Hariri: A hard act to follow
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The resignation of their billionaire Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri, has left the Lebanese worried about the future of their country as it becomes entrenched in a stand-off with the UN.
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The relations of French officialdom have been uneasy of late. First there was the matter of the headscarf, which has been followed by a row over whether or not to ban broadcasts by the Al-Manar (The Beacon
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Abdelrahman al-MarwaniÂs goal to bring peace to Yemen shows the difficulty of changing the countryÂs mind-set, one person at a time.
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The sudden deterioration in the health of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat reminded the world that he has his place in history in spite of the many attempts by Israel - and especially by
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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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On Scene: With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Foud Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri resigned yesterday in a sign of deepening divisions within Lebanon&#39;s fragile government over the decisive role that
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Why the stalemate in Lebanon has made Israelis more determined to strike harder next time
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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed by a car bomb, is buried amid chaotic scenes.
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People, even rulers, sometimes permit themselves to do things they have always wanted to do but never dared. This is the situation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who realized that he had an unrepeatable
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An unlikely icon is at the center of President Sarkozy's latest problem with some parts of the public
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Every two decades, it seems, the Middle East embroils Jacques Chirac in a particularly agonizing way. In the mid-1980s, he was prime minister as France wrestled with the kidnapping in Lebanon of several French
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The body of Rafiq Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon who was killed Feb.
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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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Lebanonâs troubles are not principally about Islamic militancy, but some fear the country could attract more of it, especially from the Iraq war.
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BEIRUT -- Two years to the minute after former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was blasted to death by a car bomb, thousands of his followers lapsed into quiet yesterday as church bells clanged and a muezzin sang the call to prayer: "God is great."
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PALESTINIAN leaders stepping into the power vacuum left by the death of Yasser Arafat face one of the most daunting challenges in their people&#39;s troubled history.