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Arab ministers urge gunmen to pull out of Beirut, let army take over

                   
iht.com
May 11, 2008
        
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Arab diplomats demanded Sunday that Shiite gunmen pull out of West Beirut and leave Lebanon's army in charge of security across capital. ... Arab League foreign ministers issued the call at an emergency meeting in Cairo organized by Sunni Arab heavyweights Egypt and... [read full story]                    

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Arab League delegation mediates talks between Lebanese - 2nd Update

 earthtimes.org May 14, 2008
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Arab FMs call on Shi'ite gunmen to pull out of west Beirut

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Arab League delegation mediates talks between Lebanese - 2nd Update

earthtimes.org
May 14, 2008
        

Beirut - A visiting Arab League delegation started meetings Wednesday between opposing the factions in Lebanon in a bid to resolve the conflict that has brought the country close to civil war. The team, headed by Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Min...

About That Arab Delegation

beiruter.com
May 14, 2008
        

It just doesn’t feel right…(Photo credit: AP)The Arab delegation has landed in Beirut, but expectations remain bottom low for many reasons.From the reception committee made by not-quite-resigned Minister of Exterior Fawzi Salloukh, standing proudly next to Brig. Gen. Wafik Shoucair — the man...

                   

Arab League delegation working on talks between Lebanese - Update

earthtimes.org
May 14, 2008
        

Beirut - A visiting Arab League delegation started Wednesday meetings between opposing factions in Lebanon in a bid to resolve the conflict which has brought the country close to civil war. The team, headed by Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minist...

                   

Arab League arrives in Lebanon to resolve crisis

alarabiya.net
May 14, 2008
        

An Arab League delegation was meeting with rival leaders in Beirut on Wednesday in a bid to mediate a settlement to deadly sectarian gun battles that have driven Lebanon close to civil war. The team, headed by Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, was

                   

Uneasy calm in Beirut as Arab League delegation arrives to mediate solution

iht.com
May 14, 2008
        

An uneasy calm has descended on Beirut and other areas of Lebanon as a high-powered Arab League delegation arrived Wednesday to help mediate an end to street confrontations that have claimed more than 50 lives. Later Wednesday, the Cabinet is scheduled to hold a special session and is expected to...

                   

Arab mediators try to defuse Lebanon conflict

aawsat.com
May 14, 2008
        

BEIRUT, (Reuters) - A high-level Arab League delegation began a mediation mission in Beirut on Wednesday to try to pull Lebanon back from the brink of civil war. The delegation will seek to defuse tension between the U.S.-backed governing coalition and Iranian-backed Hezbollah, which has routed...

Arab foreign ministers arrive in Lebanon in bid to solve political crisis

ynet.co.il
May 14, 2008
        

A delegation of Arab league foreign ministers has landed at Beirut's international airport in a bid to resolve the political crisis in Lebanon. The delegation, headed by Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, is expected to meet with leaders of the rival Lebanese factions. (Roee...

                   

Arab delegation arrives Lebanon for mediating crisis

xinhuanet.com
May 14, 2008
        

BEIRUT, May 14 (Xinhua) -- An Arab delegation arrived in Beirut airport Wednesday to discuss with Lebanese rival leaders ways to end the Lebanese crisis which developed into sectarian violence inthe past days. The delegation, which arrived at Rafik Hariri International Airport on board of a plane...

                   

Arab League mediators arrive in Lebanon

dw-world.de
May 14, 2008
        

Arab League mediators are in Beirut in a bid to broker a solution to Lebanon's political crisis. The mediation attempts come in the wake of some of the worst internal fighting there since the civil war. On Tuesday, Lebanon's army stepped up patrols as part of a drive to restore order after six...

                   

Early indications that the Arab delegation will fail

beiruter.com
May 14, 2008
        

Not that anyone had any hopes that the Arab delegation would succeed at mediating between the pro-government and anti-government factions in Lebanon, but there are more early indications that they are predestined to fail. FOr example, NowLebanon reports (emphasis mine): 12:00 Head of airport...

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