The Lebanese government unanimously agreed tonight to send 15,000 soldiers to the south of the country as soon as Israeli troops withdraw, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said.

Lebanon’s Cabinet today issued a statement saying the country faced “real annihilation” by Israel.

Lebanon today apologised to Denmark after thousands of rampaging Muslim demonstrators set fire to Denmark’s diplomatic mission in Beirut.

Islamic fundamentalist cleric Omar Bakri, who left Britain, where he faces a criminal investigation in the wake of the London bombings, was arrested in Lebanon today.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi expressed regret today that former US President Ronald Reagan died without ever standing trial for 1986 air strikes he ordered that killed the Libyan leader’s adopted daughter and 36 other people.

A defiant Lebanon greeted US Secretary of State Colin Powell today, with protesters shouting for him to leave and the government saying cross-border attacks on Israeli troops would go on.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell today made a quick trip to Lebanon seeking support for a crackdown on guerrillas who have been attacking Israel from the southern part of the country.

Lebanon will tell the US Secretary of State that cross-border guerrilla attacks on Israeli forces are likely to continue, a senior official said shortly before Colin Powell’s arrival in Beirut today.