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• Jailed officer sues ex-UN investigator in Hariri murder probe

  - 2008-08-27

  BEIRUT AFP — A former Lebanese security chief detained over the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri is suing a former UN investigator in the case, his lawyer said on Wednesday. General Jamil Sayyed, the former head of the general security department, filed the lawsuit in France against Detlev Mehlis,...

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• Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord

  - 2008-08-15

  CAIRO AFP — The 22-member Arab League on Friday hailed the decision by Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations as an important historical step. "This agreement, which puts Syrian-Lebanese relations back on track... is an important historical step," league chief Amr Mussa said in a statement. Demarcating...

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• Lebanon-Syria summit to be held next week

  - 2008-08-05

  BEIRUT, AFP — Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....

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• Lebanon-Syria summit set for Aug 13

  - 2008-08-05

  BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese President Michel Sleiman will visit Damascus next week for talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, as the two neighbours move to establish diplomatic ties, an official said on Tuesday. "The summit will be held on August 13," an official from the presidential palace told AFP....

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• Israel parliament adopts law on 'enemy' travel

  - 2008-06-30

  JERUSALEM AFP — The Israeli parliament passed a law on Monday banning any citizen who has visited an "enemy" country in the previous seven years from standing for election to the legislature, triggering the anger of Israeli Arab MPs. Fifty-two members of the 120-seat parliament approved the law at...

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• Olmert calls for Israel-Lebanon talks

  - 2008-06-10

  JERUSALEM AFP — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday suggested holding peace talks with Lebanon, following last month's announcement of Israel's indirect Turkish-mediated negotiations with Syria. "I would have been glad if after the announcement of the talks with Syria the Lebanese government would announce its willingness to open...

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• US cautious on French plans to renew ties with Syria

  - 2008-06-09

  WASHINGTON AFP — The US State Department reacted with caution on Monday when asked about plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to renew ties with Syria, saying that Washington would discuss the issue with Paris. "France and the United States share the same wish for peace and stability in...

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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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• Lebanon elects president after months of feuding

  - 2008-05-25

  BEIRUT AFP — Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Michel Sleiman as president on Sunday in a first step towards defusing an often deadly 18-month standoff between feuding political factions. Celebratory shots were fired into the air and cars hooted their horns as crowds of people, cheering and waving Lebanese...

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• Lebanon to elect a president after months of feuding

  - 2008-05-24

  BEIRUT AFP — The Lebanese parliament convenes on Sunday to elect army chief Michel Sleiman as president in a first step towards defusing an often deadly 18-month standoff between feuding political factions. Lawmakers will gather at 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) to cast their votes at a long-awaited parliamentary session...

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