August, 2006

• 15 August

  Lebanon truce holds

  Hizbollah declares victory as thousands of refugees rush back to blitzed villages in south  BEIRUT (Reuters) — A fragile UN-ordered truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday after Israel’s monthlong war with Hizbollah fighters, prompting thousands of refugees to rush back to blitzed villages in the south.

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• 15 August

  Olmert says responsible for ‘shortcomings’

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Monday that he took full responsibility for the conduct of the battle with Hizbollah and “shortcomings”, as Israel’s wartime unity collapsed and opposition politicians began criticising the monthlong fight against the Lebanese fighters.

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• 15 August

  Hizbollah’s ‘divine’ victory

  BEIRUT — Hizbollah said on Monday it had scored a “divine victory” in its conflict with Israel while the Jewish state claimed the upper hand, saying the group now cannot “do what it likes in Lebanon”.

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• 15 August

  Egypt says Islamist group fought with honour

  CAIRO (Reuters) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday praised the way Hizbollah held out against Israel for over four weeks but faulted the Islamist group for possible carelessness.

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• 13 August

  Israel-Hezbollah truce will strike blow to Syria, Iran

  WASHINGTON — U.S. President George Bush said the United Nations resolution to halt the fighting between Israel and Lebanon will stop Hezbollah from acting as a “state within a state” and deal a severe blow to the efforts of Syria and Iran to exert influence in the Middle East.

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• 13 August

  Turkey and Bangladesh Provide Lebanese with Humanitarian Aid

  DAMASCUS,(SANA) – Syrian Arab Red Crescent on Sunday was handed humanitarian aid from the Turkish government to the Lebanese incomers who fled their country due to the Israeli brutal aggression on Lebanon.

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• 13 August

  Syrian-Lebanese Joint Media Dialogue Session Is Held

  DAMASCUS, Aug. 13 (SANA)- The Israeli savage onslaught on Lebanon came in accordance with pre-made schemes and backgrounds for carrying out an agenda that Israel couldn’t implement through the 1559 UNSC resolution, Information Minister said Sunday.

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• 13 August

  Hizbollah downs Israeli copter as Lebanon approves UN resolution

  Jordan says truce vote first step to end bloodshed BEIRUT (Reuters) — Israeli forces battled Hizbollah fighters in a push deeper into Lebanon on Saturday and up to 17 Israeli soldiers were reported killed, as both sides said they would obey a UN resolution on a truce — but not …

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• 13 August

  Mideast powers hopeful about UN resolution

  AMMAN (AFP) — Key Middle East players were hopeful Saturday that a UN Security Council resolution would bring an end to the Lebanon conflict, even as Israel expanded its military offensive.

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• 13 August

  War paralyses Lebanon aid

  BEIRUT — Heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah fighters paralysed efforts to reach 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Saturday, aid workers said, despite a UN Security Council resolution to end the war.

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