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Syria urged to probe prison riot deaths

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:33:03 +0000

An international human rights watchdog is urging Syria to order an independent investigation into the shooting of inmates during a prison riot earlier this month.

Syria urged to investigate prison riot deaths

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:28:29 +0000

An international human rights watchdog is urging Syria to order an independent investigation into the shooting of inmates during a prison riot earlier this month.

Syria plans diplomatic relations with Lebanon

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:59:20 +0000

Syria’s foreign minister said Monday his country was determined to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since the two neighbors gained independence from France more than 60 years...

Syrian FM arrives in Beirut for talks

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:45:34 +0000

Syria’s foreign minister has arrived in Lebanon on the first such visit by a senior Syrian official in more than three years.

Palestinian extremist dies in Lebanon

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:24:08 +0000

Palestinian security officials say the leader of an extremist Palestinian group has died from wounds sustained in a clash inside a refugee camp in south Lebanon.

Arab fighters' remains headed to Beirut after swap

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:09:31 +0000

Four tractor-trailers carrying the remains of nearly 200 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters are headed to Lebanon’s capital a day after a prisoner exchange between Israel and...

Lebanese prime minister forms unity Cabinet

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:26:30 +0000

Lebanon’s prime minister has formed a national unity Cabinet in which Hezbollah and its allies have veto power over government decisions.

4 killed in Lebanon clashes

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:58:00 +0000

Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday between government supporters and Hezbollah’s allies in northern Lebanon, killing at least four people and shattering a fragile truce that lasted just two weeks, security officials...

3 killed, 35 wounded in Lebanon fighting

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:47:07 +0000

Heavy fighting erupted Wednesday between government supporters and Hezbollah’s allies in northern Lebanon, killing at least three people and shattering a fragile truce that lasted just two weeks, security officials...

Iran says 4 missing Iranians alive in Israel

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:56:29 +0000

An Iranian diplomat said Thursday that four Iranians who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982 are alive in Israel and called for their release.