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Deal to defuse Lebanon crisis unveiled
The deal comes after the government has rescinded two moves against Hezbollah that sparked the worst violence since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.
- Agencies
- Published: 20:39 May 15, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- People walk past a wall decorated with photographs of Sunni leader of the parliamentary majority Saad Hariri, his father, Lebanon's slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Beirut: An Arab mediator says Hezbollah has agreed to hold talks with the Lebanese government and remove a roadblock that has shut down the Beirut airport for a week after the Cabinet reversed measures to rein in the Shiite militant group.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, the head of an Arab League mediation team in Lebanon, has said Thursday the feuding factions have reached a deal to hold a dialogue in Qatar on Friday.
The deal comes after the government has rescinded two moves against Hezbollah that sparked the worst violence since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war. The government has backed down from decisions to remove the airport security chief for alleged ties to Hezbollah and to declare the militants' private telephone network illegal.
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