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Olmert released a statement on Wednesday announcing that Israel wants peace, not war, with Syria and that Israeli officials have communicated this message to Damascus through diplomatic channels. Separately, in a commentary published in Britain's The Guardian on Wednesday, Olmert expressed interest in achieving peace with the Palestinians on the basis of the Arab initiative, while insisting that "talks must be a discussion, not an ultimatum."
Heavy bouts of shelling and gunfire alternated with long periods of quiet on Wednesday as the Lebanese Army pounded away at the remaining posts held by Fatah al-Islam militants along the southern part of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp.
Olmert's words won't matter without Washington's genuine support
Two positions taken by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday represent a significant shift in the public discourse at the top of the Jewish state's political ladder.
Soldier Killed in Clashes With Militants in Lebanon
One soldier was killed and three were wounded in clashes Thursday between the army and Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, while a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the country's east uncovered three vehicles rigged with explosives.
10 injured in Beirut bomb blast
Clashes between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants have spread to Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp in the south, underlining the complexities the country faces in trying to defeat al Qaeda-inspired fighters who are battling a continuing army onslaught in a northern camp.
Loud explosion rocks east Beirut neighborhood
A bomb exploded in an empty passenger bus parked in a Christian neighborhood east of Beirut Monday, injuring 10 passers-by, a senior security official reported.
Lebanon PM again warns fighters to surrender or be crushed
Lebanon's prime minister has issued a new warning to Islamist militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp, after a day of intense fighting with troops.
Fighting in Northern Lebanese Camp Spreads
The deadly volley of shelling and sniper fire at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon intensified Sunday and fighting broke out between militants and the Lebanese Army in another camp in the south, increasing fears that the two-week battle between the Lebanese Army and Islamist militants could spread to other parts of the country.
Tribunals, Trials And Tribulations In Lebanon?
By Laurie King-Irani *
Finally, an international tribunal will be tasked with investigating and prosecuting murder and mayhem in an Arab country. For human rights activists who have railed against continuing impunity for grave crimes in the Middle East, whether committed by Israelis or Arabs, whether orchestrated by states or non-state actors,
Lebanon arrests a 'major catch' terrorist
 Lebanese security agents arrested a terrorist mastermind at a Beirut hotel Tuesday and confiscated a list of targets for possible terrorist attacks, a reliable source said.
Syria's allies in Lebanon slam U.N. over ok of tribunal
 Lebanon's pro-Syrian president said on Thursday a U.N. tribunal on the killing of a former prime minister could divide Lebanese, echoing broad fears of sectarian strife in a country still haunted by a civil war.
20 Suspects Charged in Lebanon Fighting
A military judge filed terrorism charges Wednesday against 20 suspected members of an Islamic militant group fighting Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, court officials said.
Rival camps spar over next step after UN vote on Hariri tribunal
 BEIRUT: Cracks deepened between rival political camps in Lebanon on Thursday, with opposition forces slamming UN Security Council Resolution 1757 as a "violation" of the country's Constitution and sovereignty, and the ruling majority launching a national initiative to solve the political crisis.
Baghdad scoured for abducted Britons
5 were seized from government building; Shiite Mahdi Army suspected
MSNBC News Services
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of Iraqi and U.S. troops cordoned off sections of Baghdads Sadr City slum Wednesday and conducted raids in an apparent effort to find five British citizens who Iraqi officials believed were abducted by the Shiite Mahdi Army militia.
Fighting flares again at besieged Lebanon camp
by Salim Yassine
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (AFP) - Fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants flared again on Wednesday as their deadly standoff entered its 11th day and aid workers sent in more supplies to stranded civilians.
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
By The Associated Press
As of Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at least 3,467 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
U.N. sets up tribunal for Hariri killing
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to unilaterally establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri but major powers Russia and China abstained. In Lebanon, Hariri supporters danced in the street to celebrate.
UN: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LEBANON
UNITED NATIONS - www.MaximsNews.com@U.N At the United Nations Security Council today, the following press statement on Lebanon was read out today by UN Council President Zalmay Khalilzad ( United States):
UN: PRESS CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN IN IRAQ: UNICEF'S EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES DIRECTOR
UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com@U.N. The following is from a U.N. press conference today on the children of Iraq by UNICEF's Daniel Toole, Acting Deputy Executive Director and Director of Emergency Programmes for the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) where he told reporters, The situation has deteriorated very significantly in the last 18 months for children [in Iraq], and it continues to worsen.
Lebanon warns militants: Surrender or else
Lebanon's defense minister issued an ultimatum Wednesday to Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp to surrender or face a military onslaught, as the army reinforced its positions, raising fears of what could be a bloody showdown.
Explosion in Beirut injures 5, causes extensive damage
An explosion rocked one of Beirut's Muslim neighborhoods late Monday, injuring five people and starting fires in cars and apartments and wrecking one of the Lebanese capital's posh districts.
Beirut explosion kills one in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - An explosion late Sunday across the street from a busy shopping mall killed a 63-year-
Lebanese town 'in a state of fear' on deadly day
TRIPOLI, Lebanon - After spending hours huddled in basements and bathrooms as gunfire raged nearby, hundreds of Lebanese in this northern port city emerged to cheer on army troops who battled a shadowy Islamic militant group holed up in apartment buildings and a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.
U.S. Determined to Establish International Tribunal in Hariri Assassination
By Colum Lynch - Washington Post Staff Writer
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 -- The United States will introduce a draft Security Council resolution as early as this week to establish an international tribunal that would try alleged perpetrators of the 2005 car-bomb
JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH MET WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER TO DISCUSS PALESTINIANS AND PEACE
UNITED NATIONS - www.MaximsNews.com@U.N./ Aqaba, Jordan Jordan's King Abdullah met with the Israeli premier yesterday and he emphasized to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that any plans to expand settlements in Palestinian lands and escalation measures with the Palestinians thoroughly contradict the desire for peace.
US envoy confident UN will impose Lebanon court
 US Middle East envoy David Welch voiced confidence during talks in Lebanon Tuesday that the UN Security Council would impose an international court to try the suspected assassins of former premier Rafiq Hariri.
U.S., Europeans seek to establish Lebanon tribunal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Europeans moved on Tuesday to set up a tribunal that would try suspects in the murder of a former Lebanese prime minister, saying a draft U.N. resolution should be ready this week.
U.S. soldier killed in Pakistani town
Militants killed a U.S. soldier and a Pakistani on Monday after a meeting held in a Pakistani frontier town seeking to calm the worst clashes in years between Afghan and Pakistani troops policing a border crossed daily by Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents.
50 reported dead as insurgents target Iraqi Kurds again
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people in Iraq's relatively peaceful Kurdish north on Sunday, as thousands of American troops searched for three US soldiers missing after an ambush in which Al-Qaeda said it seized "crusader" forces.
Lebanese politicians trade warnings over presidency
BEIRUT: Amid veiled threats of the establishment of a parallel government emanating from Baabda, and warnings from Ain al-Tineh on Sunday of dire consequences should that happen, hopes dimmed that a consensus on the issue of the presidency would be reached any time soon.
Syria's Assad threatens UN he will set the region on fire
Beirut & Damascus - Syrian President Bashar Assad has threatened to set the region on fire, from the Caspian to the Mediterranean, over differences with the United Nations regarding Lebanon's stability.
Cheney Makes Visit to Baghdad
 BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that Iraq remains a dangerous place, a point underscored by a thunderous explosion that rattled windows in the U.S. Embassy where he spent most of the day.
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