UN Lebanon resolution nears
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Israel and Hizbollah exchanged missile   strikes and fought gun battles on Saturday as the U.N. Security   Council considered a resolution to end the conflict that has   killed at least 800 people and ravaged south Lebanon.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...
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Countries that could contribute to an expanded U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon were to meet Thursday to find out how the troops will operate, and U.N. officials hoped many would commit soldiers to the force.
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A U.N. cease-fire resolution has authorized up to 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers. Contributions from European countries so far have been limited:
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The United Nations Security Council has called on Syria to pull its remaining 14,000 troops out of Lebanon. In a unanimously passed declaration, it demanded that Syria respect Lebanon&#39;s &quot;territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence&quot;.
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US resolution is set to call on Syria to stop meddling in Lebanon&#39;s internal affairs, respect its constitution. By Selim Yassine - BEIRUT.
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Proposed rules of engagement for an expanded U.N. force in southern Lebanon would allow troops to open fire in self-defense, protect civilians and back up the Lebanese army in preventing foreign forces or arms from crossing the border, according to a U.N. document obtained Tuesday.
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Lebanese presidential elections must be free of violence and foreign interference, the U.N. Security Council said Thursday, joining an international chorus pressuring the Arab country's rival political forces to advance a process whose delay could split Lebanon apart.
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UNITED NATIONS: A US-drafted resolution demanding Syria withdraw its forces from Lebanon and refrain from interfering in Beirutâs presidential elections narrowly went through the UN Security Council on Thursday.
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A draft resolution calling for a speedy end to talks on resolving the crisis in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region is being examined by UN Security Council members.
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The United States and France are drafting a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria to stay out of Lebanon&#39;s upcoming presidential election.
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A US-drafted resolution telling Syria to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and warning against foreign interference in Beirut&#39;s presidential election has squeaked through the UN Security Council.
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The United States is pressing, along with France and other UN Security Council members, for a resolution upholding Lebanon&#39;s sovereignty in the face of Syrian pressure to keep a political ally, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, in office.
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Lebanon on Friday rejected the UN Security Council resolution demanding respect of the country&#39;s political independence and Syrian forces&#39; withdrawal from it.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was committed to   implementing a U.N. resolution on Lebanon that includes an   embargo on illegal arms shipments.
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The UN sends experts to study Lebanon's environment following the conflict with Israel.
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UNITED NATIONS: The US signalled yesterday it wants a quick UN vote on a draft resolution aimed at preventing a second term for Lebanon&#39;s pro-Syrian president and calling for a withdrawal of Syrian forces from the Mideast nation.