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U.S. Cautiously Welcomes Lebanon Deal

epochtimes.com
May 22, 2008
        

WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday put the best face on a deal between Lebanese factions, praising it despite concessions won by Hezbollah but cautioning that the political crisis was not yet over. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it was a move toward resolving the latest...

                   

Deal boosts Hezbollah's fortunes

theglobeandmail.com
May 22, 2008
        

Lebanon's feuding leaders have struck a deal that gives Hezbollah and its opposition allies the power to veto major government decisions, defusing an 18-month-long political crisis that has inflamed sectarian tensions and recently brought the country to the brink of civil war.

                   

Hezbollah Wins Big In Lebanon Deal

courant.com
May 22, 2008
        

By HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon — - Lebanon's feuding factions reached a breakthrough deal Wednesday that ends the country's 18-month political stalemate, but also gives the militant Hezbollah group and its allies a veto over any government decision. The deal, reached with...

                   

Factions in Lebanon reach deal

baltimoresun.com
May 22, 2008
        

Agreement ends stalemate; Hezbollah gains veto power Lebanon's feuding factions reached a breakthrough deal yesterday that ends the country's 18-month political stalemate, but it also gives the militant Hezbollah group and its allies veto over any government decision.

                   

Doha deal: Peace in Lebanon

zawya.com
May 22, 2008
        

Doha - Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal yesterday to end 18 months of political conflict that had threatened to push the country to a new civil war. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani said yesterday that the peace deal was made possible because all the parties involved "rose above...

                   

Exceptional Deal

zawya.com
May 22, 2008
        

The Lebanon peace deal signed yesterday in Qatar is indeed, as Lebanese Premier Fouad Siniora said, "an exceptional agreement for an exceptional time." The deal creates a new government of national unity in which the Hezbollah-led former opposition has 11 seats against the 16 seats of the ruling...

                   

Lebanon Accord Offers a Respite

washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2008
        

BEIRUT, May 21 -- The agreement Wednesday to end an 18-month crisis that brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war has redrawn the map of this fractious country, delivering the Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah a decisive say in the country's government and serving as another setback for U.S....

                   

Qatari deal defuses Lebanese crisis

reliefweb.int
May 22, 2008
        

The agreement gives Hezbollah and the opposition allies of the Shiite militants enough control in the government to have veto power over legislation. They dismantled their tents hours after rival factions signed a deal in Qatar giving militant Shiite Hezbollah, its opposition allies, and...

                   

Deal in Lebanon a win for Hezbollah

signonsandiego.com
May 22, 2008
        

Hezbollah secured veto power over Lebanon's Western-backed government on Wednesday, leaving the militant group virtually free to build up its weapons, including rockets aimed at Israel. But as the political winner, Hezbollah also faces pressure to seek compromise rather than confront opponents,...

                   

U.S. Welcomes Lebanon Agreement

chosun.com
May 22, 2008
        

Lebanese school children carry pictures of army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman, the consensus candidate to be elected president, 21 May 2008 The United States Wednesday welcomed the Doha agreement aimed at ending Lebanon's 18-month political crisis. But U.S. officials are more cautious about the...