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Politics - Lebanon still without government month after deal
By Lamia RADI
One month after a breakthrough deal to end a long-running political crisis, Lebanon remains without a government as rival clans fight it out over key cabinet posts, raising fears of a renewed conflict.Full Story>> |
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Business - A New Phase for Down-Town Beirut
By RAMCO Real Estate Advisers
The end of the opposition’s sit-in at Riad Solh and Debbas will give a new push to Down-Town Beirut, the city that has been in a real uncomfortable situation since 18 months. The first positive sign of the Doha conference agreements was the...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Rice visits Lebanon to bolster new president
By Sylvie LANTEAUME
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Lebanon on Monday to bolster the troubled country's new president, as rival political leaders still struggle to form a new government.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Abiding Lebanon insecurity seen sapping landmark deal
By Rima Abushakra
Repeated clashes between feuding factions in Lebanon are undermining a political accord struck last month and reflect deep-seeded rivalries that remain unresolved, analysts said on Wednesday.Full Story>> |
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Politics - 'New page' in Franco-Syrian ties as minister visits Paris
By Indalecio ALVAREZ
Syria's culture minister was in Paris Tuesday on the first visit by a Syrian government member in three years, confirming a thaw in Franco-Syrian ties following the political breakthrough in Lebanon.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Sarkozy urges healing on post-crisis Lebanon visit
By Nadège PULJAK
French President Nicolas Sarkozy stressed his country's support for newly elected Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and for reconciliation through dialogue, during a brief visit to Beirut on Saturday.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Trading in conflict: Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swaps
Israel on Sunday freed and deported to Lebanon a convicted Hezbollah spy while the Lebanese Shiite militant group handed over what it said were the remains of Israeli soldiers killed in 2006.Full Story>> |
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Business - Lebanon's tourism phoenix rises again
By Lamia RADI
In 2006 it was the Hezbollah-Israel war, in 2007 it was the struggle against Fatah al-Islam militants in the north, and this year internal sectarian clashes dragged Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Dublin talks seek global deal to ban cluster bombs
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Monday for a "visionary" global deal to ban cluster bombs, as delegates from more than 100 countries opened a conference here aimed at outlawing the lethal weapons.Full Story>> |
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Politics - Siniora holds talks on new government
By Rima Abushakra
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora held the first of two days of talks on forming a new government on Friday after an accord last week ended a protracted political crisis that turned deadly.Full Story>> |
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