Lebanon unveils new pro-Syrian cabinet
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (27/10/04) - Newly appointed Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami has unveiled his cabinet, which is devoid of opposition members, prompting harsh criticism from the US, which has described the new government as âmade in Damascus
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BEIRUT, Nov. 21 -- Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, a vocal opponent of Syrian involvement in the country and a leader of the country's Maronite Christian minority, was assassinated in Beirut today, intensifying an already volatile situation and pushing the country's government a step...
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned after weeks of political uncertainty. He submitted the resignation to President Emile Lahoud during a brief meeting at the presidential palace.
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A Lebanese opposition leader on Saturday renewed his criticism of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud&#39;s extended term, a day after a close supporter was wounded in a car bombing regarded as a warning not to upset Lebanon&#39;s Damascus-backed establishment.
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Lebanese Prime Minister designate Omar Karami Tuesday formed a new 30-member government, the first after the extension of President Emile Lahoud&#39;s mandate.
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The German and Saudi foreign ministers called on Syria to help clear the way for the election of a new Lebanese president, the German Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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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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The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday authorized an inquiry into the government's handling of the recent war in Lebanon, capping weeks of disagreements over the scope of the investigation.
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Lebanon&#39;s prime minister Rafic Hariri announced the possibility of making a reshuffle on his government as from September 17 after four ministers including 3 from the Democratic Gathering bloc led by the Druz leader Walid Junblat gave their resignation in
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Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri  resigned Wednesday and said he would not form a new government,  following a widely opposed constitutional change to keep the  Syrian-backed president in office.
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A new centre-right government has taken office in Greece, after the re-election last weekend of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's New Democracy party. The new cabinet, which includes several senior ministers from the previous government, was sworn in at a ceremony in the presidential palace in Athens.
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Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis that threatens to destabilize the country.
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DAMASCUS -- President Bashar Assad shuffled his Cabinet yesterday, just weeks after the United States and the United Nations challenged Syria over its military presence in Lebanon and the security situation along its border with Iraq.
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Lebanon began three days of mourning on Wednesday for an anti-Syrian cabinet minister whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Damascus, revived fears that factional violence could spiral.
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Lebanon&#39;s cabinet has approved a bill to amend the constitution and allow the president, Emile Lahoud, to stay in power for another three years.
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Lebanon's Syrian-backed president says he will not approve moves by a depleted anti-Syrian cabinet.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon Sept. 4, 2004 - Lebanese lawmakers amended their constitution to keep pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud in office, boldly reaffirming their loyalty to Damascus and defying a UN resolution calling for presidential elections.