Region | Lebanon

Arab mediators set deadline for Lebanese leaders

Rival Lebanese leaders are given a deadline to agree on proposals aimed at ending their country's political crisis.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 12:34 May 20, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • A Lebanese woman holds a banner during a protest urging Lebanon's leaders to come to a decision before returning home.
  • Image Credit: AP
Image 1 of 2
12

Doha: Arab mediators have given rival Lebanese leaders until Wednesday to agree on one of two proposals aimed at ending their country's political crisis.

Lebanese leaders meeting in Qatar had yet to respond to the Arab proposals and one side had asked for more time, said Ahmad Abdullah Al Mahmood, Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

"The committee approved [that reques] giving until tomorrow," he said, reading a statement. He said details of the proposals would not be disclosed.

Lebanese diplomats held talks in Doha on Tuesday, the fifth day of Qatari-led talks between the government and Hezbollah-led opposition.

Qatari Prime Minister Shaikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al Thani made proposals on Sunday on power-sharing in a new government and the rivals had been expected to agree on a compromise over a new election law.

An agreement would pave the way for parliament to elect army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, a post that has been vacant since November.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

Related Articles

  1. Lebanese rivals fail to strike deal

    Lebanese rivals fail to strike deal

    Talks in Doha to end Lebanon's political crisis suffer setback

  2. Lebanese foes trade charges

    Lebanese foes trade charges

    Feuding Lebanese factions trade charges at Doha talks

  3. Talks in Doha hit new snags

    Talks in Doha hit new snags

    Lebanese talks stumble, hit new snags

  4. Lebanese due to respond to peace push

    Lebanese due to respond to peace push

    Qatari prime minister pushes proposals at Lebanon talks

  5. All eyes are on Doha

    All eyes are on Doha

    All eyes are on Doha

  6. Profiles: Key players at the Doha talks

    Profiles: Key players at the Doha talks

    Key players at the Doha conference

  7. Day three of Lebanon talks sees progress

    Day three of Lebanon talks sees progress

    Progress made but tough obstacles remain on third day of Lebanese talks

More from Lebanon

  1. Unity Cabinet unlikely to tackle divisive arms issue

  2. Hezbollah leader lashes out at Obama

  3. New Lebanese regime's priorities

  4. Lebanon's unity cabinet comes under scrutiny

All articles in Lebanon

More from Region

Gulf News
Popular in News
News Editor's choice