Lebanese to Hold Crisis Talks in Qatar
                   
epochtimes.com: A Lebanese army soldier secures the area as a bulldozer removes roadblocks along the highway leading to Beirut's international airport, paving the way for commercial flights to resume. (Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images) epochtimes.com
epochtimes.com     May 16, 2008            

BEIRUT—Rival Lebanese leaders are scheduled to talks in Qatar on Friday aiming to end a protracted political conflict that pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war. Leaders of the U.S.-backed ruling coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition will try to forge a deal to end the standoff... [read full story]                

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