Lebanon's postwar reconstruction far from complete
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BINT JBEIL, Lebanon  - Most of the old town of Bint Jbeil still lies in dusty ruins a year after war erupted in Lebanon between Israel and Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas.
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ZEBQIN, Lebanon  - At the bottom of a deep pit gouged by a bulldozer, a Chinese soldier in a protective visor shovels aside earth to reveal an unexploded bomb left over from Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.
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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 outcome of the battle for LebanonÂs political future could have profound ramifications for the Middle East.
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The narrow road that leads to this southern Lebanese town is littered with the hulks of rocketed cars, white flags hanging limply from the windows. An Israeli drone whines overhead.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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The rubble is starting to be carted away, but no money to rebuild has trickled into this part of south Lebanon. For now, the mayor of this village says he can do little but divide the 700 buildings and homes needing attention into three categories: totally, partially or slightly destroyed.
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A former Lebanese president said Friday that obstacles impeding the formation of an international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of his nation's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri must be overcome.
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Barbed wire, an earthen barrier and a minefield separate Lebanon from the last piece of its territory yet to be returned by Israel.
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In November 2004, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud will complete his six-year term. Parliament, according to the constitution, has to elect the new president (from the Maronite Christian community).
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The gesture marks a major step in Lebanon's effort to rebuild infrastructure and homes damaged in the 34-day war.
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Bombed-out roads and traffic jams slowed the delivery of humanitarian relief to south Lebanon after Monday's cease-fire, and many aid workers were stuck on roads alongside the refugees they were trying to help.
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By Henry Meyer  BEIRUT, Lebanon  --  Shovel-wielding volunteers sifted through oil-stained sand on a beach where tourists once swam, now emptied by a massive spill caused by Israeli bombardment. Two months later, only 3 percent of the oil has been recovered.
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The UN sends experts to study Lebanon's environment following the conflict with Israel.
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Arab League talks to defuse a political crisis in Lebanon have made progress but not reached a deal, League officials said on Wednesday.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden _ Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday called on world donors to help his country recover after Israeli bombing wiped out '15 years of postwar development' in 34-day fighting with Hezbollah ...
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Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum.