation
Demolition of Lebanon's infrastructure and economic facilities and massacre of innocent people, including women and children, are signs of Israel's terrorist nature, added Otri
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 8/3/2006

Muslim leaders demand UN enforce ceasefire in Lebanon
Leaders of 18 Muslim nations membering the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) today demanded the United Nations Security Council to call for an immediate stop to Israeli military aggression in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2006

UN General Assembly called to end atrocities in Lebanon
Islamic countries should be directly responsible for assisting the Palestinians and Lebanese against Israeli aggression should the United Nations (UN) fail to end the atrocities.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/3/2006

UN resolutions must be invoked in Mid-East crisis - Ihsanoglu
The international community should demand the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 with the same determination and insistence it invoked enforcement of Resolution 1559, reported the Malaysian news agency Bernama today
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/3/2006

Lebanese politician praises Hizbullah resistance against Israel
A former Lebanese minister Fadhl Shalaq yesterday lauded Hizbullah resistance against Israel, saying the power of the militia had surprised not only the Israelis but also Arab Israelis and the Lebanese people.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

Qana massacre, another example of United Nations insufficiency
Mottaki said Iran considers certain countries that have abetted Israel to take such an extensive toll on Lebanese civilians accountable from the Qana war crime.
Lebanon-Iran-UN, Politics, 8/3/2006

Muslim scholars call for support to Lebanese and Palestinian resistance
It called upon the Muslim communities and all those of conscience to unite in peaceful organized protest, and express their solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Palestine in their legitimate resistance to Israel's aggression and occupation
Regional-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Egypt-Israel tourist promotion accord suspended
"Egyptian Tourism ministry had suspended all accords signed with Israel on the tourist promotion due to its aggression on Lebanon," Minister of Tourism Zohir Garana said yesterday in addressing a press conference following a tour of the Tourism and Shopping Festival in Cairo that due to run till August 20th.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

US, UK should not lead peace efforts over Lebanon: Annan's deputy
The United States and Britain should not lead diplomatic efforts over Lebanese war because of their involvement in war in Iraq, the United Nations' deputy secretary-general Mark Malloch Brown told the Financial Times yesterday.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

Iran's Supreme Leader message to world of Islam
Iran's Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei yesterday condemned the tragic disaster at the Lebanese village of Qana and the silence of UN and the so-called supporters of human rights on Israel's crimes in Lebanon.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 8/3/2006

Islamic, Arabic states vow to establish truce between Israel, Lebanon
In the past 24 hours, various diplomatic delegations have arrived in Lebanon to discuss the issue. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan and Spain arrived in Beirut yesterday to seek an immediate truce.
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2006

Abul-Gheit: region nearing chaos
Egypt and France yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon whereas the United States said a cease fire could be reached within days.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/3/2006

Asefi criticizes Blair for unwarranted statement about Islamic values
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi yesterday criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair for unwarranted statement about Islamic values in line with ideological support for Israeli state terrorism.
Iran-Regional-UK, Politics, 8/3/2006

No one can deprive Iranians of nuclear rights: President
"Nuclear energy is the inalienable right of the Iranian nation. Whoever believes he can deprive our nation of this inalienable right is gravely mistaken."
Iran-Regional-UN, Politics, 8/3/2006

UN offical: there is no let up in Israel incursions on Gaza
Mustafa, his 6 siblings and their father Yehya fled the Beit Hanoun area for Jabalia Preparatory A Girls' School, one of the four UNRWA schools where over 1,500 displaced people from 270 families have taken refuge
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/3/2006

Israeli forces kill eight Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians including a 10-year-old boy in the southern Gaza Strip today.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Iran's President: Bullying powers have materialized real holocaust in Palestine
Ahmadi-Nejad: "The claimed holocaust was in practice materialized in the land of Palestine," he added.
Regional-Iran, Politics, 8/3/2006

US officials on Iraq civil war; US may be asked to leave this year
Despite some progress, violence and corruption continue to thwart reconstruction efforts in Iraq, says Stuart Bowen, the US special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

Senior committee challenges UK arms sales to Israel
The UK government is being challenged by one of parliament's most senior committees to explain its policy of selling arms to Israel that breaches guidelines on not exporting military equipment for internal repression or external aggression.
Regional-Israel-UK, Politics, 8/3/2006

Abbas receives Amr Moussa in Amman
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 8/3/2006

Israel aims to evict Lebanese civilians from their villages by bombs
Israel said today that its forces continued operations to strike what Israel describes as forward infrastructure of Hizbullah terror, saying its infantry, engineers and armor forces took over command posts in the city of A-Teibeh and operated around the villages of Al-Adeisa and Rav A-Talatin, west of the community of Metula.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

People's Assembly and Shura Council condemn American connivance with Israel
The General Committee of Egypt's People's Assembly condemned Israel's war crimes that violated the Fourth Geneva Convention, warning of the dire consequences of the current crisis for the Middle East peace process.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/1/2006

Israel massacre 'despicable,' says Irish FM
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern Monday condemned Israel for its latest massacre of civilians in Lebanon and criticized the failure by the US to call for a ceasefire.
Lebanon-Israel-Ireland, Politics, 8/1/2006

Pope Shenouda condemns Qana massacre
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria condemned Monday the Israeli massacre in the southern Lebanese town of Qana where at least 57 people, mostly children, were killed.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/1/2006

Mubarak condemns Israeli acts
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned against the consequences of peace process deterioration resulting from the Israeli aggressive practices.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

UNICEF calls for truce in Lebanon-Israel conflict
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will not stand silent in the face of war crimes against children, UNICEF senior official Alireza Fayyazi yesterday said in reference to Israeli war crimes against humanity in Lebanese southern village of Qana and indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

UK Muslims condemn massacre, Muslim nations to meet
British Muslims have accused the UK and US governments of being responsible for allowing the recent Israeli massacre of some 60 civilians, mostly women and children, in Qana, southern Lebanon.
Lebanon-Israel-UK, Politics, 8/1/2006

Abul-Gheit, Prince Saud probe latest Lebanese developments
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit yesterday discussed with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal the latest regional developments in light of the Israeli escalation of operations in Lebanon and the Qana massacre.
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/1/2006

Condemnation of Israeli killings in Gaza
Rohrmann, UNICEF Special Representative in occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) said today "as the international media is focused on the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Lebanon, sadly enough the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is on the verge of being forgotten."
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Ahmadinejad: Israeli aggressions on Lebanon aim to revive dead plan of greater Middle East
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad said today that Israeli aggressions on Lebanon and Palestine aim to revive the dead plan of a greater Middle East.
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2006

Iran dismisses resolution on nuclear issue
Following the passage of a UN resolution asking Iran for a suspension of the country’s nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities, Chinese Deputy UN Ambassador Lio Jen Min in a UN Security Council meeting yesterday, said that negotiation and dialogue are the only solution to Iran's nuclear dossier and the talk must begin promptly.
Iran-UN, Politics, 8/1/2006

Second UK base used for US bombs to Israel
Britain's top air force base is now used for controversial US arms shipments to fuel Israel's continuing bombardments of Lebanon and Gaza, according to peace campaigners.
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/1/2006

Sudan: attacks on rebels in north Darfur must stop, UN and African envoys say
Senior United Nations and African Union (AU) envoys to Sudan today jointly condemned a recent militia-backed attack by Government forces against a rebel group in the northern part of the country's strife-torn Darfur region and called for an immediate end to the hostilities.
Sudan-UN, Politics, 8/1/2006

Turkish MPs leave Israeli friendship group in protest
Some 25 Turkish members of parliament have resigned since June from a parliamentary friendship group with Israeli counterparts in protest at Israeli aggressions on Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Lebanon.
Turkey-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Asefi: Iran gives priority to cooperation with Muslim, neighboring states
Lebanon-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 8/1/2006

Abbas Holds Talks with PM of Jordan
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/1/2006

UN envoy to Somalia says dialogue is essential; could pave the way for observer force
Somalia-UN, Politics, 8/1/2006


News from around the web:

In South Lebanon, a Fierce Fight for Every Yard - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401855.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Airstrikes Hit Christian Area North of Beirut - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mideast5aug05,1,1860623.story?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

In Baghdad, Shiites Rally for Hezbollah - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401013.html)
Iraq-Lebanon, Politics, 8/5/2006

Freeing Prisoners Key Goal in Fight Against Israel - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/world/middleeast/04prisoners.html)
When Hezbollah guerrillas sneaked into Israel last month, killing and capturing Israeli soldiers and setting off the current crisis, their goal was to trade them for a Lebanese man held by Israel.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Israeli pilots 'deliberately miss' targets - Guardian Unlimited
(http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838437,00.html)
At least two Israeli fighter pilots have deliberately missed civilian targets in Lebanon as disquiet grows in the military about flawed intelligence, The Observer has learnt. Sources say the pilots were worried that targets had been wrongly identified as Hizbollah facilities.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/5/2006

Hezbollah’s Prominence Has Many Sunnis Worried - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/world/middleeast/04muslims.html)
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 8/5/2006

Negroponte Orders an Update On Terrorism's Influence in Iraq - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/04/AR2006080401700.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/5/2006

Somalia's transitional government on the verge of collapse - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0804/p05s01-woaf.html)
Somalia, Politics, 8/5/2006

Talabani Predicts Transfer of Security Duties by Year's End - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq3aug03,1,7365660.story?coll=la-headlines-world)
President Jalal Talabani predicted Wednesday that Iraqi forces would take over security duties in all provinces by year's end
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

Saudi Arabia rules out oil weapon - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080300267.html)
Lebanon-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/3/2006

U.S., Allies Split on Course - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-diplomacy3aug03,1,3492167.story?coll=la-headlines-world)
Politics, 8/3/2006

France Circulates a Revised Resolution - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080300137.html)
Lebanon-Israel-France, Politics, 8/3/2006

How Israel's gung-ho leaders turned victory into calamity - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1835778,00.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/3/2006

Leaked memo: Civil war most likely outcome in Iraq - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0803/dailyUpdate.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

Officers Allegedly Pushed 'Kill Counts - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-probes3aug03,0,7116204.story?coll=la-home-headlines)
Military prosecutors and investigators probing the killing of three Iraqi detainees by U.S. troops in May believe the unit's commanders created an atmosphere of excessive violence by encouraging "kill counts" and possibly issuing an illegal order to shoot Iraqi men
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

G.I.’s Say Officers Ordered Killing of Young Iraqi Men - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/world/middleeast/03abuse.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

In Iraq, It’s Hard to Trust Anyone in Uniform - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/world/middleeast/03uniforms.html?ref=middleeast)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/3/2006

A Refuge That Became a Place of Death - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/30/AR2006073000594.html)
Victims Were From Two Extended Families; Most Suffocated in Debris
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/ats-ap_intl10aug01,1,4440714.story?coll=sns-ap-topinternational)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Iraqi Clerics and Government Leaders Condemn Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html)
Several prominent Iraqi clerics and officials on Monday delivered their stiffest rebuke yet over the airstrikes on Lebanon
Lebanon-Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2006

Attacks Across Iraq Kill More Than 70 - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/ats-ap_intl14aug01,1,6013582.story?coll=sns-ap-topinternational)
Iraq, Politics, 8/1/2006

Casualties of War: Lebanon’s Trees, Air and Sea - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/29/world/middleeast/29environment.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

A New Enemy Gains on the U.S. - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/weekinreview/30shanker.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Lebanon Sees Environmental Devastation - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080100672.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/1/2006

Hill Democrats Unite to Urge Bush to Begin Iraq Pullout - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100743.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/1/2006

More ministers quit Somali govt as talks postponed - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080100313.html)
Twelve more ministers resigned from Somalia's Western-backed government on Tuesday, in a move that may ultimately clear the way for rival Islamists to take ministerial posts
Somalia, Politics, 8/1/2006


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