Eurasia Press & News
The posters on the walls of the Palestine Liberation Organisation shop tell the story in life-size techni-colour. Alongside the portrait of the late Palestinian leader
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July, 2006
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22 July
Lebanon president: We will fight invaders
In an interview with CNN’s Nic Robertson, Lahoud again called for a cessation of the violence and said that if a cease-fire can’t be brokered,
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22 July
Annan: Lebanon en route to ‘humanitarian disaster’
“I hope that we move forward in the next day or two, things will crystallize, and that the parties will be prepared to do this
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22 July
Protests against Israel in Berlin, Cairo and Amman
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several thousand people in Berlin protested against Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon on Friday, joining angry protests across the Middle East this week.
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21 July
Hizbollah lives on in Beirut’s barren streets.
The heavily shelled districts of southern Beirut resemble a ghost town. Most of the residents of Hizbollah’s heartland have fled the Israeli air strikes. Those that have stayed either lack the means to escape or remain as an act of defiance.
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21 July
Hizbollah still attacking Israel
The Israeli offensive has not yet succeeded in stopping Hizbollah rocket attacks. There have been several more barrages fired into the country during the day wounding at least 19 people.
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21 July
Kuwait passes election reform law
Campaigners for reform, who had packed the public gallery, broke into applause and sang the national anthem as MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour.
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21 July
Border opens for stranded Gazans
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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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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