Bosta to Bombs: 2006 Lebanon war now on silver screen
24 August, 2007
The next few months are shaping up as a cinematic season of war, with a batch of heavyweight Hollywood films dealing with events in the Middle East. But none was made under more treacherous, life-threatening conditions than Under the Bombs.
One year after the war, Lebanese slowly rebuilding lives
14 August, 2007
Beirut - It has been a year since Rasmiyeh Mokdad's home was leveled by Israeli warplanes. And it has been a year she has desperately waited to see it rebuilt.
Israeli bomb kills French UN Peacekeeper in Lebanon
26 July, 2007
Beirut - A French peacekeeper working on a U.N. demining team was killed Wednesday when an unexploded shell from last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah blew up as he was trying to clear it, a U.N. official said.
Hezbollah claims Syria threatened to fight in Lebanon war
24 July, 2007
Beirut - Syria warned Israel it would send troops into Lebanon during the Jewish state's 2006 war against Hezbollah militants if its forces advanced into a Lebanese region adjacent to Damascus, the head of the Shi'ite group said.
US reviews 2006 evacuation of Americans from Lebanon
10 June, 2007
By: Jim Kouri *
Beirut - The evacuation of nearly 15,000 American citizens from Lebanon during July and August 2006 was one of the largest overseas evacuations of American citizens in recent history.
Another Israeli general resigns over failure in Lebanon war
2 June, 2007
Jerusalem - Brigadier General Erez Zuckerman announced Thursday that he is resigning from the Israel Defense Forces due to his failure as a commander during the Second Lebanon War.
Dan Halutz wanted for war crimes at Harvard
17 May, 2007
By Andrew Lee Butters
There's no rest it seems for Dan Halutz, former chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, who resigned in February after a public outcry over his bungling of last summer's war in Lebanon.
Siniora: Give the Arab Peace Initiative a Chance
11 May, 2007
By Fouad Siniora
Beirut - Almost a year has passed since Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon, time enough to draw lessons from the conflict and reflect on its consequences.
Rebuilding Lebanon's bridges through Art
19 April, 2007
By Ian Timberlake
Singapore - After Israeli bombs punched holes through bridges and roads across Lebanon during a month-long war last year, Jocelyne Saab set out to rebuild them - through art.
Lebanon to seek war reparations for damages from Israel
17 April, 2007
Beirut & Washington - Lebanon is preparing to go to an international tribunal to seek reparations from Israel for damage caused during last year's month-long war, the country's finance minister Jihad Azour has said.
British journalists boycott Israel in protest against Lebanon war
16 April, 2007
Beirut & London- The British National Union of Journalists voted to boycott Israeli goods as part of a protest against last year’s war in Lebanon. The vote, carried 66 to 54, read:
Israel & Lebanon’s Hezbollah are fighting… in court
10 April, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem - Eight months after the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon the two foes took their battle to the courtroom on Tuesday as three captured Shiite militants fought for legal protection as prisoners of war.
IMF approves $77 million emergency loan for Lebanon
10 April, 2007
Beirut- The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it had approved the first IMF finance for Lebanon, backing a $77 million emergency loan to help rebuild the country after last year's conflict with Israel.
Spanish UNIFIL find arms depot in southern Lebanon
6 April, 2007
Beirut - Spanish soldiers working in a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon ( UNIFIL) have found an arms depot that included rocket launchers in a mountainous area in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources said Friday.
Israeli cluster bombs claim another victim in Lebanon
6 April, 2007
Aynata - A Lebanese woman was seriously wounded in the southern region Friday in the explosion of a cluster bomb fired by Israeli forces during last summer's war, police said.
Israel confirms first shooting into Lebanon since ceasefire
5 April, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Wednesday night that its troops shot at suspicious shadows moving near the fence on the Israel-Lebanon border for the first time since its ceasefire with Lebanese Hezbollah on Aug. 14 last year.
I wouldn’t have entered Lebanon war says Israel’s Peres
22 March, 2007
Jerusalem - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said in testimony to a war inquiry that he would not have started last year's war in Lebanon if it was up to him.
Habtoor warns Lebanon politicians to end crises or will sue
22 March, 2007
Beirut- UAE based Habtoor Group Chairman Khalaf Al Habtoor has urged Lebanese politicians to resolve their differences, saying investments have been badly damaged by instability.
Former US envoy to UN admits blocking Lebanon truce
22 March, 2007
Beirut & NY - A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.
War caused worst economic performance for Lebanon in 15 years
11 March, 2007
Beirut- Lebanon's war-hit economy shrank five percent last year following the 34-day Israeli offensive on the country, finance ministry figures showed on Friday.
Lebanon war was pre-planned Israeli PM says
8 March, 2007
Beirut- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.
Swiss pleased with results will scale down Lebanon aid
3 March, 2007
Beirut- Switzerland plans to reduce its relief activities in Lebanon, after successfully completing aid operations in the region.
UN peacekeepers must be doing something right in Lebanon
1 March, 2007
Beirut- The 10,000 UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are being criticized by both the Israelis and Hezbollah, so they must be doing something right.
Hezbollah: No talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange
24 February, 2007
Beirut - A Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament said Friday that the group is not involved in talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange.
Lebanon numbers under fire
18 February, 2007
Beirut- Lebanon’s embattled government has come under fire again, this time over claims it has been playing with numbers, talking up the economy on the one hand and inflating the level of damage done during last year’s war with Israel on the other.
Lebanon president warns of Israeli tampering with borders
10 February, 2007
Beirut- Lebanon's president on Saturday called for a joint effort by his country's army and international peacekeepers to remark sections of the U.N.-drawn line that defines the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Hezbollah war and protest spelled disaster to tourism sector
8 February, 2007
Beirut- It was projected to be a golden year for Lebanon and one to beat all records; instead 2006 with its string of crises including a 34-day war proved a disaster for the tourism sector.
Israeli finds 4 Hezbollah bombs on borders with Lebanon
6 February, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem- The Israeli army Monday said it uncovered four bombs on the Israeli side of its northern border with Lebanon and said Hezbollah guerrillas had planted the explosives within the last week.
Lebanon tells U.S. not to sell cluster bombs to Israel
5 February, 2007
Beirut - The Lebanese government is asking the United States not to sell cluster bombs to Israel after unexploded ones killed and injured scores of people.
Israeli 'Toys' that kill in Lebanon
4 February, 2007
Beirut- To 17-year-old Rasha Zayoun, the small metal canister with a ribbon attached to the top looked like a toy. Her father, Mohammed, had found it while harvesting wild thyme in a field near her house in the southern Lebanese village of Marakeh, and had taken it home in his bag of herbs.
Ashkenazi replaces Halutz as new Israeli army chief
4 February, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem- The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved the appointment of a former infantry general as the new army chief of staff, with the mission of rebuilding confidence in the military after last year's war in Lebanon.
Kafaat: 'Hezbollah using Lebanon's Shiites to defend Iran'
2 February, 2007
Beirut- Ahmad Asaad Chairman of the Kafaat Movement has accused Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of "seeking Iran's money and political protection." "Where are you taking us Sayyed Hassan?" Asaad asked. "Why are you holding on so tightly to Iran?"
Anti-Semitic attacks peaked during Lebanon war
2 February, 2007
Beirut & London- Anti- Semitic attacks reached record levels in Britain last year and peaked during the conflict in Lebanon, a study showed overnight.
Israeli PM defends handling of Lebanon war
1 February, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended his handling of last year's Lebanon war for more than five hours before a commission of inquiry on Thursday.
Lebanon paid US$3 billion interest on National debt in 2006
1 February, 2007
Beirut- Lebanon has spent some US$3 billion (€2.32 billion), or about 62 percent of the country's revenues, to pay interest on its national debt last year, according to government economic figures released Thursday.
Israel may have misused U.S. cluster bombs in Lebanon war
29 January, 2007
Beirut & Washington -Israel's use of U.S.-made cluster bombs in last year's war in Lebanon may have violated agreements with the United States governing their use, the State Department said Monday.
Italian general to head Lebanon UN peacekeeping force
29 January, 2007
Beirut- Italian Major General Claudio Graziano has arrived today in Beirut to take over from the French later this week as head of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon.
U.S. may penalize Israel for firing cluster bombs into Lebanon
28 January, 2007
Beirut- The Bush administration will notify Congress on Monday that Israel may have violated agreements with Washington when it fired U.S.-supplied cluster munitions into Lebanon in its war with Hezbollah last summer
UN: Lebanon faces major environmental harm
23 January, 2007
Beirut & Berlin- Unexploded cluster bombs and factories contaminated with toxic chemicals after last year's conflict between Israel and Hezbollah pose serious environmental risks to Lebanon, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Guided tour through a decimated Hezbollah stronghold
21 January, 2007
By Michael J. Totten
Haret Hreik, Lebanon - I have been to Haret Hreik, Hezbollah’s dahiyeh and de-facto “capital” south of Beirut, many times. But I didn’t expect to see it on my most recent trip.
Israel warns Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Don't Test us
20 January, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem - A member of Israel's security cabinet warned Hezbollah Saturday not to "test" the Jewish State, after Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah hailed the resignation of Israel's military chief of staff.
Lebanon needs massive global aid says FM Azour
18 January, 2007
Beirut- Lebanon Finance Minister said the country needs massive amounts of aid at next week's donors' conference in Paris to help the country become a "stabilizing" element in the troubled region of the Middle East.
Image of Hezbollah damaged in south Lebanon village
18 January, 2007
Shebaa - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah, was a hero in this Sunni village in south Lebanon when Israeli troops were forced to withdraw in 2000 but his picture was torn down a few weeks ago.
Calls for Olmert to quit over Lebanon war failure
18 January, 2007
Beirut & Jerusalem - The political future of Israel's prime minister hung in the balance yesterday as he became the focus for recriminations over last year's disastrous war in Lebanon.
Specialists warn of potential water shortage in Lebanon
17 January, 2007
Beirut - Water specialists have warned that Lebanon will face a severe water shortage over the coming years unless an effective water management system is soon put in place.
Israel military chief quits for setback in Lebanon war
17 January, 2007
Beirut- The chief of Israel's armed forces has tendered his resignation after internal probes pointed to his responsibility for the setbacks of last year's Lebanon war, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Israeli General resigns over Lebanon war
17 January, 2007
Five months after Israel’s war in Lebanon, the battle has claimed its most senior scalp with the resignation of the Israeli chief of staff, General Dan Halutz.
Secret Israel- Syria peace talks ended during Lebanon war
16 January, 2007
Beirut- Israelis and Syrians reached understandings for a peace treaty in secret unofficial talks over the past two years, Haaretz reported Tuesday, but Syrian and Israeli officials denied the report.
Protests have sparked debate about democracy in Lebanon
16 January, 2007
Beirut - Anti-government demonstrations held in downtown Beirut since Dec. 1 have sparked debate about democracy in Lebanon.
World helps Lebanon clean up devastating oil spill
15 January, 2007
Beirut - Beyond the unforgivable loss of life, an Israeli attack that resulted in a massive oil spill turned Lebanon's stunning beaches into an unrecognizable toxic wasteland.
