Position of Lebanon in the 2006 Lebanon War displaced civilians to return home; Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Shebaa Farms and placing the territory under temporary UN control; extending Lebanese government authority throughout all of southern Lebanon; expanding the existing UN force in South Lebanon, including its authority to intervene; reinvigorating the 1949 Armistice Agreement; and rebuilding the south. The plan is backed by Hezbollah, the EU, Syria and most members of the Arab League, such as Jordan. On 7 August, the Siniora Plan was further detailed to include 15,000 Lebanese Army troops which would fill the void in southern Lebanon after an Israeli withdrawal before the international
Kidnapping of Swiss tourists in Balochistan Kidnapping of Swiss tourists in Balochistan On 2 July 2011, a Swiss couple was kidnapped in the Balochistan province of southwestern Pakistan. The couple were said to be tourists who were travelling by car to neighboring Iran when they were seized by unidentified gunmen in the Loralai District, which is some 150 km north of the provincial capital Quetta. It is the first time that Swiss nationals have been involved in such an incident in Pakistan, according to the Swiss foreign ministry. Later, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Pakistani officials notified Swiss diplomats stationed in the country