In Reversal, Germany Will Join Lebanon Force
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Germany approved sending 2,400 troops to patrol the waters off Lebanon on Wednesday, the countryÂs first deployment to the Middle East since World War II.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States and Arab allies sent military aid to Lebanon on Friday and the Lebanese army deployed extra troops to a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants this week.
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Perils multiply if Israel accepts plans to drive deep into southern Lebanon, but Israelis say calling off the offensive now would signal failure
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The withdrawal completes a transfer to the Lebanese Army and international peacekeepers under a U.N. resolution to end the war.
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The United States plans to station a new Stryker armored vehicle brigade in southeastern Germany as early as 2006, just as it starts withdrawing some 30,000 troops from the country as part of a major force realignment.
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace efforts.
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Lebanon sees a second redeployment of Syrian troops after a UN call for foreign forces to leave.
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As world leaders scramble to secure a cease-fire in Lebanon, a crucial question arises: Who will ensure the peace? Israel has suggested it prefers a NATO-led coalition &#151; not the traditional U.N. peacekeeping force that has tried but failed to bring peace to Lebanon the last three decades.
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The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years.
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Lebanese troops prepared to deploy in   south Lebanon on Thursday to take control of Hizbollah   strongholds with U.N. peacekeepers as Israeli forces gradually   withdraw after a 34-day war with the guerrillas.
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A senior German minister said on  Wednesday that the country, which staunchly opposed the  U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein, could eventually send  troops to Iraq, although he ruled out any such move for now.
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Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination.
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BEIRUT: Lebanon and Germany kicked off the German Performance Festival at the Beirut Port area Thursday night to spur trade and cultural exchange.
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Developments Monday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
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France will send its first troop battalion and a shipment of tanks and heavy armor for the strengthened U.N. force in Lebanon next week, the French defense minister said Thursday.
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Germany began its biggest naval operation since World War II on Thursday as eight warships set sail for the eastern Mediterranean to help the U.N. keep the peace in Lebanon.
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The deployment of European troops to Lebanon and Afghanistan comes under the spotlight and there are mixed views on how the EU should deal with a national unity government in the Palestinian territories. In Austria and Germany, papers are dismayed at a fall in the number of students receiving university degrees.