Leaders of Lebanon's rival political factions are set to meet in Qatar for talks aimed at resolving a dispute that has pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war.
The meeting is part of an agreement brokered by the Arab League on Thursday, that ended clashes between gunmen from the Shi'ite opposition group Hezbollah and supporters of the Western backed government. More than 60 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in the worst fighting Lebanon has seen Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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