Israel’s Netanyahu says Lebanese government will be held responsible if Hezbollah attacksJERUSALEM —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that his country would hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country’s Hezbollah militia. Israel’s Netanyahu says Lebanese government will be held responsible for any Hezbollah attacksJERUSALEM —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country’s Hezbollah militia. Ohio man who killed teen neighbor for walking on his well-kept lawn commits suicide in prisonLEBANON, Ohio —An Ohio man convicted of killing his 15-year-old neighbor because he walked on the man’s well-kept lawn has committed suicide in prison. Israeli foreign minister claims control over village divided between Lebanon and Golan HeightsGHAJAR, Golan Heights — Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday visited an Arab village cut in half by an international border and insisted it will remain under Israeli control. Renovation of Lebanon’s wrecked synagogue begins after delays from war and economic crisisBEIRUT — Laborers have torn down the disintegrating roof, cleared the debris and erected scaffolding, showing Wednesday that the long delayed renovation of Lebanon’s oldest and most important synagogue has finally begun. Druse leader seeks to calm storm after bolting from Lebanon’s Western-backed allianceBEIRUT — A key Lebanese politician who bolted out of the Western-backed parliament majority sought Tuesday to allay concerns by some that he could join the rival Hezbollah bloc — a move that could lead to new political turmoil in the country. For Palestinian exiles attending Fatah conference, return to West Bank is bittersweetBETHLEHEM, West Bank — After lives spent in exile fighting Israel, it’s a bittersweet homecoming to the West Bank for hundreds of veterans in the Fatah movement of the late Yasser Arafat. Shafik Hout, former PLO spokesman who opposed 1993 peace accords with Israel, dies at 77BEIRUT — Shafik Hout, a close aide to Yasser Arafat who fell out with the late Palestinian leader over the 1993 peace accords with Israel, died here on Sunday. He was 77. In Iran’s election crackdown, human rights activists fear arrest at any timeBEIRUT, Lebanon — Iran’s human rights activists say they live in dread of the midnight knock on the door or the car that pulls up next to them on the street, fearing that at any moment they might be arrested in the government’s post-election clampdown. Saved by mud: Maine EMT run over by monster truck at race, but escapes with no major injuriesLEBANON, Maine — A Maine rescue department volunteer struck by a monster truck at a mud race avoided serious injuries thanks to a cocoon of mud. In a Middle East where women dress conservatively, Lebanon is a daring fashion capitalBEIRUT — The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn’t be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world. UN envoy says Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah interested in maintaing south Lebanon truceBEIRUT — Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah want to maintain the truce that ended a devastating 2006 war despite a series of incidents that have raised tensions along the border, a U.N. envoy said Friday. Israel urges Lebanon and UN peacekeepers to prevent violations of its territoryUNITED NATIONS — Israel urged the Lebanese government and U.N. peacekeepers on Monday to prevent Hezbollah militants and their supporters from violating its territory and jeopardizing the fragile stability along the border. Lebanese villagers throw stones at UN peacekeepers, injure 14BEIRUT — Villagers threw stones at U.N. peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon Saturday, lightly injuring 14 soldiers, in an attempt to prevent an investigation near the site of a recent explosion, a spokeswoman said. Sheriff: Ohio home was burglarized while family at funeral home preparing toddler’s serviceLEBANON, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio are looking for thieves who broke into a home while the family of a 2-year-old was at a funeral home preparing for the boy’s services. Israel: Hezbollah arms depot blast shows Iran, Syria still sending weapons to militant groupJERUSALEM — Israel accused Iran and Syria Thursday of sending weapons to Lebanon’s Hezbollah in violation of a U.N. cease-fire after one of the militant group’s arms warehouses in south Lebanon blew up. Israel: Explosion at Hezbollah warehouse shows ‘flagrant’ violations of UN resolutionsJERUSALEM — Israel accused Iran and Syria on Thursday of sending weapons to Lebanon’s Hezbollah in violation of U.N. resolutions, after one of the militant group’s weapons depots blew up near the Israeli border. UN peacekeepers say south Lebanon weapons cache that exploded was a truce violationBEIRUT — The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Wednesday ammunition which had exploded in a southern village was a “serious violation” of the U.N.-brokered ceasefire that ended a monthlong war between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces three years ago. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Amin al-Hafez, who served turbulent 2-month term, dies at 83BEIRUT — Former Lebanese Prime Minister Amin al-Hafez, who served a turbulent two-month term in 1973 before he was forced to resign, died on Monday. He was 83. ‘Suppression of democratic voice will disintegrate Iran’ says presential candidate Mohsen Rezai
Excavation in Lebanon aims to uncover ancient ruinsBEIRUT - The Directorate-General of Antiquities, Lebanon, has said that it plans to resume excavation at the Freres’ archaeological site in the old city of Sidon in collaboration with a delegation of the British museum, in order to uncover more ancient ruins.arlier excavation procedures at the site led to the discovery of several of the city’s underground layers, which dated back to 1,000-4,000 B.C. Egypt arrests group it says had links to al-Qaida and plotted attacks on Suez CanalCAIRO — Egyptian authorities arrested 25 people on suspicion of plotting attacks on oil pipelines and ships in the Suez Canal, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. With eye on ally Iran’s turmoil, Syria looks for better ties with US and moderate ArabsBEIRUT — Syria’s leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil. Angry relatives burn tires after woman’s death in Lebanon sectarian clash; troops restore calmBEIRUT — Relatives angry over the fatal shooting of a Lebanese woman in a clash between rival Sunnis and Shiites in a Beirut neighborhood burned tires and briefly blocked a road Monday, in a sign of the country’s lingering tensions as it struggles to form a unity government. 1 killed as supporters of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate trade gunfire with Beirut rivalsBEIRUT — Sunni supporters of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate and Shiite rivals from the parliament speaker’s political faction traded gunfire in a Beirut neighborhood Sunday. Security officials said one civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the first outbreak of violence since this month’s elections. Supporters of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate trade gunfire with rivals in BeirutBEIRUT — Supporters of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate clashed with rival gunmen in the streets of Beirut on Sunday, security officials said, in a first outbreak of violence since this month’s election. Leader of Lebanon’s pro-Western bloc to become new prime ministerBEIRUT — Western-backed billionaire Saad Hariri pledged Saturday to work for a national unity government that includes his Hezbollah rivals shortly after he was appointed by the president to become the country’s next prime minister. EU official holds talks with Hezbollah in bloc’s first high-level meeting with militant groupBEIRUT — The European Union’s foreign affairs chief held talks Saturday with a Hezbollah legislator in the first meeting between a senior EU diplomat and the Iranian-backed militant Shiite group. AP Interview: Lebanon’s likely PM Hariri seeks compromise with Hezbollah opponents; videoBEIRUT — The pro-Western politician favored to become Lebanon’s next prime minister is setting aside the explosive issue of disarming the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, saying Friday he hopes for unity with his political foes in the sharply divided country. Fear of Iranian influence, Obama words swayed Lebanese Christian voters to defeat HezbollahBEIRUT — Fears of a hard-line Iran helped swing Christian voters from the militant Shiite group Hezbollah and deliver election victory to a pro-Western coalition in Lebanon. President Barack Obama’s outreach to Muslims lingered in voters’ minds, too. |
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BEIRUT - The political and social rifts that have opened in Iran because of the disputed presidential general elections and its bloody aftermath could lead to the nation’s “disintegration”, a presidential candidate has warned.
