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A handout picture released by the Hezbollah media office shows ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A handout picture released by the Hezbollah media office shows Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah (R) meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (3rd R), MP Michel Aoun (C), leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Suleiman Franjieh (2nd R), Leader of Marada movement, Minister of Communications Jubran Basil (2nd L), MP Ali Hassan Khalil (3rd L) and Hezbollah official Hussein al-Khalil (L) in Beirut November 6, 2009. Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Handout

Hezbollah's political bureau chief Ibrahim Amin al-Sayed in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hezbollah's political bureau chief Ibrahim Amin al-Sayed in Damascus. Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri is preparing to announce a new government after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet posts. Photo:Louai Beshara/AFP

A handout picture released by the Hezbollah media office shows ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:00 GMT

A Lebanese vendor sells his goods in Beirut in April 2009 under ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Lebanese vendor sells his goods in Beirut in April 2009 under an electoral billboard for June 7, 2009 parliamentary elections. Lebanon has been without a government since the elections that saw a Western- and Saudi-backed coalition clinch victory over an alliance of parties headed by the militant group Hezbollah, which is supported by Syria and Iran. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

A Lebanese woman stands at the entrance of her shop adorned ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Lebanese woman stands at the entrance of her shop adorned with the cross emblem of the Christian Lebanese Forces party in Beirut's in October 2009. The Mediterranean country of four million people has been without a government since a June 7, 2009 general election. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying 'hundreds ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying 'hundreds of tonnes' of arms which officials said were being sent from Iran to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The haul from the Francop ship is among the largest ever seized by Israel, containing hundreds of ammunition crates packed into shipping containers, many hidden behind sacks of cement. Duration: 00:36 Photo:/AFP

An Israeli military vehicle patrols the border with Lebanon, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Israeli military vehicle patrols the border with Lebanon, as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Adaisseh in September 2009. Israeli naval commandos and warships have intercepted a ship 'apparently' carrying weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a raid dozens of miles off its coast, officials said. Photo:Ali Dia/AFP

Members of the Lebanese security forces inspect a rocket found ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - Members of the Lebanese security forces inspect a rocket found set up and pointing towards Israel in a field near the southern Lebanese village of Naqura in 2008. Israeli naval commandos and warships have intercepted a ship 'apparently' carrying weapons from Iran to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in a raid dozens of miles off its coast, officials said Photo:/AFP

An Israeli military ship cruises around the border with south ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Israeli military ship cruises around the border with south Lebanon. The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying weapons 100 nautical miles off its coastline overnight, a military spokeswoman said Photo:Hrvoje Polan/AFP

Lebanese troops patrol the Lebanon-Israel border. Despite strong ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese troops patrol the Lebanon-Israel border. Despite strong Israeli opposition, the UN General Assembly was set Wednesday to ask Israel and the Palestinians to launch credible, independent probes of alleged war crimes committed during a conflict in Gaza. Photo:Mahmoud Zayat/AFP

Lebanese members of the Mine Survivors team in the southern ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese members of the Mine Survivors team in the southern city of Sidon, intended to help cluster bomb victims reintergrate into society, take part in a soccer game. Despite strong Israeli opposition, the UN General Assembly was set Wednesday to ask Israel and the Palestinians to launch credible, independent probes of alleged war crimes committed during a conflict in Gaza. Photo:Ramzi Haidar/AFP

Italian U.N. peacekeepers stand at attention during the visit ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italian U.N. peacekeepers stand at attention during the visit of Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano to the Italian United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY ANIMALS)

Italian UN peacekeepers parade during the visit of Italy's President ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italian UN peacekeepers parade during the visit of Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano to the Italian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (L) walks with UNIFIL Commander ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (L) walks with UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano (R) during Napolitano's visit to the Italian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano addresses Italian UN peacekeepers ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano addresses Italian UN peacekeepers during his visit to the Italian United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano reviews an honour guard ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano reviews an honour guard during his visit to the Italian United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (R) reviews an honour guard ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (R) reviews an honour guard with Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) during their visit to the Italian United Nations Interim Forces (UNIFIL) base in Shamaa village, southern Lebanon November 3, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (R) shakes hands with Lebanon's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano (R) shakes hands with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (L) as Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman looks on during their meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with his Italian ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman shakes hands with his Italian ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman shakes hands with his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman welcomes his Italian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman welcomes his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and his Italian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano review an honour guard at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS)

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (rear-C) meeting with a delegation ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (rear-C) meeting with a delegation from the Hezbollah parliamentary block at the Baabda presidential palace, east of Beirut, September 2009. Hezbollah's backers Iran and Syria are hindering the formation of a cabinet in Lebanon, which has been without government since a general vote in June, Christian leader Samir Geagea said. Photo:/AFP

Lebanese Internal Security Forces K9 squad officers stand with ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese Internal Security Forces K9 squad officers stand with their dogs at Rafiq Hariri International Airport in Beirut in September 2009. Lebanese security forces have arrested a man wanted in connection with 'terrorist' acts, a military official said on Saturday as media reported he could be a member of a radical Islamist group. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

The rising number of security breaches in southern Lebanon increases ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - The rising number of security breaches in southern Lebanon increases the risk of renewed conflict in the area, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said after meeting Hezbollah international relations chief Ammar Mussawi. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

A handout picture released by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - A handout picture released by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra shows Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri in September 2009. Hariri, who has been striving to form a government since late June, said on Friday he was hopeful a cabinet would see the light 'soon' despite lingering differences with his political rivals. Photo:/AFP

Michel Saleh of Lebanon and his co-driver Ahmad Ghaziri of Lebanon ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Michel Saleh of Lebanon and his co-driver Ahmad Ghaziri of Lebanon compete in their Subaru Impreza during the Jordan Rally of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship at the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN SPORT MOTOR RACING)

Nick Georgiou of Lebanon and his co-driver Joseph Matar of Lebanon, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Nick Georgiou of Lebanon and his co-driver Joseph Matar of Lebanon, compete in their Mitsubishi Lancer during the Jordan Rally of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship at the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN SPORT)

Israeli soldiers in armored vehicles patrol the Israeli-Lebanese ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Israeli soldiers in armored vehicles patrol the Israeli-Lebanese border near the Lebanese southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, in January 2009. A group linked to Al-Qaeda claims it fired the Katyusha rocket attack from Lebanon that hit northern Israel earlier this week, a US-based group that monitors jihadist websites said on Thursday. Photo:Ali Dia/AFP

Lebanese Christian pilgrims walk past a United Nations peacekeeping ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese Christian pilgrims walk past a United Nations peacekeeping base on the Syrian border with the Golan Heights in August 2009 on the top of Mount Hermon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country is ready to resume suspended talks with Israel and called on European nations to help in the process. Photo:Joseph Eid/AFP

A soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) walks past a poster of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a patrol in the southern town of Kfar Kila on the Lebaese-Israeli border. With still no government almost five months after a general election, Lebanon's political stability and security could soon suffer more repercussions, analysts say. Photo:Mahmud Zayat/AFP

Lebanese and Hezbollah (yellow) flags flutter as soldiers serving ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:20:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese and Hezbollah (yellow) flags flutter as soldiers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (R) drive past Israeli military vehicles (L) during a patrol on the Lebaese-Israeli border. A Lebanese Hezbollah operative on trial in Egypt for allegedly plotting attacks in the country accused his interrogators of 'brutal torture' that has left him deaf in one ear. Photo:Mahmud Zayat/AFP

A UN Commander (left) stands with Lebanese security forces as ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A UN Commander (left) stands with Lebanese security forces as they inspect a 107mm rocket ready to be fired from the backyard of a house in the southern Lebanese village of Hula. Four rockets ready to be fired at Israel have been discovered by the Lebanese army, a day after one was launched into the Jewish state prompting a barrage of retaliatory fire, the military has said. Photo:Mahmud Zayat/AFP

Lebanese soldiers show a plastic crate carrying rocket detonators ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese soldiers show a plastic crate carrying rocket detonators taken from 107mm rockets which were found in the backyard of a house in the southern Lebanese village of Hula. The United States condemned on Wednesday the latest rocket attack from southern Lebanon on Israel and said the incident underscored the need to disarm all Lebanese groups, a reference to Hezbollah. Photo:Mahmud Zayat/AFP

A Lebanese army officer explains to United Nations Interim Force ...

(AFP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Lebanese army officer explains to United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Commander Major General Claudio Graziano (back-L) about the trajectory of a 107mm rocket ready to be fired from the backyard of a house in the southern Lebanese village of Hula. The United States condemned on the latest rocket attack from southern Lebanon on Israel. Photo:Mahmud Zayat/AFP

Jamil al-Sayyed, former head of General Security, speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Jamil al-Sayyed, former head of General Security, speaks during a news conference in Beirut October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON POLITICS)

Israeli soldiers patrol the border with Lebanon near Kfarkila ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Israeli soldiers patrol the border with Lebanon near Kfarkila village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area from where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese villagers harvest olives as U.N. peacekeepers patrol ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese villagers harvest olives as U.N. peacekeepers patrol the border with Israel near Kfarkila village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area from where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Israeli soldier sits on a vehicle as he patrols the border ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Israeli soldier sits on a vehicle as he patrols the border with Lebanon near Kfarkila village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area from where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese soldiers inspect a rocket found in the garden of a ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers inspect a rocket found in the garden of a house in Houla village in south Lebanon October 28,2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area from where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese soldiers and U.N peacekeepers patrol a road in Houla ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers and U.N peacekeepers patrol a road in Houla village in south Lebanon October 28,2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area from where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

An Israeli soldier inspects the remains of a rocket which was ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An Israeli soldier inspects the remains of a rocket which was fired from Lebanon near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, late Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Lebanon-based militants launched a rocket into northern Israel on Tuesday evening, drawing a rapid response from Israeli artillery in a brief flare-up across the tense border that caused no casualties. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ancho Gosh)

UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano chats with a Lebanese officer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano chats with a Lebanese officer as he inspects a rocket found in the garden of a house in Houla village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano chats with Lebanese officers ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - UNIFIL Commander Claudio Graziano chats with Lebanese officers as he arrives to inspect a rocket found in the garden of a house in Houla village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

A Lebanese soldier inspects a rocket found in the garden of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese soldier inspects a rocket found in the garden of a house in Houla village in south Lebanon October 28, 2009. Lebanese army soldiers found and deactivated four rockets on Wednesday in the area where a rocket had been fired towards northern Israel, witnesses said. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese armed forces take positions during manoeuvres near ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese armed forces take positions during manoeuvres near Naqoura harbour, southern Lebanon, October 26, 2009. U.N. peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Lebanese armed forces conducted a joint exercise aimed at testing command control procedures and securing the coastline both on land and at sea. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON MILITARY)

A U.N. peacekeeper from Italy stands during manoeuvres in Naqoura ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A U.N. peacekeeper from Italy stands during manoeuvres in Naqoura harbour, southern Lebanon, October 26, 2009. U.N. peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Lebanese armed forces conducted a joint exercise aimed at testing command control procedures securing the coastline both on land and at sea. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON MILITARY)

U.N. peacekeepers from Italy prepare themselves on a vessel ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers from Italy prepare themselves on a vessel before the start of the manoeuvres in Naqoura harbour, southern Lebanon, October 26, 2009. U.N. peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Lebanese armed forces conducted a joint exercise aimed at testing command control procedures securing the coastline both on land and at sea. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON MILITARY)

U.N. peacekeepers from Italy monitor the manoeuvres in Naqoura ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers from Italy monitor the manoeuvres in Naqoura harbour, southern Lebanon, October 26, 2009. U.N. peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Lebanese armed forces conducted a joint exercise aimed at testing command control procedures securing the coastline both on land and at sea. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho (LEBANON MILITARY)

U.N. peacekeepers from Italy board a vessel during an anti-smuggling ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers from Italy board a vessel during an anti-smuggling drill near Naqoura harbour, southern Lebanon, October 26, 2009. U.N. peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Lebanese armed forces conducted a joint exercise aimed at testing command control procedures securing the coastline both on land and at sea. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)