Move will bolster Lebanon president
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BEIRUT -- President Emile Lahoud's effort to stay in office for three more years was assured yesterday, when his rival, Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, bowed to Syrian pressure and proposed a constitutional amendment allowing Lahoud to extend his term.
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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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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said he wants to serve a second term in office, but he needs a constitutional amendment and the approval of power broker Syria to stay there.
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Lebanon's parliament is going ahead with  a vote to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile  Lahoud Friday despite a U.N. Security Council resolution  warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.
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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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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution yesterday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring UN calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
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Beirut, Lebanon -- Lebanon&#39;s president appointed staunchly pro-Syria politician Omar Karami as prime minister Thursday, asking him to form the next government in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on Lebanese politics.
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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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BEIRUT, Oct. 21 -- Lebanon's president appointed a staunchly pro-Syrian politician, Omar Karami, as prime minister on Thursday, asking him to form the next government in a move that consolidates Syria's hold on Lebanese politics.
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France mobilized Friday to send urgent aid to Lebanon, the Red Cross managed to get relief supplies to the south &#151; and Israel agreed to allow a safe corridor crucial to ensuring that food and medicine reaches those in need.
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Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader and Syria support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a president since November 23, diplomatic and political sources said on Sunday.
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Placing its chips on the besieged Lebanese government, the Bush administration is considering a large increase in aid to the Lebanese army and hoping moderate Arab governments will help, as well.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 30 -- In a dramatic day of dueling statements, Hezbollah's leader called on his supporters and allied forces to pour into Beirut on Friday to bring down the U.S.-backed government, a move Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora compared to a coup attempt. He insisted that the government...
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The election of Lebanon's president must go ahead on Saturday as scheduled, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone call, Sarkozy's spokesman said on Friday.
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Lebanonâs efforts to select a new president are already facing fresh setbacks. But with a deadline looming, lawmakers risk even deeper chaos if they fail to make a choice.
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The expansion would be part of a $26 million plan to shore up the Palestinian leaderÂs position, according to donors.
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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.