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		<title><![CDATA[Jailed officer sues ex-UN investigator in Hariri murder probe]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; 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,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arab League hails Syria-Lebanon accord]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria summit to be held next week]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, AFP &#8212; 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....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon-Syria summit set for Aug 13]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; 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....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Israel parliament adopts law on &#39;enemy&#39; travel]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Olmert calls for Israel-Lebanon talks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US cautious on French plans to renew ties with Syria]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arab League chief in Syria for Lebanon talks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon elects president after months of feuding]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon to elect a president after months of feuding]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon army chief set to become president]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200805/ai_n25458432]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; Lebanese lawmakers are poised to elect army chief Michel Sleiman as president on Sunday in a first step toward defusing a crippling and often deadly 18-month standoff between rival factions.  Sleiman, 59, will be elected during a session attended by several foreign dignitaries, including Qatar's emir,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arab League to send high-level mission to Beirut]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fighting in north Lebanon as opposition ends Beirut takeover]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIPOLI, Lebanon AFP &#8212; Fierce battles raged in northern Lebanon between rival clans on Sunday leaving at least one person dead even as the Hezbollah-led opposition handed control of the capital Beirut to the army.  The Arab League was also set to hold an emergency meeting in Egypt on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanon tense after Hezbollah power grab]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200805/ai_n25413763]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; Lebanon was steeped in tension on Saturday after Hezbollah seized control of west Beirut in what the ruling Western-backed coalition branded an armed coup orchestrated with the help of Iran and Syria.  At least 18 people were killed in the fighting that pitted Sunni supporters of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smuggling a lifeline for Lebanese villages on Syrian border]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25365875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AYHA, Lebanon AFP &#8212; As night falls on remote villages in eastern Lebanon that border Syria, streets and alleyways bustle into life as a small army of pick-up trucks, mules and cars are readied for action.  Loaded up with whisky, bread, metal and other goods, drivers head for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lebanese govt defends detention of officers in Hariri probe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25158756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; The Lebanese government on Tuesday defended as "perfectly legal" its long-running detention of four high-ranking army officers in connection with the 2005 assassination of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.  The government statement came in response to criticism by the Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arab leaders gather for low-turnout summit in Damascus]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS AFP &#8212; Almost half of Arab leaders are boycotting a weekend summit hosted by Syria, an Arab League official said on Friday, as US allies snub Damascus over the political crisis in Lebanon.  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will host the leaders of Algeria, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Iran says to attend Arab summit in Syria]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN AFP &#8212; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Syria set to invite Lebanon to summit: government source]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT AFP &#8212; Syria will officially invite Lebanon to the Arab summit through its deputy foreign minister expected in Beirut Thursday, a Lebanese government source told AFP.  The source, who did not wish to be identified, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmed Arnous will deliver the invitation to Fawzi Salloukh,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Syria officially invites Lebanon to Arab summit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIRUT, March 13, 2008 AFP &#8212; Syria on Thursday officially invited Lebanon to the Arab summit, in a move seen as a bid to ease tensions with Arab countries who hinted they could boycott the meeting should Beirut be excluded.  Syria's deputy foreign minister Ahmed Arnous handed over the...]]></description>
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