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Lebanon News
June 2007 |
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| June 30 |
| Anti-Syrian lawmakers seek safety abroad amid threats |
| Gilad: Syria producing more missiles, preparing for war |
| Army accused of 'excessive force' against Palestinians |
| US ban “honours” and angers ex-ministers in
Beirut |
| U.S. bars entry by those undermining Lebanon peace |
| White House list of leading figures banned from entry to
U.S. |
| Saudi King, Siniora discuss Lebanon's impending problems |
| U.N. chief worried about arms smuggling |
| Lebanon electricity rationing blamed on theft, heatwave |
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| June 29 |
| UN chief urges Syria, Iran to respect Lebanon arms ban |
| Lebanese soldiers, Islamists keep up sporadic fire |
| Lebanese troops kill three Palestinian protesters |
| Abbas for isolating Hamas, fighting extremists in Lebanon |
| EU: Hamas, Hezbollah, People's Mujaheddin remain
terrorist groups |
| UN report laments lack of permanent truce in south
Lebanon |
| US bans entry by those harming Lebanon |
| Lebanese PM in Madrid after deaths of UN peacekeepers |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 29, 2007 |
| Brammertz set to succeed Del Ponte at ICTY in Hague |
| Iran wants stability in region: Mottaki |
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| June 28 |
| Army kills 6 Islamic militants in north Lebanon town |
| Six Islamists killed as Lebanon insecurity widens |
| UN sees 'summer of peace' for south Lebanon |
| Hezbollah preparing for the next war |
| Zarqawi's brother may be hiding in Lebanon camp |
| Lebanese PM wants U.N. force to remain |
| Ban Ki-Moon endorses report of UN Team |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 28, 2007 |
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| June 27 |
| Blair named Middle East troubleshooter |
| Lebanese PM says Syria sending arms across border |
| French troops on the alert |
| 'Safe haven' for trapped refugees in Lebanon battle camp |
| Spain angers UNIFIL by revealing lack of bomb-curbing
mechanisms |
| Lebanese army urges militants to surrender amid clashes |
| UN: Security on Lebanon-Syria Border Lax |
| Rice: Syria must keep Lebanon jury safe |
| Lebanon needs help to stop arms from Syria: UN |
| Champion Australian boxer arrested in Lebanon: reports |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 27, 2007 |
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| June 26 |
| Murr: 300 Islamic militants killed, wounded, in battles |
| Fighting rages in Lebanon as Spain mourns peacekeepers |
| Rice pledges support for Lebanon after peacekeeper deaths |
| Hezbollah probing attack on Lebanon peacekeepers |
| Sunnite preacher blames Syria for Lebanon violence |
| Israel braces for July war with up to five enemies |
| Spain holds service for peacekeepers killed in Lebanon |
| Rice seeks to bolster Lebanon government |
| UN stands its ground in Lebanon |
| US praises Lebanese resilience in face of crises |
| Lebanon bids farewell to slain peacekeepers |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 26, 2007 |
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| June 25 |
| Spain’s soldiers were killed by 50-kilo car bomb |
| Lebanon calls for international support to preserve
stability |
| Lebanon points finger at Islamists over UN attack |
| Lebanon on alert after deadly UN attack |
| Sniper kills Lebanese soldier fighting Islamists |
| U.N. force vows to pursue Lebanon task despite bomb |
| UN reaffirms commitment to Lebanese mission |
| US will not tolerate continued Syrian meddling in
Lebanon: Rice |
| One year after Lebanon war, Rice defends Middle East
record |
| Spanish defence minister in Lebanon after UN attack |
| Three Australians held in Lebanon allegedly extremists:
FM |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 25, 2007 |
| Rice defends U.S. policy despite Mideast strife |
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| June 24 |
| Car bomb kills 6 U.N. soldiers in south Lebanon |
| 12 die as Lebanese army raids militant hideout |
| Australian dies, three seized in Lebanon |
| Ten killed in north Lebanon gunbattle |
| Lebanese teen kills boy for refusing sex |
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| June 23 |
| Divided Lebanon debates federalism |
| Arab League chief says bid to end Lebanon crisis failed |
| Islamist sniper, bomb kill four Lebanese troops |
| Lebanese army pounds siege militants with artillery |
| Lebanon scales down onslaught of camp |
| When Beirut and boom do not mean tourism |
| Lebanon to slash busines registration time by 45% |
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| June 22 |
| Bakri says Lebanon militants will leave siege camp in
coffins |
| Clashes intensify in Lebanon camp after 33-day battle |
| Intense fighting resumes at Lebanon siege camp |
| Arab League chief admits failure in Lebanon mediation |
| Lebanon declares victory over Islamic militant group |
| Sporadic gunfire at Lebanon camp |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 22, 2007 |
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| June 21 |
| Lebanon charges 16 Fatah el-Islam militants for bus
bombing |
| US lawmakers pressuring EU on Hezbollah designation |
| France says Lebanon meeting put back to mid-July |
| Rice to discuss Darfur, Lebanon during Paris talks |
| Lebanon army complicates mediation |
| Lebanon camp militants ‘fighting like rats’ |
| Lebanon army pledges to crush camp militants |
| Lebanon's defense minister vows to defeat militants |
| Army, Islamists trade fire on day 33 of Lebanon camp
siege |
| Gaza crisis threatens region, UN envoy warns |
| Palestinian mediators bring hope of ceasefire to Lebanon |
| Rice to meet French and Lebanese leaders during Paris
visit |
| Israeli aircraft swoop low over Lebanon |
| Syria closes Lebanon border post due to camp siege |
| Lebanon: Rights group calls for probe into Palestinian
abuse claims |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 21, 2007 |
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| June 20 |
| Lebanese army pounds Islamists after seizing key posts |
| Mediators meet Lebanon army on camp peace plan |
| Time running out for Lebanon, Arab League warns |
| Syria closes border crossing with Lebanon, officials say |
| Israel: UNFIL under orders not to offend Hezbollah |
| Lebanese army near militant strongholds |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 20, 2007 |
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| June 19 |
| Rehabilitated Lebanese army finds new role |
| Mediators hopeful on deal to end Lebanon fighting |
| More Lebanese troops die in fight to crush Islamists |
| Saudi king says Mideast conflicts could become global |
| UN to help Lebanon probe murder of anti-Syrian legislator |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 19, 2007 |
| 2 killed, 3 wounded in explosion in Ain el-Helweh camp |
| Brammertz resigns from Hague court to concentrate on
Hariri probe |
| One in three Lebanese wants to leave |
| Lebanon: Caught in the Crossfire |
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| June 18 |
| Lebanese army battles militants on two fronts |
| Hezbollah warns of further crisis if Lebanon holds
by-elections |
| Lebanon army squeezes militants, 3 troops killed |
| Lebanon army to seize militant-controlled camp in two
days |
| Fierce fighting erupts as Lebanese troops resume
bombardment |
| Group claims rocket attack on Israel |
| Siniora condemns rocket attack on Israel, vows to catch
perpetrators |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 18, 2007 |
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| June 17 |
| Flare-up feared as Lebanon militants fire rockets at
Israel |
| UNIFIL: Attack a "serious" breach of
Lebanon-Israel cease-fire |
| Israel shells south Lebanon after rocket attack |
| Militant Palestinians fire 3 Katyushas at Northern
Israel |
| Lebanese army controls key Fatah Al-Islam locations |
| Battle looms as Beirut calls by-elections |
| Lebanon army, Islamist militants clash at camp |
| Gunmen fire at Hamas office in northern Lebanon |
| Pope decries 'horrors' of fighting in Iraq, Lebanon, Holy
Land |
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| June 16 |
| Killing of MP widens divide in Lebanon |
| Lebanese army pounds Islamist positions as toll rises |
| By-elections to replace assassinated Lebanese MPs
approved |
| Arab ministers urge Lebanese to resume talks |
| 10 Lebanese soldiers slain as fighting rages |
| 'Hezbollah not rearming in S. Lebanon' |
| Syria 'trying to change parliament' |
| Lebanon plans by-polls to replace murdered MPs |
| Lebanon, Israel strike two deals - UNIFIL commander |
| Saudi King donates $10m for Lebanon refugees |
| UAE president donates $5m million to Lebanon refugees |
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| June 15 |
| Political battle looms in Lebanon |
| Hamas official escapes grenade attack in Lebanon |
| Lebanon minister sues TV anchor over on-air gaffe |
| Fatah followers stage rallies in southern Lebanon |
| Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp |
| Army seizes arms depot in Lebanon camp |
| Anchor gloats at Lebanon killing |
| MPs hide after Beirut killing |
| Day of mourning in Lebanon after bombing |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 15, 2007 |
| Four Lebanese soldiers killed as army battles Islamists |
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| June 14 |
| Lebanese sectarian tensions rise after bombing |
| Lebanese army tightens noose around Islamists |
| Anti-Syrians bury slain Lebanese MP, accuse Damascus |
| Angry mourners lambast Syria at Lebanon MP's funeral |
| Lebanon majority coalition accuses Syria of Beirut
killing |
| Bush links Syria to killing of Lebanese MP |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 14, 2004 |
| Damascus blamed for death of Lebanese MP |
| Anti-Syrian MP killed in Beirut blamed on Damascus |
| UN Security Council condemns Beirut attack, reiterates
support to govt |
| US condemns Beirut blast as 'terrorist act' |
| Word condems Beirut bombing |
| White House condemns Beirut blast |
| Beirut bombing 'abhorrent': Britain |
| Italy offers support to Lebanon after blast |
| EU commissioner condemns killing of Lebanese MP |
| Ban condemns Beirut's terrorist attack |
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| June 13 |
| Beirut bombing aims to subvert democratic process: US |
| France condemns ‘cowardly’ murder of Lebanese
deputy |
| Two more soldiers die in fighting at Lebanon camp |
| Lebanese Army continues siege, as heavy artillery is
brought in |
| Syrian Qaeda-inspired group warns Lebanese government |
| Syria blasts UN report on alleged arms shipments to
Lebanon |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 13, 2007 |
| Army units widen control over Nahr Al Bared areas |
| Envoy says lack of confidence among Lebanese behind
French initiative |
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| June 12 |
| Bloody camp war exposes frailties of Lebanese army |
| Sarkozy invites Hezbollah to France |
| Lebanese PM wants civilians out of camp |
| Lebanon army, militants fight on at refugee camp |
| Lebanese commandos blow up Islamist chief's house |
| Fighting continues in Lebanon camp |
| U.N. Council backs Beirut; worried by arms traffic |
| UN concerned at arms crossing Lebanon-Syria border |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 12, 2007 |
| Saudi king to discuss Lebanese political impasse in Paris |
| Lebanon camp battles kill 2 relief workers, 4 soldiers |
| Many Lebanese prepare to leave as security threats grow |
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| June 11 |
| Lebanon faces another bad summer season |
| Gemayel warning stokes fears of Lebanon backlash |
| Lebanon launches process to pick judges for Hariri court |
| UN extends term of Hariri killing investigator |
| UN to begin establishing Hariri tribunal - Ban says |
| Two Red Cross workers killed outside Lebanon camp |
| Violence continues in Lebanon camp |
| No let up in Lebanon camp battle |
| Sporadic fire shakes Lebanon siege camp |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 11, 2007 |
| Weekend fighting heavy at Lebanon camp |
| Controversial Hariri tribunal comes into force |
| Lebanon faces another bad summer season |
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| June 10 |
| Gunfights in Lebanon siege camp after 17 killed |
| Hezbollah stockpiling rockets, building bunkers under UN
nose |
| UNIFIL official denies report of arms smuggling to S.
Lebanon |
| Lebanon camp battle enters 4th week, 5 more soldiers die |
| Lebanon arrests three Al-Qaeda suspects |
| Mideast Christians worry Vatican |
| UAE to build hospital in Lebanon |
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| June 9 |
| Militant group broke ties in Lebanon |
| Bush says Syria should stop disrupting Lebanon |
| Some say Israeli army now policen force |
| Five Lebanese soldiers killed in refugee camp battles |
| Lebanese army steps up assault on Islamic militants |
| Beirutis turn to private security firms |
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| June 8 |
| France invites Lebanese leaders to fence-mending talks |
| Three of 11 arrestees in Lebanon admit affiliation to
Al-Qaeda |
| Three Lebanon soldiers killed in siege camp clashes |
| Lebanon army pounds Islamists as PM fingers Syria |
| Hariri court to come into force automatically Sunday
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| Sonic bomb explodes in southern Lebanon |
| Palestinian PM urges peaceful end to Lebanon camp siege |
| France says to host informal Lebanon meeting |
| Islamic militants kill Lebanese soldier |
| AIDS cases in Lebanon officially around 1,000, but may
be triple |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 8, 2007 |
| Lebanon may soon see negative growth, IMF report says |
| Salam International mulls investing in Lebanon’s
Solidere |
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| June 7 |
| Explosion rocks Christian area in east Beirut |
| France, Saudi seek end to Lebanon’s cabinet crisis |
| Islamists threaten to widen Lebanon attacks |
| Lebanese Islamists seek militants' surrender |
| Militants kill soldier in Lebanon |
| Lebanese forces find car bomb, arrest two |
| Serious efforts to resolve Lebanon crisis taking shape |
| End to Nahr Al-Bared battles imminent: PLO official |
| Top PLO official in Lebanon calls for setting up
Palestinian force |
| Army piles pressure on militants in north Lebanon |
| Israel fears Syrian attack |
| Lebanese army pounds besieged Islamists |
| Three explosives-rigged vehicles found |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 7, 2007 |
| Mofaz to Rice: Hezbollah won't leave south Lebanon |
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| June 6 |
| Syria, Iran, Hezbollah preparing for war with Isreal |
| Army seizes Hezbollah weapons truck in east Lebanon |
| Bush orders partial lift of travel ban to Lebanon |
| Lebanon lays terror charges against Islamists |
| Palestinian force deploys in camp to prevent further
clashes |
| Lebanon arrests three suspected Qaeda members - source |
| Islamists threaten to expand Lebanon camp war |
| 20 Isalmists surrender to army as resistance wanes |
| MI: Syria preparing for war, but won't initiate |
| Calm holds in camp in southern Lebanon |
| Army comb militants positions in Nahr al Bared |
| Sporadic fighting grips north Lebanon camp |
| Sporadic Lebanon clashes amid surrender reports |
| Troops dismantle bomb near Lebanon beach |
| Lebanon Press Headlines: June 6, 2007 |
| Army defuses bomb at UNIFIL-frequented resort |
| Refugees in Lebanon fear growing unrest |
| Travellers may stay away from Lebanon |
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| June 5 |
| Lebanese army shells camp for 5th day |
| Italy FM calls on Syria to prevent terrorist infiltration |
| Lebanon fighting sporadic amid surrender report |
| Militants surrender to Fatah in Lebanon |
| Fatah al-Islam in death throws -- Palestinian official |
| Camp in Lebanon slowly crumbles around them |
| Italy FM brings 'encouraging' news on Syria-Lebanon
mission |
| Lebanon tense after deadly camp clashes |
| Syria draws distinction between Hariri murder trial and
probe |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 5, 2007 |
| US mulling more military aid to Lebanon: White House |
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| June 4 |
| Deadly clashes spread in camps as bomb hits capital |
| Bush discusses Lebanon with Saad Hariri |
| Explosion hits Beirut, as Lebanese army battles Islamists |
| Militants, troops battle at Lebanon camp |
| Fighting halts at second Palestinian camp in Lebanon |
| Fatah el-Islam pledges to take fight to Ein el-Hilweh |
| MI officer: Hezbollah is rebuilding south of Litani |
| Toll hits 108 in deadliest internal strife in Lebanon
since civil war |
| Lebanon army on alert around southern camp |
| Four killed in south Lebanon battle |
| Deadly fighting spreads to 2nd refugee camp in Lebanon |
| Lebanon refugee camps breeding ground for extremism |
| Lebanese accuse civilians of helping camp militants |
| Fighting breaks out at 2nd Lebanon camp |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 4, 2007 |
| Lebanon army battles militants on two fronts |
| 2 Lebanese soldiers killed in second camp fighting |
| Violence spreads to second camp in Lebanon |
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| June 3 |
| Fighting erupts at second Lebanon camp |
| Toll rises in Lebanon fighting |
| Islamic militants planned 9/11-style Lebanon attack |
| Senior Fatah Islam official killed in fighting with
Lebanese troops |
| Army, Fatah movement clash with Jund al-Sham in south
Lebanon |
| Iran president sees "countdown" to Israel's end |
| Livni to war probe: I voted for one-day IDF operation in
Lebanon |
| Lebanese troops pound besieged militants |
| Fighting spreads as battles engulf Lebanon camp |
| Lebanese troops move in for the kill |
| Lebanese troops to storm hostage camp |
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| June 2 |
| Siniora: Besieged Islamists must surrender or be crushed |
| Lebanon army blasts camp, militants vow to fight on |
| Lebanese army vows to crush militants as siege continues |
| Lebanese army deploys air power at camp |
| U.N. monitoring team visits Lebanon-Syria border |
| PLO official in Lebanon says army is not targeting
civilians |
| Moroccan journalist, Lebanese student win Samir Kassir
press prize |
| Militias using mosques to wage attacks on Lebanese army |
| US supplying only light weapons as Lebanon faces Al Qaida
offensive |
| Lebanese army helicopter joins battle against militants |
| Lebanese troops in 'final assault' on militants |
| Lebanese army advances on Islamic militants at camp |
| US strongly backs Lebanon assault on militants |
| Samir Kassir’s car-bomb murder still unpunished two
years later |
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| June 1 |
| Syria says will not cooperate with Hariri court |
| Terrorist leader heavily wounded in Lebanon camp
shootout - TV |
| Palestinians worried battles spread to other camps |
| Lebanon army storms militant posts at camp, 19 die |
| Lebanese army battles militants in camp |
| Hezbollah leads criticism of U.N. vote |
| Syria brands Hariri tribunal as harmful ploy by
Washington |
| Lebanon Press Headlines:
June 1, 2007 |
| Hariri son predicts Syria will face justice |
| Lebanon's violence keeps toursists at bay |
