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/ 5 February 2011
Leaders were meeting inside and outside Egypt on Saturday to seek a way out of a dangerous impasse between President Hosni Mubarak and demonstrators.
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/ 5 February 2011
Saboteurs blew up a gas pipeline, state television said on Saturday, adding fresh turmoil to Egypt during unprecedented protests.
Anti-government protesters said on Thursday they were more determined than ever to topple Egypt President Hosni Mubarak after Wednesday’s clashes.
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/ 24 January 2011
Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents.
Israel’s navy boarded another aid ship on Saturday to enforce a blockade of Gaza five days after its troops killed nine people on a Turkish aid boat.
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/ 16 September 2009
Lebanon’s president designated Saad al-Hariri prime minister on Wednesday, asking the politician to form a new government for a second time.
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/ 10 September 2009
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday abandoned an attempt to form a government with rival groups including Hezbollah.
Success in Saad al-Hariri’s next political test will hinge on lasting reconciliation with rivals allied to neighbouring Syria.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Wednesday it had agreed to a United Nations-mediated deal to exchange prisoners with Israel.
Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah took control of the Muslim part of Beirut on Friday, tightening its grip on the city in a major blow to the United States-backed government. Security sources said at least 11 people had been killed and 30 wounded in three days of battles between pro-government gunmen and fighters loyal to Hezbollah.