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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
Iran's Supreme Leader congratulation to Nasrallah
Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 8/18/2006
Aviation minister orders re-operation of Cairo-Beirut line
Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/2006
Aid for Gaza Palestinians held up in Israel
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/18/2006
Trial ends with no prison terms for Al-Wasit journalists
Iraq, Politics, 8/18/2006
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
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
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
Abul Gheit: Disarming Hizbullah is a domestic Lebanese affair
Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 8/16/2006
Maronite spokesman say leadership should be united
Lebanon, Politics, 8/16/2006
Egyptian FM stresses Iran's nuclear right
Egypt-Iran, Politics, 8/14/2006
Lebanon- Israel ceasefire violated by Israel
Israeli forces killed a combatant of Islamic Resistance, military wing of Hizbullah, in southern Lebanon today, violating the first clause of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for stopping war and hostile actions.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
UN to investigate Israel's crimes in Lebanon
Russian foreign ministry declared the UN Human Rights Council intends to dispatch a special commission to Lebanon to investigate Israel's war crimes against civilian people there.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/14/2006
Israel hit south Beirut with 20 missiles prior to ceasefire
Even after the passage of a UN resolution to cease fire, Israel did not miss the opportunity to stop its attacks on Lebanon with the Israeli jets firing at least 20 missiles on south Beirut, capital of Lebanon on Sunday destroying a complex of eight residential buildings and at least six families were thought to have been in them at the time of the attack.
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
UN Security Council resolution for Lebanon - Israel ceasefire: full text
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/14/2006
Lebanese return home, UN aid, mines risk
With thousands of people moving back to their homes or communities in war-ravaged Lebanon, where a cessation of hostilities took effect this morning, United Nations agencies are providing assistance while warning of the dangers posed by landmines and other unexploded ordnance.
Lebanon-Israel-UN, Politics, 8/14/2006
Mubarak talks to Seniora, orders helping reconstruct electric grid
In 2000, President Mubarak visited Lebanon a day after Israeli air force raided the Lebanese power grid and gave directives for the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity to rebuild it.
Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 8/14/2006
Bush: Cease-fire in Lebanon important step forward
He said the next task is helping "people in both Lebanon and Israel return to their homes and begin rebuilding their lives without fear of renewed violence and terror."
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
Israel's aggression pollutes Lebanon's beaches
Vaez-Javadi pointed out that the Israeli army had not spared the environmentally crucial areas of southern Lebanon from its bombardments
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Israelis question their own aggressive policy
With a truce in effect between Lebanon and Israel, following a major aggression by Israel on Lebanon dislocating a quarter of Lebanon's population, in what is being seen as a policy and military failure to Israel, Haaretz said "Today's extraordinary Knesset session could be the start of a new period in Israeli politics."
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
193 Palestinians killed, 790 wounded, including 83 children since July 26
At least three citizens, including a child were killed today morning when Israeli an warplane raided on the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, medical sources said.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Israel forces closes only entrance in Qusin Village, Nablus
The Israeli occupation forces started uprooting and levelling lands east of Qusin village, situated to the west of Nablus, said Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Ahmadi-Nejad: Enemies fail on Iran's nuclear issue
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today said that Iran's enemies have failed in their attempts against the country's nuclear issue and are disappointed.
Iran-UN, Politics, 8/14/2006
Iran - US exchange criticism on Hizbullah, regional policies
Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Algeria today underlined that the US has wrong policies have made the Middle East unstable and insecure.
Iran-Regional-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
Asefi: US policy in Iraq doomed to failure
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said that the US policy in Iraq is doomed to failure.
Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
Algerian PM underlines Iran's role in promotion of regional security
"The enemies intended to create chaos in the region, but did not succeed. They should not be allowed to pursue their aggressive goals under the cover of the United Nations Security Council resolution," Belkhadem added.
Algeria-Iran, Politics, 8/14/2006
US General: securing Baghdad no short-term operation
The ongoing effort to secure Baghdad is an evolution, and solutions must be long-term, the spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq told reporters in Baghdad today.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
Iran, Iraq agree on joint security for Arvandroud
Abadan Police Chief Colonel Ali-Reza Matin-Rad said today that Iran and Iraq have agreed to establish a joint committee to promote the security of Arvandroud river.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/14/2006
UK lowers terror alert but threat still very serious
UK Home Secretary John Reid tday said that the terror threat in Britain was still "very serious," despite the downgrading of the official alert level.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/14/2006
UK terrorist bomb story a fabrication: Welsh Muslims
Some Muslim youths in Wales have accused the British government of masterminding last week's plot to blow up trans-atlantic jets mid-air to justify Prime Minister Tony Blair's war on terror.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/14/2006
German minister seeks Muslims' involvement in anti-terror fight
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urges the active involvement of the nations's Muslims in the fight against international terror, the Berlin-based Der Tagesspiegel reported today.
Regional-Germany, Politics, 8/14/2006
UK Muslims call for 'partnership' to tackle extremism
UK Government-Muslims Leading Muslim groups held an emergency meeting with ministers Monday saying a partnership was needed in tackling extremism rather than the government putting the onus on the Muslim community.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/14/2006
UK pressures Muslims to counter foreign policy allegations
The British government is meeting Muslim leaders this week to counter accusations that the UK's foreign policy is fueling terrorism following the latest alleged plot to blow up trans-atlantic flights.
Regional-UK, Politics, 8/14/2006
Iran's foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia
Iran-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/14/2006
Hezbollah Claims Win As Cease-Fire Holds
Lebanon, Politics, 8/14/2006
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
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
Hizbullah leader claims victory - Guardian Unlimited
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1844240,00.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Largely Empty, Stronghold of Militia Is Still Perilous - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/world/middleeast/14troops.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
IDF general: Troops lacking food can steal from Lebanese stores - Haaretz
(http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/750384.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Israel Leaflets Lebanon Before Truce - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081301001.html)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
Report: US helped Israel plan Lebanon offensive - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0814/dailyUpdate.html)
White House denies as 'flat wrong' a US role in Hizbullah conflict, with an eye toward Iran
Lebanon-Israel-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
In a Political Move, Lebanon Offers an Army That All of Its Sects Can Accept: Its Own - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/world/middleeast/14lebanon.html?ref=middleeast)
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 8/14/2006
No evidence Iran active in Iraq: US general - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400362.html)
Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
An Audit Sharply Criticizes Iraq’s Bookkeeping - NY Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/world/middleeast/12reconstruct.html)
Iraq-USA, Politics, 8/14/2006
56 Iraqis Die in Attacks on Marketplace - LA Times
(http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq14aug14,0,2660821.story?coll=la-home-world)
Iraq, Politics, 8/14/2006
More than 1,100 families flee Sudan floods - Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400510.html)
Sudan, Politics, 8/14/2006
What Jill Carroll's ordeal revealed - CS Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0814/p08s02-comv.html)
Iraq, Politics, 8/14/2006
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