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Published 11/07/2009 by Yahoo! News


Lebanon's Hariri set to form government with Hezbollah (Reuters)

BEIRUT (Reuters) Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday.

Lebanon has been without a functioning government since Hariri led his...

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Hariri gears up to form new govt
BEIRUT: Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri was preparing to announce a new government on Saturday after granting concessions to his rivals in the Hizbullah-led ... - [11/07/2009 - The News International]
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(RTTNews) - Ending a five-months-old political deadlock in Lebanaon, Syrian-backed opposition factions agreed to join a unity government proposed by their pro-Western ... - [11/07/2009 - Forex TV]
Lebanon Opposition Agrees to Unity Government
Lebanon's opposition, which includes Hezbollah, has agreed to a unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.Sources say opposition leaders ... - [11/07/2009 - VOA News]
Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri gove... - [11/06/2009 - Reuters Canada]
Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri gove... - [11/06/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
LEBANON: Opposition agree to join Hariri's nati... - [11/06/2009 - France24 - World]
LEBANON: Opposition agree to join Hariri's nati... - [11/06/2009 - France24 - Middle East]
LEBANON: Opposition agree to join Hariri's nati... - [11/07/2009 - France24]
Lebanon's opposition, including Hezbollah, agre... - [11/07/2009 - Trend News Agency]
Lebanons Opposition Said to Agree to Government - [11/07/2009 - New York Times]
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...New TV station. "It's all about the final touches now and its formation will be completed this weekend." Other MPs from both...
...on Friday night. "Participants at the talks have agreed to forge ahead with the formation of the national unity government in accordance with the regulations that were agreed upon during the negotiations that had been conducted" Hezbollah said in a...

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