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Lebanese dissatisfaction with UN decision on Hariri probe
Reactions in Lebanon varied over the decision of the UN Security Council which extended the mission of the investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri for more six months and called on Syria to fully collaborate.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/17/2005

UN investigation resolution is moderate, Syria's UN says
Syria's Permanent representative to the UN depicted on Friday UN Security Council resolution 1644 as very moderate where the US was not capable of achieving a lot of what she was seeking.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/17/2005

UN Security Council extends Hariri probe, demands Syrian cooperation
The UN Security Council approved unanimously the extension of the mission of the UN investigation committee into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri for another 6 months.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/16/2005

Syria bids full cooperation in the coming phase of UN probe
"It is a pity that despite our clarifications of contacts march between Syria and the international committee and the efforts both sides exerted to reach to common arrangements over questioning the Syrians, some have totally ignored what we pointed out and reached using selective conclusions from the report of the committee to be used in a perverted way against my country," Miqdad said.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/16/2005

AL chief hopes to lessen tension between Syria, Lebanon
Arab League Secretary General announced on Thursday there was a lot of hope in dealing with tension in the Syrian and Lebanese ties noting that evil hands are behind what is happening in Lebanon.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/16/2005

Israeli gunboats attack Lebanese fishermen
Lebanon-Israel, Military, 12/16/2005

Thousands of Lebanese eulogized Tweini
Thousands of Lebanese on Wednesday eulogized the Lebanese journalist and parliamentarian Jubran Tweini amid a general strike that overwhelmed the country in response to the call made by the parliamentary majority which opposes Syria.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/15/2005

Junblat called for trying President al-Assad
The Lebanese Druze leader Walid Junblat in statements to the CNN renewed accusations against the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of killing Tweini and called for trying al-Assad.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/15/2005

Reactions on Tweini assassination calling for truth
The Qatari newspaper Al-Rai said that unveiling the truth regarding the latest events in Lebanon wouldn't be realized by unsubstantiated accusations, but rather by searching for those who have the interest in harming Lebanon and its stability.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/15/2005

Syria fully cooperated with international investigation, UN
Syria on Tuesday renewed condemnation of the assassination of Lebanese former Premier Rafiq al-Hariri and the recent bomb explosion which claimed the life of Lebanese Parliamentarian Jubran Tweini.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/15/2005

Lebanese president keen for best ties with Syria
Lebanon's President, Emile Lahoud, said yesterday that Lebanon was keen on maintaining the best relations with neighboring Syria because it was for the best interests of both states and people.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/15/2005

US, France pressure Syria, call for expanded investigation into Lebanon killings
The United States and France are pushing the United Nations Security Council to harden its stance on Syria as an independent probe points to further leads on the possible involvement of Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri.
Syria-Lebanon-USA, Politics, 12/15/2005

Arab League chief visits Lebanon and Syria
Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 12/15/2005

Lebanon requests UN expansion of Hariri murder probe
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told journalists in New York yesterday that he has discussed with Lebanon's leaders the possibility of expanding the United Nations independent investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq alHariri to include other murders
Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/14/2005

Syria supports Hariri probe, Lebanon seeks new tribunal
Bearing new evidence pointing to Syria's involvement in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and its reluctance to investigate the crime, the head of the independent probe on the matter presented his latest report to the Security Council, where the Ambassador of Syria denied this account while Lebanon's representative called for the creation of an international tribunal.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/14/2005

Damascus opponents call for the isolation of Lahoud
The parliamentary majority which stands against Syria decided to resort to the streets to intensify pressures on Syria and its local supporters after the assassination of the Lebanese journalist and parliamentarian Jubran Tueini, amid French conformation to supporting the Lebanese demands in order to disclose those behind the new crime.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/14/2005

Lebanese demands for international court on murder of Jubran Tweini
The Lebanese government held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the situation after the assassination of the Lebanese parliamentarian and media man Jubran Tweini in a violent blast that shocked the industrial region in East Beirut of the Christian majority.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/13/2005

Syria condemns Tweini assassination
Syria has quickly condemned the assassination of Lebanese member of parliament Jubran Tweini. An official statement quoted by the Syrian Official News Agency SANA said that the timing of the explosion which took place in Beirut on Monday shows the intention to damage Damascus's reputation.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/2005

UN report continues accusations on Syria involvement in assassination
The report by Mehlis which will be discussed by the UN security council accused Syria of incomplete cooperation and described its cooperation as slow. The report called on the Syrian authorities for complete and unconditional cooperation in the next phases of the investigation.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/13/2005

Mehlis report accuses Syria of changing Hussam's testimony
The copy of the report which was leaked to the press said that the UN committee into the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri received "credible information" to indicate that "before Hussam retreated from his testimony given to the UN investigation committee, Syrian officials arrested and threatened some of his relatives in Syria."
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/13/2005

Five Lebanese ministers pending activities in the Cabinet
Five Shiite ministers from the Lebanese Hizbullah party and the Amal movement, supporters of the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, on Monday announced pending their membership in the Cabinet after it decided in a vote to call for an international investigation into the series of assassinations and explosions acts Lebanon had recently witnessed.
Lebanon, Politics, 12/13/2005

UN investigator seeks to have Syrian officials detained
The Director general of the Syrian TV, Fayez al-Sayegh, disclosed that Damascus has new evidence that refutes the report of the chairman of the UN investigation committee Detlev Mehlis into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in which Mehlis accused Syria of not cooperating, and demanded it to detain five of its officials.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/13/2005

UN Security Council condemns assassination of Tweini
The UN Security Council on Monday evening strongly condemned the assassination of the Lebanese parliamentarian and media man Jubran Tweini in a car blast in one of Beirut's suburbs.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/13/2005

Syrian-Lebanese agriculture committee discusses cooperation in damascus
The Syrian-Lebanese Agriculture Committee discusses in Damascus on Monday agrarian cooperation and means of enhancing them as well as the studies and agreements signed between the two states in the field of agriculture and exchange of products.
Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 12/13/2005

Jubran Tweini assassinated, Junblat accuses Syria
The Lebanese media personality and member of parliament, Jubran Tweini, was killed today morning in an explosion which shocked the "industrial zone" one of the outskirts of East Beirut.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 12/12/2005

Mehlis to question more Syrian officials
Before leaving Lebanon to New York on Saturday the UN investigator into the Hariri assassination, Detlev Mehlis, said in statements quoted by the Lebanese press that his committee is preparing to question more Syrian officials in Vienna.
Lebanon-Syria-UN, Politics, 12/12/2005

Mehlis submits his report to Annan
The German judge Detlive Mehlis, chairman of the UN investigation committee in the Rafiq Hariri assassination probe handed over his second report over the results of investigations to the UN secretary general Kofi Annan.
Syria-Lebanon-UN, Politics, 12/12/2005

Syrian-Lebanese cooperation in electricity and gas
Syria and Lebanon discussed Sunday the bilateral cooperation in fields of oil, gas and mine resources.
Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 12/12/2005


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