Lahoud Gets New 3-Year Term Despite UN Motion
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BEIRUT, 4 September 2004 - Lebanese MPs bowed to Syrian pressure yesterday and approved a constitutional amendment giving pro-Damascus President Emile Lahoud another three years in office, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to
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Mohamed ElBaradei will run unchallenged  for a third term as head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday,  despite Washington's campaign to oust him.
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Whereas President Emile Lahoud has been constantly calling for the consolidation of national unity, from which Lebanon derives its strength and capacity to face all the challenges it is confronted with, in ...
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UNITED NATIONS -- When former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated nearly three years ago, the United States and France prodded the U.N. Security Council into ordering a U.N. inquiry into the killing within 24 hours.
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The Security Council renewed the mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six months on Wednesday despite a request from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for just one month.
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Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed Thursday to a third term as president of soccer's world governing body.
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BEIRUT: Less than a month after he resigned his post to protest the Syrian-orchestrated extension of President Emile Lahoud&#39;s mandate, former Minister Marwan Hamade was targeted
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Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution Friday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring U.N. calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
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Jacques Chirac delivers speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 4 Jan 2007 French President Jacques Chirac has signaled he will probably not seek an unprecedented third term in this year's presidential elections.Comment
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Three years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is the target of escalating attacks in the United States and a U.S. senator has called for his resignation over a deepening ...
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Lebanon's prime minister said Wednesday he has asked the United Nations to renew the mandate of international peacekeepers in his country, despite an attack last weekend that killed six members of the force.
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French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.Comment
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Japan, Greece, Denmark, Argentina and Tanzania have been elected to two-year terms on the UN Security Council. Japan plans to use its election as a springboard to campaign for a permanent council seat.
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The Lebanese government on Tuesday approved a bill asking the U.N. Security Council to extend by one year the mandate of an international team investigating the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri.
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It is reported to be the biggest single amnesty for three years. The official Sana news agency said it was part of an &quot;open and tolerant policy&quot;.
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BEIRUT: A senior Lebanese government minister warned French President Jacques Chirac he had "no right to interfere" in Lebanese politics after Chirac criticized the extension of President Emile Lahoud's term in ...
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Lebanese editorials on Saturday rued  parliament's decision to amend the constitution to extend  Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud's term despite strong  objections from Washington and the United Nations.