Beirut/ Jerusalem - The Israeli cabinet agreed on Sunday to a deal under which five Lebanese prisoners and some Palestinians will be freed in exchange for the remains of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah in 2006.

Beirut- Liberation and Development bloc member Ali Khreis said he expected to witness an agreement on the new government formation within hours,

Beirut / Jerusalem - An Israeli official says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told his Cabinet that the two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas two years ago are dead.

Beirut / Jerusalem - The Israeli government voted in favor of the prisoner swap with Hezbollah.

Beirut / Jerusalem- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recommended to his cabinet on Sunday that it approve a prisoner swap with Hezbollah to recover two soldiers whose seizure by the guerrillas triggered the 2006 Lebanon war.

Beirut - The focus today will again be the formation of the cabinet by Prime Minister - Designate Fouad Siniora. President Michel Suleiman wants the government to be formed and announced by Monday , but this does not look possible

By: Raghida Dergham Beirut- Welcome to the grand deal whose elements, it is said, are being formulated between the major powers and Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas,

Beirut - The focus today will again be the formation of the cabinet by Prime Minister - Designate Fouad Siniora. There were some positive signals Thursday following the meeting between PM Siniora's adviser ambassador Shatah and Michel Aoun , but