Pro-Syrian Politician Named Lebanese PM
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President Emile Lahoud on Thursday appointed staunch pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on Lebanese politics.
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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, raised fears of a new spasm of factional violence.
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Some 3,000 mourners chanted anti-Syrian slogans on Thursday at the funeral of a Lebanese legislator killed in a car bomb attack that deepened Lebanon's political crisis.
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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 : A Lebanese minister who resigned recently in a dispute over Syria&#39;s domination of the country, was wounded when his car was targeted by a bomb in Beirut, a source at the American University of Beirut hospital said.
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President Lahoud is set to name a new prime minister following Rafiq Hariri's shock departure on Wednesday.
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Lebanon&#39;s parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.
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Lebanon Wednesday rejected US criticism Syria dictated the make-up of the the new 30-member government of Premier Omar Karami. Information Minister Elie Ferzili said after
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A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese politician Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in the sixth blast to strike the Beirut area in less than four weeks, security sources said.
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's president appointed staunchly pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami as prime minister yesterday, asking him to form the next government in a move that consolidates Syria's hold on Lebanese politics.
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Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.
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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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Abbas El Fassi, a longtime government minister and the leader of a secular political party in Morocco, has been named prime minister in the North African kingdom, officials said Wednesday.
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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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BEIRUT Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned, dissolved his cabinet and announced Wednesday that he would not try to form the next government, dropping out of the political scene while Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon is being challenged by the United Nations.
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Anti-Syrian Lebanese MP among at least four people killed in Beirut explosion, according to reports.
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BEIRUT -- Lawmakers yesterday narrowly endorsed changes drafted by the pro-Syrian prime minister, Omar Karami, calling for fairer election laws and preserving close ties with neighboring Syria. After a three-day debate, during which the Cabinet came under heavy fire from opposition groups, Karami's plan won the backing of 59 of the 108 legislators. Twenty-four members of the 128-seat parliament voted ...