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Rival Lebanese close to deal to defuse crisis

                   
reuters.co.uk
20-May-2008
        
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By Nadim Ladki DOHA (Reuters) - Rival Lebanese leaders were close to agreeing a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that has pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. A senior Lebanese opposition official at the crisis talks in Doha said a deal resolving disputes... [read full story]                    

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Mediators say Lebanese rival factions reach deal

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Most Lebanese expatriates welcome 'win-win accord'

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22-May-2008
        

Gulf News Dubai: Lebanese residents in the UAE described the pact, which political factions reached in Qatar on Wednesday, as a positive change. Elias Abu Saab, Vice-President of the American University of Dubai, said everybody seems to be optimistic over this agreement which is a win-win...

                   

International leaders welcome news of accord reached in Qatar

dailystar.com.lb
21-May-2008
        

Syria was among the first countries to welcome an agreement among Lebanese leaders on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict, saying that it hoped Parliament would elect a president on Sunday. The Qatari News Agency announced that Syrian President Bashar Assad called Qatari Emir Sheikh...

                   
dailystar.com.lb: Lebanese rivals set to elect president after historic accord dailystar.com.lb

Lebanese rivals set to elect president after historic accord

dailystar.com.lb
21-May-2008
        

Lebanese lawmakers are set to elect the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Michel Suleiman, as president on Sunday after rival political leaders clinched a deal in Doha on Wednesday to end an 18-month feud that exploded into deadly sectarian fighting and threatened to plunge the...

                   

Lebanon has given itself a chance to end a miserable, murderous cycle

dailystar.com.lb
21-May-2008
        

For over 18 months, international efforts to find a solution to Lebanon's harrowing political crisis seemed a lot like searching for a needle in a haystack. Various teams of Arab and international mediators had tried to prod feuding Lebanese leaders toward compromise, but none of these efforts...

                   

Rival Lebanese leaders sign deal to end conflict

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21-May-2008
        

Qatar Emir Sheik Hamed Al Thani, in Arab dress, congratulates Lebanon's PM Fouad Siniora, center, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Parliament will convene on Sunday to elect army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman as head of state, aides to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Reuters in Qatar, where...

                   

Lebanon rivals sign peace deal

news24.com
21-May-2008
        

Doha - Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had threatened to push the country to a new civil war. The agreement, reached after six days of Arab-mediated talks, also paved the way for the election of a new president. Parliament will convene...

                   

UN chief hails political accord reached by Lebanese parties

xinhuanet.com
21-May-2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Wednesday an agreement reached earlier in the day in Doha, Qatar, by Lebanon's political leaders. "He hopes this agreement will be the prelude to a lasting period of national reconciliation, political stability, peace...

                   
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Hezbollah gets more power in deal (World)

castanet.net
21-May-2008
        

CTV.ca News Staff A deal between Lebanon's Western-backed government and Hezbollah was reached Wednesday, with the militant group gaining more control over the country's political system. CTV's Janis Mackey Frayer, reporting from Jerusalem, said Wednesday that the deal is a "huge victory" for...

                   
ctv.ca: Lebanese soldiers stand guard as Sunni supporters of parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri burn tires to block the highway linking Beirut with coastal village of Jiyeh, Lebanon, Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP / Mohammed Zaatari) ctv.ca

Hezbollah gets more power in deal with government

ctv.ca
21-May-2008
        

CTV.ca News Staff A deal between Lebanon's Western-backed government and Hezbollah was reached Wednesday, with the militant group gaining more control over the country's political system. CTV's Janis Mackey Frayer, reporting from Jerusalem, said Wednesday that the deal is a "huge victory" for...

                   

Factions Negotiate End to Lebanese Political Crisis

chosun.com
21-May-2008
        

People celebrate as Prime Minister Fuad Saniora talks on TV, after Lebanese politicians came to an agreement in Beirut, Lebanon, 21 May 2008 The leaders of Lebanon's political factions, meeting in Doha, have reached a deal to end their long-running political crisis, which erupted into sectarian...

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