Hezbollah gunman shot Lebanon army aircraft

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah turned over to the authorities on Friday one of its gunmen who shot at an army helicopter and killed its pilot, security sources said.
The incident occurred on Thursday over Iqlim al-Touffah region. The area is controlled by the powerful political and military group Hezbollah, which fought a 34-day war with [...]

LEBANON: Gen. Petraeus discusses military aid with top officials

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, met with top Lebanese officials during a visit to Lebanon on Tuesday.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, Petraeus’ discussions with officials here focused on the U.S. “assistance to the Lebanese armed forces so it can maintain peace and stability, and safeguard [...]

Security cabinet to discuss ‘new reality’ created in Lebanon

The security cabinet is expected to discuss on Wednesday the ramifications of a Lebanese cabinet policy statement giving Hizbullah the right of “resistance” to “liberate Lebanese territories.”
“This creates a new reality,” one Israeli diplomatic official said of the statement, which was approved Monday. “With the smuggling of arms into Lebanon from Syria, Iran’s involvement, and [...]

UNIFIL: We vow to try to rescue any soldier captured in Lebanon

he commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Claudio Graziano has distributed among his troops a contingency plan in case an Israel Air Force aircraft is shot down over Lebanon, the Lebanese daily al-Akhbar reported Tuesday.
The report came amid fears that Israeli aircraft would be targeted in southern Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese [...]

Lebanon manifesto backs Hezbollah rights

A manifesto that will allow Lebanon’s new national unity government to take office was finally thrashed out on Friday after three weeks of negotiations, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said.

“”We reached a consensus after a long discussion,”” Mitri told reporters after the ministers involved in drafting the text reached agreement on the government policy [...]