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The warring political camps in Lebanon agreed Thursday to hold renewed talks in a deal negotiated by Arab diplomats that reopened the country's airport and appeared to end a week of bloody political crisis. The government, supported by the West and Saudi Arabia, had already backed down from two...
Hezbollah's actions ignite sectarian fuse in Lebanon : For two and a half days, Hussein al-Haj Obaid lay on the floor of a darkened warehouse in west Beirut, blindfolded and terrified. After almost a week of street battles that left scores dead and threatened to push the country into open war,...
Link TV, Commmentary, , Jamal Dajani, Posted: May 17, 2008 The warring parties in Lebanon agreed to a deal brokered by Arab diplomats, and incoming flights to Beirut's International airport have resumed ending a week of bloody, political crisis. More than 60 people were killed since violence in...
For two and a half days, Hussein al-Haj Obaid lay on the floor of a darkened warehouse in west Beirut, blindfolded and terrified. Militiamen loyal to Hezbollah had kidnapped him at a checkpoint after killing his nephew right in front of him. After almost a week of street battles that left scores...
Doha: Bickering Lebanese politicians postponed the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons on Saturday at talks in Qatar aimed at ending a feud that drove their country to the brink of a new civil war. Qatari Prime Minister Shaikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jabr Al Thani "offered to come up with a proposal...
By HUSSEIN DAKROUB Associated Press Writer Posted: 30 minutes ago BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's ruling coalition demanded Saturday that talks to end the country's 18-month-old political crisis tackle the issue of Hezbollah's weapons, a demand the militant group rejected. Hezbollah insisted the...
Published: Saturday, 17 May, 2008 @ 11:05 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut - Lebanon's Army Chief Gen. Michel Suleiman said that Hezbollah did the Israeli enemy a big favor when it used the resistance arms in internal fighting Suleiman made the remark while inspecting his troops deployed in south...
Published: Saturday, 17 May, 2008 @ 11:05 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut - Lebanon's Army Chief Gen. Michel Suleiman said that Hezbollah did the Israeli enemy a big favor when it used the resistance arms in internal fighting Suleiman made the remark while inspecting his troops deployed in south...
Lebanon will not become the next Gaza. Commenters both inside and outside the country compared Hezbollah's invasion of West Beirut last week to the Hamas takeover of Gaza last year, which is perhaps understandable: that's what it looked like. If Lebanon's mainstream Sunni-dominated party--Saad...
Washington Rival factions in Lebanon have agreed to re-launch a national dialog after fierce fighting between Hezbollah militants and pro-government militias killed at least 65 people and wounded at least 200 in the worst violence since the nation's civil war. Until recently, Lebanon's ongoing...
by Ali Khalil 1 hour, 33 minutes ago DOHA (AFP) - Lebanon's bickering politicians asked Qatar on Saturday to come up with a proposal on the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons during Arab-brokered talks aimed at ending a feud that drove their country to the brink of a new civil war. Qatari Prime...
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