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Lebanese carry pictures of parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri during a rally, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Agreement   Concessions   Distribution   Opposition   Photos		  Middle East Online 
Hariri set to form new Lebanon government
Sun 8 Nov 2009
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hezbollah-led opposition on key cabinet posts. A... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein)
File - In this photo made available by Lebanon's official photo agency, Lebanon's Premier Najib Mikati speaks at a press conference in Beirut, Tuesday, June 21, 2005.
Lebanon   Peace   Photos   Politics   Transport		  WorldNews.com 
Najib Mikati: Taef was selectively implemented
Sun 8 Nov 2009
Manuela Paraipan: Who is Najib Mikati in his own words? NM: I am the former Prime Minister of Lebanon. I am currently a member of Parliament. I was elected in 2000, and again in 2009. I represent... (photo: AP / Dalati&Nohra)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second from left, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, take their seats before President Barack Obama made a statement at the start of their trilateral meeting in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009.  The Boston Globe  Sun 8 Nov 2009
Peres: Don't give up on peace process

ISRAEL TEL AVIV - Israel's president yesterday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
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Lebanese lawmakers, line up to congratulate Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, right background, during the ending of the last session to vote for the new cabinet after they debated over five days a controversial government policy statement, at the Lebanese parliament house, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2008. The Lebanese parliament has overwhelmingly approved a national unity Cabinet after a five-day debate on a controversial government policy that upholds Hezbollah's right to keep its weapons. The vote was part of a deal reached in May by rival Lebanese factions in Qatar that ended an 18-month political stalemate Lebanon's worst crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.  The Guardian  Sat 7 Nov 2009
Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government

BASSEM MROUE Associated Press Writer= BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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Saad Hariri, leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority speaks with The Associated Press before addressing a campaign rally of couple of thousand people at his Beirut residence, Lebanon, Thursday, June 4, 2009. The Star Sat 7 Nov 2009
Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri govt
BEIRUT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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Lebanese majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference. Daily Star Lebanon Fri 6 Nov 2009
Lebanon weary of arduous talks to form government

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, November 06, 2009 - Powered by Rita Daou  Agence France Presse ... (photo: AP / Grace Kassab)
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Turning the table on the Arab security state Daily Star Lebanon Fri 6 Nov 2009
Turning the table on the Arab security state
By Rami G. Khouri Daily Star staff Saturday, November 07, 2009 - Powered by About once a year, I go through an intense week of meetings, workshops, seminars and... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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Michael C. Williams, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, briefs the media after the Security Council consultations on the situation in the Middle East. United Nations Fri 6 Nov 2009
Lebanon: UN envoy holds talks to try to end delays on formation of government

6 November 2009 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon met today with the country's Prime Minister-designate and its parliamentary speaker as he continues... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
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A Tornado F.Mk 3 aircraft of the Royal Saudi air force sits on the flight line during Operation Desert Shield. The jet was one of 24 Panavia Tornado ADVs delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force as part of the Al Yamamah arms sales. cg1 The Press Democrat Thu 5 Nov 2009
Saudis launches offensive against Yemen rebels

The Saudis - owners of a sophisticated air force they rarely use - have been increasingly worried that extremism and instability in Yemen could spill over to their... (photo: US DoD file)
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Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri from opposition ranks aligned with Hezbollah, speaks during a press conference at his house in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday March 20, 2007. Berri accused the parliamentary majority of blocking efforts for a settlement to the crisis. He criticized the protest in parliament which he said was held mostly by legislators belonging to Saad Hariri's parliamentary bloc, saying "their aim is to stop the dialogue" Daily Star Lebanon Thu 5 Nov 2009
Berri threatens solo sit-in to protest cabinet delay

By Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Friday, November 06, 2009 - Powered by BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri reportedly threatened to stage an open-ended sit-in at Parliament, in an... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
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Israeli Navy Ship Tarshish patrols off the southern Lebanese coast next to the Lebanese town of Necore, in Lebanese territorial waters, Friday, July 14, 2006. Lebanon's Hezbollah denies links to arms ship seized by Israeli commandos Star Tribune
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