Lebanon Offers Aid for Rebuilding
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BEIRUT, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Wednesday unveiled a $33,000 compensation package for Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
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The international Red Cross delivered more aid in Lebanon on Wednesday, and U.N. officials said they negotiated with Israel safe passage for two oil tankers to sail into the country to help ease a growing fuel crisis.
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Syria is working to help resolve Lebanon's presidential crisis, the foreign minister said on Thursday, responding to reports that France's patience was wearing thin with Damascus over a stalled presidential election.
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Germany's cabinet approved plans on   Wednesday to send naval and air forces to Lebanon, and Russia   said it would dispatch troops to help rebuild roads and bridges   destroyed in Israel's war against Hizbollah guerrillas.
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A black coat of oil now covers the Lebanese capital's once-beautiful sandy Mediterranean shore, spilled from a power plant that was knocked down by Israeli warplanes two weeks ago.
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The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance for those affected by the storm in Haiti. The organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief agencies.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain offered help for the Lebanese Army and vowed to renew efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.
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There's a lot of waiting and worrying in Lebanon these days. One year after Israel and the Shiite Hezbollah militia went to war, large swaths of Lebanon still lie in ruins and as rival factions struggle for control over the country.
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The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon. For now, the mayor of this village says he can do little but divide the 700 buildings and homes needing attention into three categories: totally, partially or slightly destroyed.
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With the cease-fire holding, at least for now, residents of the Lebanese capital return to survey the damage and salvage what's left
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The Arab League backs Lebanon's army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country's future.
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Placing its chips on the besieged Lebanese government, the Bush administration is considering a large increase in aid to the Lebanese army and hoping moderate Arab governments will help, as well.
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The international Red Cross appealed Friday for $81 million to help victims of the fighting in Lebanon. Life is becoming "unbearably dangerous" for civilians who have been trapped by the violence, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.
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The United Nations declared an  end on Thursday to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon caused by  the Israeli-Hizbollah war and said it planned to shift its  resources to rebuilding the war-shattered area.
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International donors meeting in Sweden promise to pay over $900m to help rebuild war-damaged Lebanon.
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Arab foreign ministers decided Monday to send a delegation to the United Nations to represent Lebanon's interests at the Security Council, an aide to Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said.