Eurasia Press & News
Thousands of Palestinians stranded in Egypt rushed to the border on Tuesday which EU monitors said would be open for up to 11 hours.
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July, 2006
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21 July
Japan troops withdraw from Iraq
About 220 soldiers arrived in Kuwait on military transport planes.
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21 July
Oil prices volatile amid conflict
Prices rebounded slightly having fallen back from near record highs on Monday amid hopes Israel may scale back its fighting against Lebanese guerrillas.
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21 July
Gunmen storm Fatah officer’s home
Nabil Tammous, a member of a security force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, was not there at the time.
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21 July
Iran’s stake in Lebanon crisis
Iran’s government has denied Israeli accusations that it played a role in Hezbollah’s seizure of two Israeli soldiers last week – a move that sparked Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
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21 July
Iraq ban extended as attacks rise
The ban, enforced on Fridays to prevent attacks on mosques during weekly prayers, now covers most of the day.
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21 July
Rice: Lasting peace is the goal, not a quick fix
Speaking at the State Department on Friday, Rice said Hezbollah is the source of the problem in Lebanon and must be disarmed. “We must work urgently to create the conditions for stability and lasting peace,” she said.
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21 July
‘I’m out of Lebanon, and I’m going to cry’
Esseily and her husband, Tony, have three children: a 10-month-old, an 11-year-old and a 12-year-old. They and 1,000 other American evacuees from Beirut arrived in Cyprus aboard the Navy transport ship USS Nashville early Friday.
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21 July
Israeli troops mass on Lebanon border
The Israel Defense Forces said it was calling up to 6,000 troops for reinforcements along the border as leaflets were dropped urging Lebanese residents to leave their homes and move north of the Litani River 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Israeli border.
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21 July
The true cost of war
We ask questions that might seem extraordinary if our families at home knew we were pondering them. Should we put CNN on top of the car? Does that make us less of a target — or more of one?
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