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• Arab countries to foot half the bill for Lebanese Palestinian camp

  - 2008-06-23

  VIENNA AFP — Four Gulf states will foot around half of the bill of rebuilding a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon destroyed last year during clashes between Islamist militants and the Lebanese army, Lebanon's prime minister said Monday. "The contribution made by the four Arab Gulf States -- Saudi...

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• Arab League chief in Syria for Lebanon talks

  - 2008-05-26

  BEIRUT AFP — Arab League chief Amr Mussa headed to Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the Doha accord that ended the Lebanese political crisis, a league official told AFP. "Syria is the president of the Arab Summit and Mussa is going to Damascus...

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• Arab mediators to clinch deal to defuse Lebanon crisis

  - 2008-05-15

  BEIRUT AFP — Arab mediators are set to unveil a deal on Thursday towards ending a crisis that has pushed Lebanon to the brink of civil war, after the US-backed cabinet, in a major climbdown, cancelled controversial measures against its Hezbollah rivals. "We expect the delegation to announce a...

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• Arab mediators unveil deal to defuse Lebanon crisis

  - 2008-05-15

  BEIRUT AFP — Squabbling Lebanese factions agreed on an Arab League-mediated deal on Thursday to begin talks on defusing a long-running feud that drove the deeply divided country to the brink of a new civil war. Under the agreement announced after two days of intensive talks, the factions agreed...

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• Lebanon tense as Arab League tries to end crisis

  - 2008-05-12

  BEIRUT, May 12, 2008 AFP — Lebanon was on a knife-edge on Monday after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of civil war, as Arab ministers prepared to send in a team to try to end the crisis. While Beirut was calm,...

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• Renewed fighting erupts in Lebanon

  - 2008-05-12

  BEIRUT, May 12, 2008 AFP — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war. Clashes erupted between supporters of the Western-backed government and militants loyal to the Hezbollah-led...

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• Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon

  - 2008-05-12

  BEIRUT AFP — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of full-blown civil war. At least one man was killed in clashes between supporters of the Western-backed government and militants loyal...

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• Arab League to send high-level mission to Beirut

  - 2008-05-11

  CAIRO AFP — Arab foreign ministers said after crisis talks in Cairo that they will send a high-level delegation to Beirut for dialogue with political leaders in a bid to end a long-standing political deadlock. A resolution issued at the end of the Arab League discussions urges Lebanese politicians...

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• Arab League chief to return to Lebanon for new talks

  - 2008-04-29

  BEIRUT AFP — Arab League chief Amr Mussa is heading back to Beirut on Thursday to meet with key political figures in a fresh bid to find a solution Lebanon's protracted political crisis. "I will meet with figures from the opposition and the parliamentary majority with regards to the...

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• Iran says to attend Arab summit in Syria

  - 2008-03-16

  TEHRAN AFP — Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is to attend this month's Arab summit hosted by its top regional ally Syria that is expected to be dominated by the political crisis in Lebanon. "Mr Mottaki has been invited and he will travel to Damascus," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad...

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