Lebanon
Lebanon Shiite schools teach KG kids ‘resistance’
Lebanon Shiite schools teach KG kids ‘resistance’
Hezbollah and Amal have quit the Lebanese government after their demands for more seats (and effectively veto power) in the cabinet are not met. Hezbollah has rebuilt its arsenal in southern Lebanon. A Hezbollah member was killed dismantling a cluster bomb. The UN gave the Lebanese government a draft proposal for the tribunal on the […]
Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace as France protests
U.N.: No Evidence of Uranium-based Munitions Used in Lebanon
Israeli Fighter Jets Stage Mock Raids over Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
Lebanon: Fears resurface after bomb near residences of Saudi and UAE ambassadors and Adi Hariri
Israel Accuses Syria of Smuggling Arms into Lebanon
Berri Crosses Lebanon’s Red Line
Annan presses Lebanon on disarming Hezbollah
Two grenades hit building near U.N. HQ in Beirut
(Lebanon) Overflights by Israel Said to Violate Truce
Internal strife in Lebanon has caused protests against the government in Hezbollah territory and murder in a refuge camp. The Lebanese government, however, warns that it will unite militarily with Hezbollah if Israel crosses the Litani River. Meanwhile, Hezbollah admits it underestimated Israel’s response prior to the war, and Nasrallah rejects letters for captive IDF […]
Lebanon confirms al Qaeda active in country
UNIFIL allowed to use force against Hizbullah
Israel begins last phase of Lebanon withdrawal
Hariri Probe Uncovers Links to Other Lebanese Assassinations
Lebanese army reaches border
Putin confirms Russian troops for Lebanon, but not under UN flag
Nasrallah appears at Beirut rally to celebrate Hezbollah’s “divine victory.” ‘ Hundreds of thousands are said to be in attendance. Shiite Mufti of Tyre has criticized Nasrallah’s actions in the war with Israel. The Dutch will send a warship but no troops to support the UNIFIL mission.
Siniora: ‘We prevented an Israeli victory’
French roll out tanks for U.N. force in Lebanon
Cyprus finds air defense systems on Syria-bound ship
Prodi: Syria agrees to EU force on border with Lebanon
Witnesses: IDF troops seize six men in southern Lebanon
March 14 insists Hizbullah unable to defend Lebanon
Turning the Lebanese Army Into Tigers
Lebanon bomb blast kills two, and wounds senior Lebanese intelligence officer
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has “shaken the myth of Israel’s invicibility” and is an “Arab ‘hero.’” UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan breaks UNSCR 1701 and further legitimizing Hezbollah by agreeing to negotiate the release of captive Israeli soldiers. Qatar pledges 300 troops to UNIFIL while becoming the first nation to break the Israeli air embargo.
Nasrallah: from humble roots to Arab hero
Italian soldiers began moving into position in Southern Lebanon as part of the new UNIFIL force