Topic: Lebanon

Clinton defends outreach to Syria despite Scud row

TALLINN (Reuters) - The United States defended its policy of engagement with Syria on Thursday despite its concerns that Damascus might be trying to transfer Scud missiles to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Speaking in the Estonian capital ahead of a NATO meeting, Secretary ...
I am a Lebanese-American, a conservative and a capitalist. I was born in Lebanon, and had one dream and one dream alone ? to come to America, and make my fortune as a capitalist. I did just that. I studied at The ...
US President Barack Obama on Monday asked Lebanese President Michel Sleiman in White House talks to take action against arms smuggling into Lebanon which he said threatened Israeli security.Despite vowing support for Lebanese democracy, Obama said there were some issues on which ...
Obama administration sees hope for Mideast peace prospects after Lebanese electionDetecting signs of hope for its Mideast peace initiatives in the defeat of a Hezbollah slate in Lebanon's weekend election, the Obama administration said Monday it will send special envoy George Mitchell ...
Biden in Lebanon links US aid to election outcome in clear warning to Iranian-backed HezbollahVice President Joe Biden said Friday that future U.S. aid to Lebanon depends on the outcome of upcoming elections, a warning aimed at Iranian-backed Hezbollah as it tries ...

US vice president Biden to visit Beirut

US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Beirut on Friday on the first such high-level US visit in nearly three decades, in a show of support for Lebanese independence just two weeks before a crucial election.Biden will meet President Michel Sleiman, Prime ...
In brief Beirut stop, Clinton says US never will make deal with Syria that `sells out Lebanon'Ahead of an election that could oust the U.S.-backed Beirut government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that Washington supports " voices of ...
Fadlallah (Fadlallah's Web site) The Wall Street Journal usually devotes its " Lebanon's Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah (the Journal spells his name Fadlullah), spiritual leader of Lebanon's Shiites, and a conservative down to the threads of his black turban. So maybe the ...

US Senator Kerry meets Assad in Syria

US Senator John Kerry on Saturday met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Washington reviews its policies towards countries regarded as hostile under the former administration, SANA news agency reported.Kerry, a former presidential candidate who now chairs the Senate foreign relations committee, is ...

US senator Kerry to meet Syrian leader

US Senator John Kerry was to hold talks on Saturday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Washington reviews its policies towards countries regarded as hostile under the former administration.Kerry, a former presidential candidate who now chairs the Senate foreign relations committee, is ...
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