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News Source: The Daily Star
| 5 months ago
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Sunday that Hizbullah's right to veto legislation would not be reinstated by the new Lebanese government. The Shiite movement Hizbullah and its Christian allies last year obtained the right to veto thanks to a...
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News Source: Los Angeles Times
| 5 months ago
Yet the disputed victory by Ahmadinejad was clearly a disappointment for the administration, coming one day after President Obama hailed the public debate in Iran as a sign that its people were open to "new possibilities." Former U.S. officials and...
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News Source: Japan Times
| 5 months ago
The victory of the March 14th alliance in Lebanese parliamentary elections June 7 is a welcome surprise. For many, the election was a referendum on Hezbollah and the armed resistance movement it represents as well as on the continued influence of...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
U.S. envoy George Mitchell says Syria has an integral role to play in U.S. efforts to secure a comprehensive peace deal in the Middle East. Mitchell made the comments Saturday after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. The envoy...
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News Source: BBC
| 5 months ago
He is the highest-ranking US diplomat to visit Damascus since Barack Obama's administration took office. Correspondents say the US is testing Syria's support for America's stated new drive for peace in the region. But Mr Mitchell has assured Lebanon...
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News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| 5 months ago
The pro-Western politician favored to become Lebanon's next prime minister is setting aside the explosive issue of disarming the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, saying Friday he hopes for unity with his political foes in the sharply divided country.
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News Source: Palestine Chronicle
| 5 months ago
The results of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections are in. And defying expectations, the U.S., Israel, and Saudi-backed "March 14" Alliance managed to maintain its majority in the Chamber of Deputies and claim victory. This came as a relative...
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News Source: Palestine Chronicle
| 5 months ago
The former American President was in Beirut at the time to announce the Center’s Election Monitoring project and was disappointed when Hezbollah’s Mohammad Raad told the media that the National Lebanese Resistance would not be meeting with him.
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News Source: The Daily Star
| 5 months ago
US special envoy George Mitchell on Friday called for the creation of a Palestinian state as part of Washington's comprehensive regional peace strategy, while assuring Lebanese leaders that such a deal would not come at Lebanon's expense. Mitchell's...
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News Source: The Daily Star
| 5 months ago
Parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri said Friday that Lebanese political groups should prioritize "unconditional dialogue" in order to move the country forward. "We are open to dialogue with all parties," Hariri said following talks with...