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U.N. chief warns Lebanon faces "brink of abyss" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:46:52 GMT
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday warned that Lebanon risked nearing "the brink of the abyss" unless its political crisis was solved and said it was vital a presidential election go ahead on time next week.
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U.N.'s Ban warns Lebanon faces "brink of abyss" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:03:57 GMT
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday warned that Lebanon faced "the brink of the abyss" without an end to its political crisis and said it was vital that a presidential election go ahead on time next week.
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Lebanon man picked for U.S. bench (The Springfield News-Leader)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:02:10 GMT
Lebanon -- President Bush has nominated Gregory Kays, a Missouri state judge, to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court in Kansas City.
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OFW ban to Nigeria, Lebanon, Afghanistan partially lifted (Inquirer)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:37:33 GMT
MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Labor and Employment has partially lifted the ban in the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the conflict-ridden countries of Nigeria, Lebanon, and Afghanistan, but not that to Iraq.
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Lebanon, Belleville downtowns offer holiday ideas (Belleville News-Democrat)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:42:44 GMT
Today is a great day to visit downtown Lebanon. Start late in the day and then, from 5 to 9 p.m., enjoy the annual Victorian Holiday Celebration, with lamplighting on historic St. Louis Street, caroling and carriage rides. All the shops will be open until 9, too. Here are some goodies you might look for, no matter what day you are there:
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Lebanon rivals can agree, Italian minister says (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:40:21 GMT
Rival Lebanese leaders say they can agree on a new president in a step seen as vital to defusing a deep political crisis but "everything could still go wrong," Italy's foreign minister said on Saturday.
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Italian FM pushes for Lebanon 'compromise' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:36:32 GMT
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema met Lebanese leaders on Saturday, in a last-minute push to choose consensus candidates for next week's presidential poll in the divided state.
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FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER HEADS TO LEBANON (Tocqueville Connection)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:44:56 GMT
PARIS, Nov 12, 2007 (AFP) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was due to arrive in Lebanon late Monday, where he aims to help feuding leaders resolve a crisis over the election of a new president.
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FRENCH FM BACK TO LEBANON TO HELP BREAK DEADLOCK (Tocqueville Connection)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:38:45 GMT
BEIRUT, Nov 9, 2007 (AFP) - France's foreign minister will return to Lebanon next week to meet with the country's feuding political leaders on breaking a deadlock threatening a presidential election, a French envoy said on Friday.
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FRENCH UN PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN LEBANON ACCIDENT (Tocqueville Connection)
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:44:16 GMT
BEIRUT, Nov 12, 2007 (AFP) - A French peacekeeper with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was killed on Monday and another wounded in a shooting accident, a UNIFIL spokeswoman told AFP.