Hopes Lebanon deal will prevent new fighting (ABC)
yahoo.com     May 22, 2008            

By Middle East correspondent Ben Knight Lebanon's factions have agreed to a peace deal that should end the country's 18-month political deadlock. After five days of talks in Qatar that appeared to be headed nowhere, 14 of Lebanon's political and tribal leaders have reached an agreement on how to... [read full story]                

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Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in northern Iraq

charlotte.com     26 mins ago   5 related          

Turkey's military says warplanes have bombed 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.A statement posted on the military's Web site says warplanes attacked rebel "facilities" in the Zab region near the border late Wednesday....                

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Venezuela said to have spent $33B to influence neighbors

miamiherald.com     26 mins ago          

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has spent close to $33 billion to influence the regional politics of Latin America, helping to finance the economies of nations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, a former U.S....                

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Lebanon’s “Soldier of Virtue”

nowlebanon.com     31 mins ago   2 related          

Now Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has finally got his way. Last week, Israel handed over Kuntar in return for Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, captured by Hezbollah in the summer of 2006. They returned to Israel in...                

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Ya Libnan Political News: US abruptly cancels Syrian visitors' meeting

beiruter.com     58 mins ago   42 related          

Beirut / Washington - In an abrupt about-face, the State Department on Wednesday scrubbed plans to meet with a visiting delegation from Syria, a meeting that could have signaled an easing of tense U.S. relations with Damascus.                

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