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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (ayt1)

Arab League Hezbollah Lebanon Photos War

The Star
Arab foreign ministers appeal for Lebanon ceasefire
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab foreign ministers, holding an emergency session on Sunday, appealed for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanon's political rivals to end the country's worst civil strife since... (photo: AP Photo / Gustavo Ferrari)

Mideast Lebanon Explosion

Hezbollah Lebanon Photos Politics War

The Star
Hezbollah battles Druze east of Beirut, 5 dead
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the ruling coalition east of Beirut on Sunday, adding to the worst civil strife since the 1975-90... (photo: AP Photo / ..)

Burning cars are seen after a bomb exploded outside the a municipal building in Baabda, Lebanon

The Australian
Beirut calm but violence spreading
AT least 12 people were killed in fresh sectarian clashes in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli late yesterday as violence that erupted in Beirut on Thursday spread east and north of the... (photo: AP)
Hezbollah Lebanon Photos Politics War

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Novosti
Russians to go home from Beirut via Damascus May 11 - Aeroflot
MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russians who failed to leave Lebanon as the only airport in Beirut was closed due to recent armed clashes, will fly home from Syria's capital Sunday night, Russian air... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Airlines Business Lebanon Photos Transport

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, waves as she arrives at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas´ headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Rice arrived in Israel on Monday evening to discuss ways to end fi

San Diego
Rice blasts Syria, Iran on Lebanon violence

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing and injuring innocent civilians in Lebanon. Rice says that Hezbollah... (photo: AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Iran Lebanon Photos Syria Violence

A Lebanese soldier guards the port of the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon, as a Lebanese navy ship, carrying troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers to be deployed in the south of the country, approaches Thursday Aug. 17, 2006. Lebanese troops, tanks and armored vehicles began deploying south of the strategic Litani River early Thursday after the Israeli army stepped up its withdrawal from the region and handed over some of its positions to U.N. peacekeeper

The Australian
Lebanon troops patrol Beirut

LEBANON troops are patrolled Beirut today after Hezbollah fighters pulled back from areas they had seized in gunbattles with supporters of the US-backed government that... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Beirut Government Lebanon Military Photos

Khaleej Times
Iran seeks purely constructive role in Lebanon
TEHERAN - Iran's sole intention was to play a constructive role in the current crisis in Lebanon, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday. While rejecting any... (photo: (AP /Vahid Salemi))
Hezbollah Iran Lebanon Photos Violence

A Lebanese army soldier directs an army vehicle at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Artillery and machine gun fire echoed around a crowded Palestinian refugee camp

The Star
Hezbollah starts withdrawing gunmen from Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah on Saturday began withdrawing gunmen from Beirut and handed control of the streets to the Lebanese army, after days of gunbattles with... (photo: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Beirut Hezbollah Photos Politics Violence

Two Lebanese army soldiers, walk carefully as they cross a street at one of the main entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Mon

NZ Herald
Five more dead as rivals clash near Beirut

Hezbollah supporters burn tyres and barricades on the main road leading to Beirut's International airport. Photo / Reuters Lebanese security officials say five more... (photo: AP/Hussein Malla)
Beirut Death Hezbollah Photos Violence

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Canada Dot Com
Youth choir celebrates Israel's past and present
The 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel was marked in Calgary last week by two performances from an energetic, 11-member Israeli youth choir. Metzitzim Me Ha'etzba,... (photo: GFDL / Scott5114 )
Anniversary Calgary Canada Choir Israel Music Photos Youth

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	Official: Egypt opens Rafah crossing to medical cases for 3 days International Herald Tribune
	New Beirut violence hits funeral BBC News
	Report: 2 killed in Beirut funeral attack CNN
	Human rights crime in Gaza Bahrain Tribune
	IAEA hopes for clarity on Syria facility soon Khaleej Times

Arab

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	Pope Benedict urges Lebanon to find compromise Gulf News
	Tear down Burma's bamboo curtain The Australian
	US help could save thousands of lives The Australian

MidEast

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	Massa takes pole as Hamilton's tyre gamble backfires The Guardian
	Fuel shortage forces Gaza blackout Canada Dot Com
	Massa on pole in Turkey again The Miami Herald

Shiite gunmen from the Amal group prepare to attack a building of government supporters during a gun-battle in a newly seized neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008.

Fears grow of civil war in Lebanon

Cars try to pass burning tyres set by opposition supporters - Lebanon

Tensions up as Beirut airport blocked

A Lebanese army soldier gestures to photographers as he stand guards with other soldiers near the damaged U.N peacekeeper vehicle that was attacked by a roadside bomb, in the town of Rmeileh highway, near the southern coastal city of Sidon, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2008. A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near the United Nations patrol south of Beirut, lightly wounding two peacekeepers, U.N. and Lebanese officials said.

Lebanon political conflict turns violent

11 dead in Lebanon violence News24
Fresh violence in Lebanon kills 11 Turkish Press
US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence The Examiner
Deadly funeral attack shatters calm in Beirut CNN
Lebanon in turmoil as Hezbollah takes west Beirut Turkish Press
Hezbollah overruns west Beirut as Lebanon on brink Turkish Press
DAVID IGNATIUS: How would a U.S.-Iran confrontation play ou Orlando Sentinel
The Golan, via Ankara ISN
Executions could strain Syrian-Saudi relations The recent ex ISN
Hariri insists Arab initiative begins with election of Sulei Daily Star Lebanon
Smuggling a lifeline for remote Lebanese village The Manila Times
The Prospects for Syrian-Israeli Peace Middle East Online
Jailed Syrian rights activist wins award from Ireland Middle East Online
Arab League optimistic over Lebanon Al Jazeera
The heat is on Muqtada Asia Times
Berri stresses dialogue as only way out of crisis Daily Star Lebanon
Jailed Syrian lawyer wins human rights award Khaleej Times
Making mischief The Guardian
Bashar al-Assad rushes to hug Washington Novosti
MARIA APPAKOVA: Syria offering Bush a chance to be peacemake The News & Observer

Iraq -- A series of attacks - including two suicide car bombings - in the northern city of Kirkuk Sunday killed 24 people and wounded dozens, police said. In political developments, Iraq´s second-largest Sunni Arab party rejected a proposed bill t

Report: al-Qaida linked Kuwaiti militant tells daily that Iran supports Sunni fighters in Iraq

Syrian doctors resent compulsory placements Middle East Online
US reveals pictures of Syrian 'reactor' The Australian
North Korea's Syrian Connection Time Magazine
Syria, N. Korea Accused of Nuclear Work AOL

Somali government troops guard detain an Oromo ethiopian separatist fighter loyal to Somalia´s Islamic Court Union, in Baidoa, Somalia, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006. The man is suspected of spying and planning suicide bombings, said General Mohamed Wars

Somali fighters threaten revenge against US after airstrike

Palestinians carry the body of Hamas militant Ayman Al Bana, one of two killed in an Israeli air strike (tmg1)

Terrorism or resistance?

Egyptian security personnel use a water cannon to disperse Palestinian women, supporters of Hamas, during a demonstration at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Hundreds of Palestinian protesters briefly broke through the Egypt-Gaza border terminal Tuesday, pushing back helmeted Egyptian riot police who fired in the air to try to contain the crowd.

Talking to 'terrorists'

Bush extends Syria sanctions Al Jazeera
The Road to Damascus Time Magazine
US reactor charges fake as Iraq WMD claims Khaleej Times
Syria bristles at US charges Asia Times
Syria says US reactor charges as fake as Iraq WMD claims Infowars
US nuclear charges fake - Syria The Australian
Abbas backs Turkish mediation of Israeli-Syrian peace International Herald Tribune
Assad says facility Israel bombed not nuclear - paper The Star
Assad denies building nuclear reactor The Times Of India
Assad says facility Israel bombed not nuclear: paper Canada Dot Com
Assad says facility Israel bombed not nuclear International Herald Tribune
Syria Denies U.S. Claims Of Secret Nukes CBS News
U.S. awaits North Korea's response to reactor photos from Sy International Herald Tribune
Syria denies U.S. claims of a secret nuclear program San Diego
Syria denies U.S. claims of secret nuclear program Houston Chronicle
Response to Syrian reactor photographs will shape U.S. polic International Herald Tribune
US rebuked over Syria nuclear case Al Jazeera
Administration renews claims of Syrian nuclear weapons progr Infowars
US alarm at N. Korea's 'nuclear link' with Syria The Independent
Israeli PM Sets Off Political Storm After Reportedly Offerin Chosunilbo

Tension grips Lebanon after Hezbollah power grab Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Israel open to meeting with Syrians: officials National Post
Turkish Prime Minister to discuss Syria-Israel peace The State
IAEA chief blasts U.S. for delay on Syria intelligence CNN
Amanpour: Is U.S. trying to force nuke standoff? CNN
Syria denies US nuclear allegations The State
IAEA to probe Syrian nuclear reactor report National Post
House member: Alleged Syria nuke reactor is proliferation is Examiner
Briefings to focus on possible North Korea-Syria nuclear lin CNN
US to show evidence of Syria-North Korea nuke collaboration Examiner
Assad confirms Israeli peace offer The State
Israel willing to give up Golan: Syrian minister National Post

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