UNSC appears to have agreed on Lebanon resolution

    BERLIN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council appeared to have reached an agreement on a resolution aimed at ending the military conflicts between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday.

    "An agreement between the members of the Security Council appears now to have been reached," Steinmeier said on state television before leaving for a trip to the Middle East, part of the renewed international efforts to end the hostility in the region. Full story>>

UN asked to consider Arab concerns over conflicts

    UNITED NATIONS, Aug 8 (Xinhua) -- A draft UN Security Council resolution seeking an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict should take into account the concerns of Arab nations, Qatar's Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani said Tuesday. >>>

France, U.S. working on new Mideast ceasefire resolution

    UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- France and the United States are preparing a new version of the draft UN resolution on the Middle East crisis after a former draft was rejected by Lebanon, according to France's UN envoy. >>>

Lebanon braces for more war as 1,000 killed

    Since the conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah broke out on July 12, over 1,000 Lebanese were killed. Most of them are civilians.>>>

Russia against draft UN resolution on Lebanon

    MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia is against the UN Security Council's resolution on Lebanon in its current form, Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday. >>>

Israeli DM vows to continue Lebanon offensive till Hezbollah

    JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday that the Israeli army would press ahead its massive offensive against Lebanon's Hezbollah until the Shiite group was disbanded, southern Lebanon was demilitarized and two captive soldiers were freed. >>>