Tuesday, August 15, 2006

8/15/06

Assad: American plan for a new Mideast has collapsed America's plan for a "new Middle East" has collapsed after Hizbullah's successes in fighting against Israel, Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Tuesday in Damascus.

IDF Begins Withdrawal from Lebanon; Hizbullah Refuses to Disarm Paratrooper brigade reservists began returning to Israel this morning. Hizbullah fired rockets at them, but missed; Israel did not respond.

Muslims face extra checks in new travel crackdown The UK Government is discussing with airport operators plans to introduce a screening system that allows security staff to focus on those passengers who pose the greatest risk.

Fatah, Hamas discuss unity gov't Fatah and Hamas are close to reaching an agreement on forming a national unity government, Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah revealed on Monday.

Assad: We'll liberate Golan Heights Syrian president tells Egyptian newspaper 'in Lebanon Israel destroyed everything, but it was unable to achieve its true military objectives on the ground.'

Israel humbled by arms from Iran Abandoned Hizbollah positions in Lebanon yesterday revealed conclusive evidence that Syria - and almost certainly Iran - provided the anti-tank missiles that have blunted the power of Israel's once invincible armor.

Eurozone growth highest in six years The eurozone registered its strongest growth in six years, according to official statistics released by the EU statistical office.

Jewish Agency: 4,000 Olim arrived during war Despite the war, over 4,000 new immigrants from all over the world will have arrived in Israel from the beginning of July until the end of August.

Iran: Victory celebrations, threats to Israel Thousands of citizens take to streets chanting, 'Lebanon won, Israel destroyed'; dozens of ambulances hold procession in show of empathy with casualties of war.

Iraqi, US forces wall up notorious Baghdad area US and Iraqi forces have sealed off a notoriously violent district of southern Baghdad with massive concrete walls as part of a broader push to quell sectarian violence.