Gulf ministers urge Syria to withdraw troops from Lebanon
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Gulf Arab ministers urged Syria on Monday to respect a UN Security Council resolution demanding it withdraw its troops from Lebanon, a rare public intervention in the affairs of a fellow Arab nation.
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Syria has ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.
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Syria joined other Arab nations Saturday in endorsing the head of Lebanon's army as that country's next president, putting pressure on the Lebanese opposition to drop demands that have blocked a compromise over the post.
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The Security Council calls for foreign troops to leave Lebanon -  a move aimed at reducing Syrian influence.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19: The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from neighbouring Lebanon and asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to continue reporting any progress.
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Syria, under intense U.N. pressure to  quit Lebanon, pulled out its security forces from three key  positions in Beirut and north Lebanon on Saturday and  redeployed them in eastern Lebanon.
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The United States and France introduced a Security Council resolution Wednesday demanding that 20,000 Syrian troops "withdraw without delay" from Lebanon and that Syria stop meddling in the country's November elections. It threatens to consider unspecified "additional measures" against Syria to ensure compliance.
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Four Lebanese ministers quit the government on Monday to protest against parliament&#39;s decision to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud&#39;s term by three years despite widespread opposition.
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The United States and France decided Tuesday to rush forward a Security Council resolution calling on Syria to remove its troops from Lebanon and cease its intervention in that country&#39;s politics.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Syria and Iran on Friday to do more to prevent arms smuggling to Lebanon, citing "disturbing reports" from the Lebanese and Israeli governments of alleged violations of the U.N. arms embargo.
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Lebanese PM Hariri hints his government will soon resign, bringing to a head the political crisis over Syria's influence.
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Syria on Wednesday suspended diplomatic cooperation with France aimed at ending the political crisis in Lebanon -- a move that mirrored earlier similar action by Paris.
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International pressure mounted on Syria to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.
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BEIRUT: With international condemnation of Syria&#39;s control of Lebanon multiplying in recent days, the Arab Foreign Ministers&#39; meeting in Cairo gave in to Lebanon&#39;s
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DAMASCUS -- A senior US diplomat urged Syria's president yesterday to withdraw his country's troops from Lebanon and stop interfering in internal Lebanese affairs. William J. Burns, the US assistant secretary of state for the Near East and the highest ranking US official to visit Damascus in more than a year, also said Syria must take &quot;concrete action&quot; to cooperate ...
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France and Germany have turned up the pressure on Syria, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.
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Syria on Tuesday ruled out a quick withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, saying a United Nations resolution calling on it to do so was illegal.