I was last here in early January when then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a stroke and went into a coma.
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July, 2006
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26 July
Israel rules out rapid truce as warplanes bomb Beirut
BEIRUT (AFP) — Israeli warplanes blasted Beirut Tuesday and troops battled Hizbollah fighters as Israel effectively ruled out
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26 July
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
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26 July
Raid captures 6 ‘death squad’ members
BAGHDAD (AP) — US and Iraqi soldiers captured six members of an alleged “death squadâ€in Baghdad on Tuesday
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26 July
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
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26 July
Somali government confirms talks with Islamists
MOGADISHU (AFP) — Somalia’s interim government on Tuesday yielded to UN pressure and confirmed that
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26 July
Libya AIDS trial adjourned again
TRIPOLI (AFP) — Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS
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26 July
Israel bomb kills 4 UN observers in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Tuesday hit a U.N. base in southern Lebanon,
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26 July
Iran warns of Middle-East ‘storm’
Mr Ahmadinejad called on the international community to take action to prevent what he called a brewing and dangerous storm.
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26 July
Saudi king offers Lebanon $1.5bn
He also approved $1bn for the Central Bank of Lebanon to support the economy.
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