A religious battleground, a diplomatic question mark and an economic crossroads, the Middle East is at the forefront of world news coverage. The Palestinian ruling coalition, Israel's quest for stability, Lebanon's reconstruction, a resurgence of Islamic extremism, the issues surrounding this volatile area are as deeply-rooted in the past as they are determining for the future. Shedding light on the Chinese perspective on the region, China.org.cn guides you through the Middle East's latest developments.
Lebanon-Israel  
- Are war drums beating on Israeli-Lebanese border?
- Solution may be at hand for Israeli-Lebanese conflict
- Israel sends telephone threats to Lebanese
- Israel fires back 9 rockets to Lebanon
- Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon
- Lebanese cabinet rules out warfare with Israel
- Israel-Lebanon confrontation unlikely after rockets rock N Israel
- Several rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon
- Israel signs prisoner swap deal with Hezbollah
- Arab world seeks to solve Palestinian, Lebanese issues
- Israel issues global terror warning
- Blast in Damascus kills Hezbollah's senior commander
- Olmert set to survive Lebanon War report
- Israeli PM stays on job after release of war report
- Arab FMs wrap up extraordinary session on Israel, Lebanon
- Lebanon's Post-War Rebuilding Far from Complete
- Calls Grow for Olmert to Resign
- Israel Confirms First Shooting into Lebanon Since Ceasefire
- UNSC Concerned with Incident Between Lebanon, Israel
- China Willing to Contribute to Long-lasting Lebanon-Israel Peace
- Renewed Clashes Break out in Lebanon
- Israeli Army Chief Tenders Resignation
- Arab World Worries About Escalation of Lebanese Conflict
- Israel Will Not Be First to Introduce Nuclear Weapons
- Postwar Lebanon Faces Problems
- Israel to Hand over North Part of Lebanese Village to UN
- Olmert Allies With Right Wing
- Israel, UNIFIL Disagreed on Israeli Withdrawal
- Israeli Troops to Finish Pullout by Weekend
- Israel to Lift Blockade of Lebanon Tonight
- Lebanese PM Rejects Israel Meeting Proposal
- Israel to Withdraw from S. Lebanon After UN Peacekeepers' Deployment
- Israel Rejects Annan's Plea to End Lebanon Siege
- Israel Urges for Hostages' Release
- Annan Begins Lebanon Visit
- Israeli Army Begins Slow Withdrawal
- Ceasefire in Mideast Is Welcome, But Precarious
- After Truce, the Sound of Silence
- Olive Branch Within Reach
- Battles Rage on Eve of UN Truce
- UNSC Unanimously Adopts Resolution on Lebanon
- Israeli Plans for Deeper Raid on Hold
- Germany Cautious About Sending Troops to Mideast
- France and US at Odds on Resolution over Lebanon
- Israel OKs Expanding Ground Operations in Lebanon
- Battles Rage in Southern Lebanon
- Mideast Needs Ceasefire
- UN Gives 'Positive' Reaction to Proposal on Lebanon Conflict
- China Demands Israel-Lebanon Ensure Safety of UN Peacekeepers
- War Has Killed 900, Says Lebanese PM
- Hezbollah Rockets Hit Israel After Commando Raid
- Israeli Troops Push into Lebanon Again
- Bumpy Road Ahead for Middle East Peace
- Israel OKs Expansion of Ground Operation in Lebanon
- Israel OKs 48-hour Air Activity Halt
- Israeli Air Raid Kills 54 Civilians
- Israel Decides Not to Expand Offensive
- UN Expresses Shock at Israeli Bombing
- Israel Has Gone Too Far
- 13 Israeli Soldiers Killed in One Day
- Rome Talks Fail to Agree on Immediate Mideast Ceasefire
- 4 UN Observers Killed in Israeli Attack in Lebanon
- Mideast Raids Should Stop
- Rice Visits Beirut Amid Violence
- Hezbollah-Israel Conflict Set to Shape New Mideast
- Hezbollah Not to Free Soldiers, Israeli Assault Continues
- 26 Killed in Fresh Strikes; Israeli FM Sets Terms for Ceasefire
- Israel Sends Ground Forces into Lebanon;UNSC Failed to Act on Conflicts
- EU FMs to Discuss Mideast Crisis, Nationals' Evacuation
- Israel Concurs with G8's Statement on Violence in Lebanon
- Hezbollah Chief Vows to Push War to Deep Inside Israel
- Israel: Hezbollah's Capture of Soldiers 'Act of War'
- Lebanese President Opposes Merging Hezbollah into Army

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