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Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008
Coalition   Defence   Hezbollah   Photos   UK  
 The Guardian 
Middle East: Britain bans military wing of Hizbullah
| Britain has outlawed the military wing of the Lebanese organisation Hizbullah, accusing it of supporting attacks on coalition forces in Iraq and backing Palestinian terrorism in the occupied territo... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Druze Arabs hold Syrian flags and posters of Syrian President Bashar Assad and former President Hafez Assad, as they gather to mark Syria's Independence Day in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Diplomatic   France   Mideast   Photos   Syria  
 Daily Star Lebanon 
France is a captive to its ties with Syria
| By Michael Young | Daily Star staff | Thursday, July 03, 2008 | From an article in Al-Hayat last Monday, citing a European diplomatic source, we learn that France asked Syria to intervene in the rec... (photo: AP / Hamad Almakt)
A Lebanese activisit from the leftist Popular Democratic Party, attaches pictures of Samir Kantar, who is serving multiple life terms in a 1979 infiltration attack on a northern Israeli town, as she decorates with other activists the Martyrs square in the northern city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday June 29, 2008. Israel's Cabinet voted overwhelmingly on Sunday in favor of an emotionally charged deal to swap a notorious Lebanese prisoner for the bodies of two soldiers declared earlier in the day to be dead. Hezbollah said Sunday that the Israeli government's approval of a prisoner swap shows the strength of the Lebanese militant group as its supporters and allies began preparations for major celebrations  BBC News 
Hezbollah confirms prisoner swap
| The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has said it will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners. | Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also said the group would... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari)
Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Military   Photos  
 In this photo made available by Lebanon´s official photo agency, Lebanon´s President Emile Lahoud shakes hands with Prime Minister-Designate Fuad Saniora, right, following his appointment, at the presidential palace in Baabda, in the outskirt  Daily Star Lebanon 
Siniora hails prisoner swap as win for Hizbullah, Lebanon
| Daily Star staff | Wednesday, July 02, 2008 | BEIRUT: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Tuesday that a prisoner swap between Israel and Hizbullah constituted a "huge failure" for the Jewish state... (photo: AP Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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Holding flags of Lebanon's Hezbollah, and a picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini Gulf News
Israeli threats to Iran are 'bluff for now'
| Beirut: Israel seems content to keep Iran and the rest of the world guessing uneasily about whether and when it might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. ... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Beirut   Iran   Israel   Nuclear   Photos  
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Lebanon's eco-tourism dream lives on despite violence, political paralysis
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Tuesday, July 01, 2008 | Jocelyne Zablit | Agence France Presse | KFAR ZABAD: A decade ago, it was a glittering vision - a scheme to lur... (photo: creative commons / Heretiq )
France   Lebanon   Photos   Tourism   Violence  
Palestinian police in Gaza City Seattle Post-Intelligence
Hamas emboldened by Hezbollah-Israel deal
| GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier said Monday they would stick to their tough demands in negotiations over his release, emboldened by ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Hamas   Hezbollah   Israel   Photos  
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert points to the side from his seat at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Canada Dot Com
Olmert concedes trade traumatic
| JERUSALEM -- Israel will go ahead with a controversial swap and hand over five convicted terrorists in return for the remains of two Israeli soldiers who were kidnapped... (photo: (AP Photo / Dan Balilty))
Israel   Jerusalem   Olmert   Photos   Trade  
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Omert speaks at a committee meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday May 12, 2008. TVNZ
Israel approves prisoner swap
Jun 30, 2008 6:59 AM | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert won his cabinet's approval on Sunday for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah under which two soldiers held by the Leb... (photo: AP Photo / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Hezbollah   Israel   Olmert   Photos   Politics  
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert points to the side from his seat at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
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Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008
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- UAE team will build Arabic-speaking robot
British Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander, speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, during a meeting at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramalalh, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.
Britain doubles aid to Pakistan
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- Seun Kuti keeps Egypt 80 going
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- How The Visitor charmed American cinema audiences
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Gas prices steady; oil near $146 a barrel
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- Detention of Pakistani nuclear scientist contested
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- Hezbollah Agrees to Prisoner Swap With Israel
- How The Visitor charmed American cinema audiences
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- Poll Backs Greater UN Role in Mideast Peace
- Britain bans military wing of Hezbollah for reportedly suppo
Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008
Middle East: Britain bans military wing of Hizbullah
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- Middle East: Britain bans military wing of Hizbullah
- Hezbollah Agrees to Prisoner Swap With Israel
Fighters loyal to the government gather in a Sunni neighborhood during heavy fighting with pro-Syrian fighters allied with Hezbollah at the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday, May 12, 2008
Middle East: Britain bans military wing of Hizbullah
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