Lebanon complains to UN Security
Council over Israeli blockade
BEIRUT, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon on Tuesday lodged
a complaint to the UN Security Council against Israel for imposing an air and
sea blockade on the country, saying Israel breached international law and
violated the Resolution 1701 by continuing the blockade. Full story
Israeli troops withdraw from five
villages in south Lebanon
JERUSALEM, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops have
withdrawn from five villages in southern Lebanon and UN troops have set up new
checkpoints as Lebanese troops deployed in the area, the Ha'aretz daily reported
on Tuesday. Full story
Israel to add nearly 700-mln-dollar
defense budget in 2007
JERUSALEM, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Finance
Minister Abraham Hirchson said on Tuesday that no more than 3 billion shekels
(about 670 million U.S. dollars) would be added to the defense budget in 2007.
Full story
Annan to appoint secret mediator for
Israeli soldiers' release
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan said Monday he would appoint a secret mediator for the release of two
Israeli soldiers, whose abduction in July sparked a massive Israeli offensive
against Hezbollah that lasted 34 days until a U.N.-arranged cease-fire. Full story
Syrian lawmakers stage sit-in to
protest Israeli blockade
DAMASCUS, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Syrian
People's Assembly (parliament) staged a sit-in on Tuesday in solidarity with
their Lebanese counterparts to protest an Israeli blockade on Lebanon, the
official SANA news agency reported. Full story
