Annan holds talks to bolster Lebanon truce
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan   began talks with Syrian officials on Thursday to seek Syria's   help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's   Hizbollah.
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Iran offered to help support the cease-fire in Lebanon in talks Saturday with U.N Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and insisted that diplomacy is the only way to resolve Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
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DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan on Thursday renewed his calls on Israel to lift a   blockade on Lebanon swiftly and withdraw fully from the country   as soon as 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are in the south.
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PRIME minister Ahmed Qorei will hold talks with leaders of the main Palestinian armed factions in a bid to prevent any outbreak of violence after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Monday Lebanon and Israel have accepted his offer   to mediate the release of two Israeli soldiers captured by   Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah in July.
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Politicians from Lebanon&#39;s divided factions were holding a second day of talks in France on Sunday to try to ease eight months of deadlock that has paralysed the nation.
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TEHRAN -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan began meeting with Iranian leaders yesterday to press them to help cut off weapons shipments to Iran's Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, and to compromise in its nuclear confrontation with the West. The visit occurred two days after Iran ignored a UN Security Council deadline for the Tehran government to suspend uranium enrichment, paving the ...
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The United Nations was bringing key Mideast players together Thursday for a series of meetings over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
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The head of the Arab League met Lebanese leaders on Tuesday in an effort to mediate an end to a standoff between the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition that some fear could pitch the country into violence.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for the country.
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UN chief Kofi Annan is to help mediate in negotiations to free two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he wants the upcoming meeting of key Mideast players to agree on a package to stop the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and ensure lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will hold talks with Kenya's feuding parties on Wednesday in an effort to find a rapid solution to weeks of political crisis.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the U.N. force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles and an array of...
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Kofi Annan opens new talks between Kenya's opposition and government, hoping to end the mounting violence.
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The talks are expected to focus on regional stability and sectarian fighting in Iraq and Lebanon, a diplomat said.