Spain to build up Lebanon force
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Spain approves plans to deploy 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
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Nearly 50 countries that could contribute the 13,000 new troops needed to expand the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon met Thursday amid concern over the ground rules and firepower the soldiers could use.
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The U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon is set to reach half-strength by mid-October, two months after a Hezbollah-Israeli cease-fire.
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The German Cabinet Wednesday agreed to send troops to aid the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, after weeks of uncertainty how the German contribution would look like.
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France is quietly preparing to play a tougher role in the strengthened U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, rolling out hefty tanks, powerful artillery, and sophisticated radar systems to pinpoint artillery ...
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- A bomb ripped through a United Nations convoy in southern Lebanon yesterday, killing six peacekeepers under Spanish command.
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The European Union is attempting to position itself as a key global player by agreeing to lead a United Nations force in southern Lebanon.
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Lebanon said on Tuesday Syria would  redeploy some 3,000 troops from the outskirts of Beirut east  toward the Syrian-Lebanon border, in an apparent bid to ease  U.S.-led pressure over its influence on Lebanon.
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Spain is expected to use a visit by British PM Tony Blair to help boost the peace process in the Basque country.
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A five-ship Italian fleet set off for Lebanon on Tuesday carrying more than 800 soldiers bound for U.N. peacekeeping duties.
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos called for effective cooperation in the peace process in the Middle East when meeting with his counterparts fromPalestine and Luxembourg Wednesday.
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Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut&#039;s airport and two Lebanese army air bases near the Syrian border, and imposing a naval blockade. More than 50 people have died in violence following the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants.
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Qatar on Monday became the first Arab   country to commit troops to the expanded U.N. force set up to   keep the peace between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south   Lebanon.
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Spain would make full efforts to help push the Iraqi election held on schedule, although the country keeps "very concerned" about the current situation in Iraq, a senior Spanish official said Monday in El ...
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President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that France will send 2,000 soldiers to southern Lebanon and hopes to retain command of the U.N. peacekeeping force, as a top European Union official said international troops could start deploying within days.
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Qatar offers to send a small force to join UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, becoming the first Arab state to commit troops.
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Spain has seen a sharp rise in its immigrant population, official figures show.