BEIRUT (AFP) — Israeli warplanes blasted Beirut Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah fighters as Israel effectively ruled out
Read More »Arabs want unconditional ceasefire; Khatib in Rome
THE ARAB WORLD wants an immediate Mideast ceasefire without conditions but Israel won’t stop its bloody offensive until its captured soldiers are released and
Read More »Raid captures 6 ‘death squad’ members
BAGHDAD (AP) — US and Iraqi soldiers captured six members of an alleged “death squadâ€in Baghdad on Tuesday
Read More »1st shipment of US aid arrives in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The first shipment of American aid for Lebanon pulled into Beirut port Tuesday and Israeli
Read More »Israel bomb kills 4 UN observers in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday hit a U.N. base in southern Lebanon,
Read More »Saudi king offers Lebanon $1.5bn
He also approved $1bn for the Central Bank of Lebanon to support the economy.
Read More »Israelis accused of ‘human shields’ tactic
There are piles of rubble leading up to the hole in Hazem Ali’s house.
Read More »Israel to enforce ‘security zone’ as heavy fighting continues in southern Lebanon
Israel will enforce a “security zone” in southern Lebanon until such time as a multinational force moves in to control the Lebanese border area, the minister directly responsible for the two-week-long military offensive said yesterday.
Read More »Bush, Iraqi PM agree to beef up Baghdad troops
“Obviously the violence in Baghdad is still terrible,” Bush said during a joint White House news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Bush had
Read More »U.N.: Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
The U.N. initially reported that four peacekeepers were dead, but later said there were two dead and two missing.
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