Lebanese Fishermen Return to the Sea
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By ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU  TYRE, Lebanon - The fishermen in this southern Lebanese port city are back at work now that the Israeli sea embargo has been lifted.
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Britain's Olympic rowing heroes take to the water again during a homecoming at their home base.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops resumed their shelling on Tuesday of a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon where al Qaeda-inspired militants remained entrenched along with thousands of civilians.
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BEIRUT -- A racket filled the air outside Mohammed Jassar's shop in a swath of Beirut devastated in this summer's war with Israel. Hammers delivered a cadence to the clamor of bulldozers, saws and drills trying to rebuild. The noise was almost as loud as the invective these days in Lebanese...
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The Suez Canal reopened to shipping today after tugs moved a stranded oil tanker that had caused the longest stoppage in almost 30 years in the strategic waterway, a senior official said.
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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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British Mediterranean Airways resumed commercial passenger flights to Beirut on Wednesday, becoming the first Western carrier to break Israel's air blockade of Lebanon.
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Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination.
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Fishermen cast their nets for the first time since the tsunami; teenagers start looking for jobs to support their families; men talk of moving away from the shoreline, others of returning.
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - One of six Newfoundland fishermen who was saved after a dramatic rescue at sea is attributing their survival to a swift response from search and rescue personnel and a united desire to leave no man behind.
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AL GHANDOURIYEH, Lebanon, Aug. 31 -- Backed by an M113 armored personnel carrier, Lebanese soldiers wearing flak vests and carrying M16 automatic rifles manned a checkpoint at the little crossroads marking the entrance to Al Ghandouriyeh.
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A Sumatran fisherman was discovered barely alive under his beached boat Sunday &#151; the first survivor found in three days &#151; but with tens of thousands still missing in crushed seaside settlements and in the flotsam washing the shores of the Indian Ocean rescuers turned full attention to getting food and water to the living.
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By ANNIE FLANZRAICH SEATTLE - A fisherman had two of his fingertips reattached after cutting them off to free himself from a sinking boat, his employer said Tuesday.
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The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says Israel has lifted its sea blockade of the country.
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Lebanese forces search for remnants of a militant group a day after it was routed from a Palestinian refugee camp.
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SAIDIA, Morocco  - Ecologists say a tragedy is unfolding in north Africa where construction firms are moving in on some of the last unspoilt stretches of Mediterranean coastline in the search for profits.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops resumed their shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp on Tuesday, trying to force the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched amid thousands of civilians.