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DOHA (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had threatened to push the country to a new civil war. The agreement, reached after six days of Arab-mediated talks, also paved the way for the election of a new president.
Read More »U.S. helicopter strike kills 8 Iraqi civilians
BAIJI, Iraq (Reuters) – A U.S. military helicopter air strike on Wednesday night killed eight civilians, including two children and an elderly man, north of Baghdad, police officials said on Thursday.
Read More »Washington Denies Report on Impending US Attack on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The White House denied on Tuesday a report by Israel’s Jerusalem Post that President George W. Bush intends to resort to military forces against Iran before the end of his term in January 2009.
Read More »Iran Calls for Transfer of Security Affairs to Iraqi Gov’t
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to the UN said the Iraqi government and not foreign forces should be in charge of the country’s security affairs.
Read More »Gates Rebuffs Calls for Diplomacy with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran Tuesday.
Read More »Al Wefaq Rejects Anti-Iran Remarks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrain’s Al Wefaq parliamentary bloc has rejected the recent anti-Iran statements made by the commander-in-chief of the defense forces.
Read More »Rival Lebanese sign deal to end crisis
DOHA (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders signed a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. The deal, concluded after six days of Arab-mediated talks in Qatar, paved the way for parliament to elect army …
Read More »TIMELINE: Political impasse in Lebanon
(Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Wednesday to end 18 months of political conflict that had pushed their country to the brink of a new civil war. Here is a chronology of Lebanon in the last 18 months.
Read More »FACTBOX: After deal, Lebanon faces divisive issues
(Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders reached a deal on Wednesday to resolve disputes over a new cabinet and a law for 2009 parliamentary elections, defusing a political crisis that has pushed the country to the brink of civil war. Many of the differences at the heart of the crisis remain:
Read More »FACTBOX: Key facts about Lebanon’s next president
(Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders agreed a deal on Wednesday to end political conflict, paving the way to elect army commander General Michel Suleiman as the next president. The presidential election, delayed repeatedly since November, is now scheduled for June 10, but since the leaders agreed on a deal in …
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