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Lebanon gives peace a chance

abc.net.au
May 21, 2008
        

Lebanon will get a new President this week, after 14 factions agreed on the makeup of a new unity government. The agreement comes after 18 months of political deadlock, and bitter clashes in the streets just 10 days ago that had threatened to develop into a new civil war.

                   

Lebanon deal provides breathing space, not solution

yalibnan.com
May 21, 2008
        

Published: Thursday, 22 May, 2008 @ 12:32 AM in Beirut (GMT+2) By Alistair Lyon Beirut - A Qatari-mediated deal to defuse Lebanon's political crisis has averted civil war and will calm tensions until next year's parliamentary poll, but leaves the country's deep-seated divisions unhealed. The pact...

                   

Lebanon agreement shifts power to Hezbollah

iht.com
May 21, 2008
        

An agreement reached by Lebanese political factions early Wednesday amounted to a significant shift of power in favor of the militant Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies in the opposition, who won the power to veto any cabinet decision. The sweeping deal to form a new government promised an end...

                   

Rival Lebanon leaders reach agreement

iol.co.za
May 21, 2008
        

Doha - Rival Lebanese leaders clinched a deal on Wednesday to end an 18-month political feud that exploded into deadly sectarian fighting this month and nearly drove the country to a new civil war. The agreement, announced after days of tense talks in Doha, will see the election of a president...

                   

US Welcomes Lebanon Agreement

chosun.com
May 21, 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...

                   

Deal in Lebanon a win for Hezbollah

iht.com
May 21, 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,...

                   

Lebanese relieved as political standoff ends; Hezbollah supporters celebrate

iht.com
May 21, 2008
        

The wire coils and Lebanese soldiers are staying put for now. But Hezbollah-led opposition supporters — spurred by their triumph in a power struggle with the U.S.-backed government — hurried Wednesday to dismantle a protest tent camp set up more than a year ago in the heart of Beirut.

                   

Deal in Lebanon a win for Hezbollah

wtop.com
May 21, 2008
        

People celebrate as Prime Minister Fuad Saniora talks on TV, after Lebanese politicians came to an agreement in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Lebanon's feuding factions ended the country's long political stalemate Wednesday, Arab mediators in Qatar announced, after a breakthrough deal...

                   

Deal in Lebanon a win for Hezbollah

baynews9.com
May 21, 2008
        

People celebrate as Prime Minister Fuad Saniora talks on TV, after Lebanese politicians came to an agreement in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Lebanon's feuding factions ended the country's long political stalemate Wednesday, Arab mediators in Qatar announced, after a breakthrough deal...

                   

HEZBOLLAH ADVANCE...

squarespace.com
May 21, 2008
        

You have to accept that the terror group Hezbollah has secured veto power over Lebanon's government leaving the terrort group virtually free to build up its weapons, including rockets aimed at Israel. But as the winner, Hezbollah also faces pressure to seek compromise rather than confront...