Lebanese Politicians, Scarce in War, Renew Bickering
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Two weeks into a shaky cease-fire, some of the big names of Lebanese politics are moving back onto the political stage.
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Lebanon's political crisis worsened Friday with government ministers fearing for their lives after the murder of one of their own, businesses on strike and Hezbollah renewing threats of protests.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Lebanon's prime minister and parliament speaker to reconcile and try to elect a new president, warning that failure could lead to two governments and two presidents.
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Lebanon's divided parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition both said they were ready for dialogue before a possible vote on October 23.
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A parliamentary session to elect a new president was delayed Sunday after talks between Syrian officials and Lebanon's feuding factions failed to break a presidential deadlock.
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INNER Beirut was swamped by soldiers and riot police at the weekend as the Lebanese parliament convened to extend the term of President Emile Lahoud, reappointing the Syrian-backed former soldier for three more years.
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At least 28 lawmakers said they will not take part in talks on forming new government started by Lebanon&#39;s president on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet of veteran Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned.
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Arab League foreign ministers convened for an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss how to fund reconstruction in war-ravaged Lebanon and defuse Mideast tensions amid rising discord between moderate Arabs and Syria, a main backer of Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold: the Lebanese army and a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force.
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The deeply divided Lebanese parliament failed again to elect a president Monday and voting was postponed until Saturday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post
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The head of the Arab League met Lebanese leaders on Tuesday in an effort to mediate an end to a political standoff between the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition.
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With Yasser Arafat apparently near death, leading Palestinian politicians have moved rapidly to prevent a visible vacuum of power, reaching out to disaffected younger legislators, Palestinian militant ...
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During a meeting with Syrian leader Bashar el-Assad, PA interim leader Abu Mazen stated that in the event of a renewal of talks between Damascus and Syria, there must be a dialogue with Lebanon to align positions.
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BEIRUT, Aug 29  - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud seemed assured of three more years in office at powerbroker Syria&#39;s behest Sunday, after the cabinet opened the way in a session lasting only a few minutes.
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Arab envoys try to broker a deal between rival political factions in Lebanon after days of mass rallies.
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Arab League chief Amr Moussa brought feuding Lebanese parties together on Friday to try to agree on a new government and end a protracted political crisis.
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Lebanon's political divide has reached a dangerous deadlock after pro-Western ministers defied their pro-Syrian rivals to take the next step in ratifying an international court into ex-premier Rafiq Hariri's 2005 murder.