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Lebanese rivals reach agreement; presidential election expected within days

                   
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May 21, 2008
        
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Rival Lebanese factions reached an agreement to resolve their 18-month political crisis after five days of intensive talks in the Gulf state of Qatar, Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh said Wednesday. Hamadeh said the factions stuck the breakthrough deal at dawn in the Qatari... [read full story]                    

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Lebanese rivals agree to power-sharing deal

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Lebanese rivals agree to power-sharing deal

nowlebanon.com
May 22, 2008
        

Borzou Daragahi and Raed Rafei, The Times , May 21, 2008 Squabbling factions early Wednesday cut a deal to end Lebanon's worst political crisis since its lengthy civil war, one that this month threatened to plunge the country into another conflict, local media reported. According to reports in...

                   

UN chief hails political accord reached by Lebanese parties

people.com.cn
May 22, 2008
        

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Wednesday an agreement reached earlier in the day in Doha, Qatar, by Lebanon's political leaders. "He hopes this agreement will be the prelude to a lasting period of national reconciliation, political stability, peace and progress for all of Lebanon's...

                   

Most Lebanese expatriates welcome 'win-win accord'

zawya.com
May 22, 2008
        

Gulf News Dubai: Lebanese residents in the UAE described the pact, which political factions reached in Qatar on Wednesday, as a positive change. Elias Abu Saab, Vice-President of the American University of Dubai, said everybody seems to be optimistic over this agreement which is a win-win...

                   

US calls on Lebanese to follow through on political deal - Summary

earthtimes.org
May 21, 2008
        

Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on the Lebanese leadership to follow through on the agreement reached Wednesday to end a political crisis that brought the country to the brink of civil war. We view this agreement as a posi...

                   

Lebanese agreement ends stalemate

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May 21, 2008
        

DOHA, Qatar, May 21 (UPI) -- An agreement reached Wednesday to resolve the ongoing conflict over the presidency in Lebanon could lead to new stability and end ongoing violence. The Qatari government and the League of Arab States facilitated a dialogue with Lebanese political leaders in Doha,...

                   

Most Lebanese expatriates welcome 'win-win accord'

gulfnews.com
May 21, 2008
        

By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter and Siham Al Najami, Staff Reporter Dubai: Lebanese residents in the UAE described the pact, which political factions reached in Qatar on Wednesday, as a positive change. Elias Abu Saab, Vice-President of the American University of Dubai, said everybody seems to...

                   

International leaders welcome news of accord reached in Qatar

dailystar.com.lb
May 21, 2008
        

Syria was among the first countries to welcome an agreement among Lebanese leaders on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict, saying that it hoped Parliament would elect a president on Sunday. The Qatari News Agency announced that Syrian President Bashar Assad called Qatari Emir Sheikh...

                   
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Lebanese rivals set to elect president after historic accord

dailystar.com.lb
May 21, 2008
        

Lebanese lawmakers are set to elect the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Michel Suleiman, as president on Sunday after rival political leaders clinched a deal in Doha on Wednesday to end an 18-month feud that exploded into deadly sectarian fighting and threatened to plunge the...

                   
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Doha agreement receives international attention

nowlebanon.com
May 21, 2008
        

The accord reached in Doha between Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's rump government and the Hezbollah-led opposition was applauded by countries around the world. US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch hailed it as a “necessary and positive step,” and French President Nicolas Sarkozy deemed it...

                   

The Doha Agreement

nowlebanon.com
May 21, 2008
        

The closing session of the Lebanese Dialogue Conference in Doha, Qatar, was held at 10:30 AM on May 21, 2008. During this session, Qatari PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassem read the following address: Your Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, Honorable...

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