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 Syria Formalizes Lebanon Ties 

Damascus hopes symbolic gesture eases international pressure

Oct 14, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Syria today established formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since the nations won independence in the 1940s, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Bashir al-Assad’s regime sent its first-ever ambassador to Iraq yesterday, moves one expert says show Syria “wants to play ball with the world.... More »

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Iraq • Lebanon • Syria • diplomacy • embassy • Arab Israeli conflict • Bashir al-Assad

 Bus Bomb Kills 18 in Lebanon

Explosion kills soldiers, civilians; dozens more wounded

Aug 13, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bomb that exploded on a bus in Lebanon's second-largest city killed at least 18 people and wounded 40. At least seven of the dead were soldiers, reports the Times of London. The attack took place in the port town of Tripoli, where a sect of Shiites associated with the... More »

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Lebanon • bomb • bomb explosion • bus bombing • Shiite militants • Tripoli, Lebanon

Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

Fighters aim to follow steps of 'martyred'
Hezbollah leader

Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • corpse • Beirut • Mideast peace talks • prisoner exchange • Samir Qantar

 Freed Terrorists
 Enjoy Hero's Welcome 

Hezbollah brass band greets child killer released after nearly 30 years

Jul 17, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Freed terrorist Samir Qantar, who bludgeoned a 4-year-old child to death with the butt of his rifle in a raid on an Israeli community, was given a red-carpet and rose-petals hero's welcome yesterday by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and Hezbollah leaders, reports the Times of London. Qantar, who has been... More »

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Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Beirut • Gen Michel Suleiman • Samir Qantar • Ibrahim al-Amine Sayyed • prisoner swap

Israel Releases
5 Prisoners,
200 Bodies in Hezbollah Deal

Exchanges for remains of 2 missing soldiers

Jul 16, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel released five Lebanese prisoners and nearly 200 bodies today, the New York Times reports, completing a deal with Hezbollah that netted the Jewish state the bodies of two of its captured soldiers. The most notable prisoner was Samir Kuntar, who had spent more than three decades in Israeli... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange

 Hezbollah Returns Bodies
 of 2 Israeli Soldiers 

Corpses of servicemen who sparked 2006 war back home

Jul 16, 08 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah handed over the corpses of two slain Israeli soldiers in an exchange at the Lebanon-Israel border this morning, Reuters reports. The soldiers' capture sparked the 2006 war that killed 1,200 in Lebanon and 159 Israelis. Once the remains are identified, Israel will free five Lebanese prisoners, including one... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Shimon Peres • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner exchange

 New Mediterranean Union
 Eyes Mideast Peace 

'Gesture of peace' launches new 43-nation group

Jul 14, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The inaugural meeting yesterday of the Union of the Mediterranean, which brought together the 27 EU countries and their neighbors to the south, kicked off discussions about a number of mutual projects. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy used it as an opportunity to flex some diplomatic muscle by bringing Syrian... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Syria • Ehud Olmert • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Arab Israeli conflict • Union for the Mediterranean • Mahmud Abbas • Bashir al-Assad

Hezbollah Included in Lebanon Unity Government

Militant group gets one cabinet slot among 16 for opposition in move to calm strife

Jul 11, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lebanon’s political factions finally formed a unity government today, Reuters reports, with militant group Hezbollah included in the coalition formed after weeks of wrangling. With Hezbollah and its allies effectively holding veto power, it appears Syria—long allied with the militants—will regain some of the dominance it long... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Fouad Siniora • power sharing deal

Israel to Trade Convicts for 2 Soldiers

Hezbollah hails swap as evidence of its growing power

Jun 29, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli officials today approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah to release the bodies of two soldiers whose capture triggered a 2006 war, Reuters reports. In return, Hezbollah secured the freedom of five gunmen, including one of Israel’s “most notorious convicts,” the New York Times says. Israeli... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • soldier

 Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks 

Disputed sliver along border on table; offer follows Rice visit to region

Jun 18, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel today invited the Lebanese government to direct negotiations, adding that it would be willing to discuss all issues, including a long-disputed area along their border, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited both nations earlier this week, is attempting to use negotiation over... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Condoleezza Rice • Hezbollah • border dispute

Opinion

Mideast Peace Initiatives
Dodge US Disapproval

America on the bench as region works itself out

Jun 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Middle East nations are moving to resolve their conflicts without, and often in defiance of, Washington, write Hussein Agha and Robert Malley in the New York Times. Israel is in peace talks with both Hamas and Syria, and Lebanon has reached political reconciliation after a near civil war. All... More »

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Bush administration • Israel • Lebanon • Syria • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • isolationism • Arab Israeli conflict

Israel-Hezbollah Swap May
Signal Progress

Exchange could foreshadow more controversial deals

Jun 2, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The weekend swap of a Hezbollah spy for the remains of two kidnapped Israeli soldiers has whipped up speculation about the release of more Lebanese prisoners, the Independent reports. Although Israel denied the return of the remains was negotiated, the German foreign minister has been facilitating talks between the parties,... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Hassan Nasrallah • Frank-Walter Steinmeier • Samir Kuntar • Nasim Nisr • Eldad Regev • Ehud Goldwasser • prisoner exchange

 Israel Returns
 Hezbollah Spy 

Prisoner swap may be under way with Lebanon

Jun 1, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel returned a Hezbollah spy to Lebanon today and may have started a prisoner exchange, BBC reports. Hezbollah quickly handed over the bodies of Israeli troops killed in 2006, but officials on both sides deny a swap is under way. Secret talks clearly are, perhaps aided by German mediators; a... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Germany • Hezbollah • Israeli prisoner release • prisoner of war • Arab Israeli conflict • Hassan Nasrallah • Israeli Army

Lebanon Picks Prez, Ends 6-Month Crisis

But foreign policy, Hezbollah arsenal still divide nation

May 25, 08 5:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lebanon elected its first leader in 6 months today by naming Gen. Michel Suleiman as president, the Washington Post reports. Fireworks filled the sky to a chorus of car honks after Suleiman secured the post with a near-unanimous 118 of 127 parliamentary votes. But the nation remains torn between US-Saudi... More »

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Lebanon • Lebanon War • Hezbollah • Qatar • Beirut • Michel Suleiman • General Michel Suleiman • election • Gen Michel Suleiman

ANALYSIS

Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War

Deal achieves short-term peace, but strengthens Hezbollah

May 22, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The agreement that ended Lebanon's 18-month political crisis is nothing less than a sea change for the country, writes the Washington Post, strengthening Hezbollah and dealing a blow to America and its Middle East allies. The US-backed government in Beirut said that the last-minute deal averted a civil war, but... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Hezbollah • civil war • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Michel Suleiman • Rafiq al-Hariri

 Lebanon Forges Peace Deal 

Power-sharing pact aimed at averting avert new civil war

May 21, 08 3:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A civil war in Lebanon may be averted by a new agreement reached in Qatar, reports the BBC. The deal includes fresh elections next year, a power-sharing government, a new president, and a pledge by Hezbollah not to use weapons in Lebanon. The pact was reached after five days of... More »

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Lebanon • Hezbollah • Qatar • civil war • Emile Lahoud • mediators • Ali Hasan Khalil • Gen Michel Suleiman

Deal Brings Lebanon Thaw, Promise to Talk

Opposition clears roadblocks; Beirut airport  reopens

May 15, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Beirut International Airport welcomed the first commercial flights in a week, the Arab League announced today a deal that would end the worst fighting in Lebanon since the civil war and lead to talks aimed at ending the 18-month political crisis, Reuters reports. The talks, set for tomorrow in... More »

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Lebanon • Hezbollah • Qatar • civil war • Beirut • airport • Arab League • Middle East Airlines

 Battles Rage On
 as Army Hunts
 Down Hezbollah 

Casualty toll reaches 42 dead in the 5-day conflict

May 11, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fighting raged on in Lebanon today after Hezbollah pulled out of West Beirut and faced army troops in the north and Druze mountains, AFP reports. One woman died and five were wounded in Tripoli, while, near Beirut, the Druze majority leader urged Hezbollah to surrender. "Civil peace and halting... More »

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Lebanon • Hezbollah

 Hezbollah Pulling
 Gunmen From Beirut 

Political group wins concessions from neutral Lebanese army

May 10, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah began withdrawing gunmen today from Beirut after winning concessions from the Lebanese army to overturn the government measures that sparked days of fierce fighting. The army, a neutral player in the ongoing struggle between the insurgent political group and the Western-backed government, said it would reinstate Beirut airport’s... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Fouad Siniora • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri

UPDATED

 Lebanon Condemns
 'Armed Coup' 

Hezbollah doing bidding of Syria, Iran in Beirut firestorm, government claims

May 9, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah’s takeover of Beirut is nothing less than an “armed coup,” Lebanon’s ruling party said today. “The armed and bloody coup which is being implemented aims to return Syria to Lebanon and extend Iran's reach to the Mediterranean,” one official in the US-backed government... More »

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Iran • Lebanon • Syria • sectarian violence • Hezbollah • Beirut • Shiite militia

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