Rival Lebanese leaders meet on political crisis
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Two rival Lebanese leaders began talks on Thursday, the first such meeting in four months, to discuss ways to end a political crisis that has raised fears of a civil war.
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LebanonÂs seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East.
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Kenya's president and main rival are meeting for the first time since last month's disputed presidential poll.
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Lebanon's rival parties met in a French chateau Saturday for unusual and long-awaited talks meant to ease a political and sectarian crisis threatening to rip apart their country.
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The two rivals in Kenya's political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly 700 people.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors meet to tackle a political crisis over a draft new constitution.
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Lebanon&#39;s President Emile Lahoud held consultations with parliament today before naming a new prime minister to form a cabinet that faces tough economic and diplomatic tasks.
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With the Lebanese government mired in political crisis, many of the countryâs institutions are crumbling but the army, battling Islamic militants, is a source of unity.
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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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The leader of Lebanon's governing coalition has accused Syria of trying to prolong the political stalemate over the election of a new president.
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Lebanon's deadlocked parliament failed to elect a new head of state on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition renewed a dialogue to seek agreement before the house meets again on October 23.
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Rival Lebanese leaders could reach a deal this week to end a political crisis which has sparked the country's worst civil unrest since the 1975-1990 civil war, a senior opposition source said on Monday.
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The murder of an anti-Syrian Cabinet minister in Beirut raises tensions in Lebanon, where the government is already close to collapsing
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Lebanon's political crisis deepened this weekend after the failure for the 10th time by rival parties to agree on a way to elect a President
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Violent clashes broke out Sunday between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the capital, leaving one man dead from gunshot wounds at a time when tensions throughout Lebanon threaten the country's fragile sectarian and political balance.
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Palestinian leaders on Monday tried to end a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants holed up in a refugee camp which has been the battleground for Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war.