61.  Iranian media have lashed out at the summit as a ploy to crack down on Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups.

62.  Iran has been urging Germany to help secure their release since Bonn mediated an unprecedented prisoner exchange between Israel and the pro-Iranian Lebanese group Hezbollah last week.

63.  A Hezbollah guerrilla died in an Israeli bombardment of villages in south Lebanon, a spokesman for the Iranian-backed Lebanese group said Friday.

64.  The undated tapes evoke similar, though more amateur, recordings done regularly by Palestinian and Lebanese terrorist groups who launch suicide missions against Israel.

65.  Lebanese environmental groups have accused the authorities of neglect and urged Greenpeace to take up the matter with the environment ministry.

66.  Syria has formally refused to take steps against Palestinian or Lebanese groups fighting Israel, in response to a UN anti-terrorism resolution, the foreign ministry said Friday.

67.  Tehran rejects all the US accusations, saying that the Palestinian and Lebanese groups it supports are legitimately resisting Israeli occupation.

68.  The Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah on Tuesday denied charges that it was planning attacks in Cyprus, where the police have been placed on alert.