By Challiss McDonough Yatar, Lebanon 14 August 2006 After a month of fighting in Lebanon, a U.N.-mediated cease-fire has taken hold between Israel and Hezbollah militants. Thousands of people are streaming back to their homes, despite government war...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 14 August 2006 In the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the start of the cease-fire passed without fanfare. Many people in the capital remain skeptical that it will hold, but thousands of displaced people appeared more hopeful, le...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 13 August 2006 The Lebanese Government has unanimously accepted a U.N. Resolution that calls on Israel and Hezbollah to cease hostilities following a month of fighting that has left more than 1,000 Lebanese and over 120 Is...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 07 August 2006 Arab League foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Beirut Monday to discuss the Israeli offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants, who have been firing rockets into Israel. The violence was tr...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 03 August 2006 By the latest estimates, Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has forced up to one million people to flee from their homes. An unknown number of civilians remain in besi...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 29 July 2006 The three hospitals in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday held their second mass burial since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Thirty coffins we...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 25 July 2006 The U.S. secretary of state said she is deeply concerned about the plight of the Lebanese people and about the humanitarian situation in Lebanon after more than a week and a half of Israeli air strike...
By Challiss McDonough Sidon, Lebanon 23 July 2006 Israeli air strikes have intensified in southern Lebanon, tearing apart villages near the border. The Shiite militant group Hezbollah has continued to fire missiles at northern Israel, despite the ma...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 23 July 2006 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora says Israeli bombing of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon is forcing his country to its knees. In a television interview, the Lebanese leader said the first crucial step toward...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 16 July 2006 The Israeli military has been bombing southern Lebanon since two Israeli soldiers were captured by the Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday. The bombings have killed more than 100 civilians....