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	Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Lebanon or Lebanon is a small, largely mountainous country situated at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, in an area refered to as the Middle East (or Southwest Asia).
		A Middle Eastern country, Lebanon is demarcated to the west by the Mediterranean (Coast: 225 kilometres) and to the east by the Syro-African Depression.
		Lebanon borders Syria for 375 kilometres to the north and to the east and Israel for 79 kilometres to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lebanon (4209 words)

	Lebanon, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Traditionally the president of the country is a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament a Shiite Muslim.
		Chehab was succeeded in 1964 by Charles Hélou; Suleiman Franjieh was elected president in 1970.
		President Lahoud’s term was extended for three years by constitutional amendment in 2004 at the behest of Syria, which still had some 18,000 troops in Lebanon.
	www.bartleby.com /65/le/Lebanon.html (2514 words)

	Lebanon - The President
		His constitutional powers notwithstanding, the president is constrained by the necessity of obtaining cooperation from at least a majority of the zuama of the various confessional communities.
		The president is elected, by the Chamber of Deputies, not by the general public.
		Although the Constitution grants the president wide latitude in conducting the affairs of state, it is questionable whether the Lebanese leaders who negotiated the National Pact envisioned the growth in power that occupants of the office assumed in later years.
	countrystudies.us /lebanon/79.htm (654 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Lebanon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From its independence to the start of the civil war in 1975, Lebanon was the wealthiest country in the region and was held up as an example of co-operation between different cultures and religions.
		President Hrawi and the parliament agree on constitutional amendments and the formation of a new National Assembly, with high offices and a fixed number of seats reserved for members of certain ethnic groups.
		Lebanon's Prime Minister Omar Karami and his cabinet resign, and Syria pulls the last of its troops from the country at the end of April.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/lebanon (1109 words)

	US Troops To Lebanon- 1958- President Eisenhower
		President Chamoun's appeal was made with the concurrence of all the members of the Lebanese Cabinet.
		President Chamoun made clear that he considered an immediate United States response imperative if Lebanon's independence, already menaced from without, were to be preserved in the face of the grave developments which occurred yesterday in Baghdad whereby the lawful government was violently overthrown and many of its members martyred.
		There are in Lebanon about 2500 Americans and we can not, consistently with our historic relations and with the principles of the United Na tions, stand idly by when Lebanon appeals itself for evidence of our concern and when Lebanon may not be able to preserve internal order and to defend itself against indirect aggression.
	www.multied.com /Documents/Lebanon.html (452 words)

	Lebanon
		The president of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of parliament a Shi'i Muslim.
		Lebanon is one of the smallest countries of the Middle East, and the change in nature is not connected to geographical distances, but altitudes.
		Lebanon is historically defined from the mountains, which have provided for protection for the local population.
	i-cias.com /e.o/lebanon.htm (147 words)

	THE TWELFTH PRESIDENT OF LEBANON - 12/2003
		Lebanon is a country of minorities that requires any leader to reach out outside his own community and garner the support of others to true gain legitimacy.
		A president who is independent, has integrity, is committed to the principle of equal treatment of all people under the law, as administered by an independent judiciary, and who is a consensus builder within Lebanon, is a president necessarily committed to the Lebanese people and their interests.
		The United States needs the twelfth president of Lebanon as a reliable ally to reduce Hezbollah from its current status as a regional player adversely affecting US interests, to its proper role as a Lebanese political party operating within the rules and context of the Lebanese parliamentary system.
	www.nala.com /Policy%20Archive/twelfth_president_of_lebanon.htm (2005 words)

	The Peace Encyclopedia: Lebanon, Lebanese
		Lebanon was divided between a pro-Arab, mostly Islamic camp, which supported the Palestinians, and a Lebanese nationalist, Christian inspired camp, opposed to the dilution of the country's historic identity.
		Lebanon continues to labor under the burden of Syrian occupation of its national territory resulting in control of its political and economic life and continued conflict in southern Lebanon.
		Lebanon is such a valuable prize, and an Israeli withdrawal may ring the bells for a Syrian withdrawal long overdue under the Taif terms.
	www.yahoodi.com /peace/lebanon.html (6092 words)

	The president of Lebanon was afraid to leave the country without supervision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The president of Lebanon Emil Lahud will not go on the summit of League of the Arabian states which opens in Algeria on March, 22nd.
		In the official application of administration of the president it is spoken, that the complex situation in Beirut demands its presence, therefore Lebanon at the summit will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs of country Mahmud Hammud, informs Associated Press.
		In the application is not specified, whether the president of a consequence of Saturday act of terrorism in capital had in a kind.
	news.rusportal.net /19852.html (239 words)

	Lebanon-Besieged-President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The four generals were among the most powerful men in Lebanon during Syria's long domination, and led Lebanon's security services when Hariri and 20 others were killed by a bomb in Beirut on Feb. 14.
		"President Emile Lahoud is indirectly responsible for the actions undertaken by the four arrested. . .
		In Lebanon's sectarian-divided system, the president is a Maronite, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of Parliament a Shiite Muslim.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/world/050904/w090456.html (605 words)

	Lebanon
		Lebanon lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea north of Israel and west of Syria.
		Lebanon's new prime minister, Najib Mikati—a compromise candidate between the pro-Syrian and anti-Syrian groups—announced that new elections would be held in May. On April 26, after 29 years of occupation, Syria withdrew all of its troops.
		Lebanon Timeline - France, granted the mandate for Lebanon and Syria by the League of Nations, forms the State of...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107710.html (1726 words)

	Lebanon - The French Mandate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The president was to be elected by the Chamber of Deputies for one six-year term and could not be reelected until a six-year period had elapsed; deputies were to be popularly elected along confessional lines.
		The first and only complete census that had been held in Lebanon as of 1987 took place in 1932 and resulted in the custom of selecting major political officers according to the proportion of the principal sects in the population.
		Thus, the president was to be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies a Shia Muslim.
	countrystudies.us /lebanon/20.htm (431 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Lebanon president resists calls to go
		Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud on Thursday vowed to stay on in office, dismissing vocal calls for his resignation after the arrest of four top aides over the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.
		His pledge came after the head of the UN probe into the murder said that the president was "not a suspect" in the case and made clear that the investigation into the February assassination was far from over.
		Druze leader and prominent Lahoud critic Walid Jumblatt had predicted on Tuesday that the president would have to step down, saying it was finally "payback time" over the murder and further arrests would be on the way.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/478998.htm (660 words)

	Lebanon, country, Asia: History
		, family) was elected president of Lebanon, but he was killed three weeks later by a bomb.
		Phoenicianism: The Formation of an Identity in Lebanon in 1920.
		Lebanon and Syria: internal and regional dimensions: the following is an edited transcript of the twenty-fifth in a series of Capitol Hill conferences convened by the Middle East Policy Council.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859222.html (1974 words)

	albawaba.com middle east news information::Lebanon: President not to attend Arab summit; Opposition rejects dialogue
		Lebanon's pro-Syrian president said Saturday that he will not attend an Arab summit because of political turmoil in his country.
		President Emile Lahoud did not elaborate on his decision not to participate in Monday's summit in Algeria.
		Lahoud said in a statement that Lebanon was experiencing "exceptional circumstances" that required "immediate and direct dialogue" between opposition and pro-government groups.
	www.albawaba.com /en/news/181537 (156 words)

	President: Lebanon will remain steadfast in relations with Syria, positions on Arab-Israeli conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lebanon will remain "steadfast" in maintaining close relations with Syria and ensuring that its peace talks with Israel are tied to its powerful and influential neighbor, the Lebanese president said Sunday.
		The pro-Syrian Lahoud said Lebanon's position on the Arab-Israeli dispute and the relations with Syria are the cornerstones of Lebanon's foreign policy.
		Lebanon, officially at war with Israel since 1948, for years has rejected the idea of separate peace talks, insisting on a "joint track" with neighboring Syria in any peace negotiations.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/21/international2252EST0600.DTL (453 words)

	ABC News: Lebanon President to Form New Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BEIRUT, Lebanon Mar 1, 2005 — Lebanon's president was taking on the task of forming a new government Tuesday, while opposition leaders shook off the jubilation of using people power to force out a pro-Syrian Cabinet and sought to ensure the next one is less beholden to Damascus.
		Syria keeps about 15,000 troops in Lebanon and all key political decisions get a stamp of approval from Damascus, but pressure from Lebanese as well as from an international community led by the United States has led to talk of a troop withdrawal.
		In Beirut, demonstrators vowed to carry on, demanding the resignation of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud and the withdrawal of Syrian soldiers.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=540540 (424 words)

	WorldNetDaily: 56% in Lebanon want Syrians out
		Only 40 percent said the presence of Syrian troops was "legitimate and provisional" – the terms favored by the country's puppet regime that serves at the pleasure of Damascus.
		In addition, 69 percent of Lebanese oppose an extension or renewal of President Emile Lahoud's term in office and 90 percent reject the concept of Syria appointing the president of Lebanon.
		Rejecters of Syria appointing Lebanon's president included 92 percent of the Sunnis polled, 78 percent of the Shiites, 100 percent of the Druze, 97 percent of the Maronites and 96 percent of Christians in general.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39213 (186 words)

	Emile Lahoud
		The president of Lebanon is General Emile Lahoud.
		He is the eleventh president of the Republic of Lebanon.
		The population of Lebanon is 3,766,780 since they took a census on (July 2002).
	www.geocities.com /sammy55000/night_vision.html (176 words)

	Forgotten History
		President Wilson's King-Crane Commission reports that 'the Zionists looked forward to a practically complete dispossession of the present non-Jewish inhabitants of Palestine' and estimated that the latter - 'nearly nine-tenths of the whole' - are 'emphatically against the entire Zionist programme'.
		Israel's invasion of Lebanon is often reported in the American Press as a humanitarian 'liberation'.
		Mr Ghassan Tueni, a Christian Lebanese, and the official representative of the Government of Lebanon at the UN, calls for the 'immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon' citing UN Resolution 509, deploring the fact that the UN peacekeeping forces were unable 'to defend [Lebanon] against aggression'.
	www.lossless-audio.com /usa/topic12.php (2107 words)

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		A second problem arose as Lebanon was gradually drawn in to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
		The infrastructure of Lebanon was seriously destroyed as a result of the civil war that broke out in 1975.
		By then, Lebanon had already started a process of recovery after security and personal were no longer posing a threat.
	www.arab.net /lebanon/ln_moderntimes.htm (890 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Lebanon extends president's term
		Lebanon's parliament has voted to extend the term of its pro-Syrian president by three years.
		The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut says the result in Lebanon is no surprise in a parliament dominated by allies of Syria.
		Syria's involvement in Lebanon dates back to 1976, when it sent troops into Lebanon to try to quell a year-long civil war.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3626280.stm (306 words)

	The Courier-Mail: Lebanon president urges talks (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LEBANON'S pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud invited the country's anti-Syrian opposition and loyalist politicians to begin immediate talks today, hours after a car bomb shook a Christian suburb of the capital.
		Lebanon has been gripped by political tension since the February 14 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a car bomb many Lebanese blame on Syria.
		Deepening Lebanon's political crisis, key opposition leader Walid Jumblatt has said he and his allies would not join a new government as long as Lahoud remained in office.
	www.couriermail.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,12598122%255E1702,00.html (353 words)

	FT.com - Lebanon's president under pressure to resign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Syria's last major hold on Lebanon's state structure is coming increasingly under fire as the UN investigation into the murder of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri enters its final phase.
		Calls for the resignation of Emile Lahoud, the country's pro-Syrian president, have accelerated since four security chiefs who were among his closest associates were charged last week in connection with the assassination.
		To the dismay of many of the country's politicians, he is determined to lead Lebanon's delegation to the UN summit next week.
	us.ft.com /ftsuperpage/superpage.php?news_id=fto090820051058088815&... (146 words)

	.:Future Movement - ALMUSTAQBAL:. Lebanon - new president
		The constituiton stipulates that the president is elected by the parliament and NOT by the Batrak.
		The constitution says that the president is elected by MPs and the national pact (updated with Taef) that the president is christian, i.e.
		Practice is that the president's actions and especially his abuse of power affects the life of all Lebanese and not only Christians, which is the case of the Batrak for example.
	www.futuremovement.org /forum/archive/index.php/t-3393.html (3207 words)

	Joint Statement by President Bush and President Chirac on Lebanon
		We urge full and immediate implementation of UNSCR 1559 in all its aspects, including its call for a sovereign, independent, and democratic Lebanon as well as for the consolidation of security under the authority of a Lebanese government free from foreign domination.
		Lebanon's forthcoming parliamentary elections can mark another milestone in Lebanon's return to independence and democracy if they are free and fair, conducted without outside interference, and guaranteed by international observers.
		The people of Lebanon deserve this opportunity, and we stand with them in their aspirations for freedom, sovereignty, and security.
	www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/prsrl/2005/42522.htm (239 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Lebanon president urged to resign
		Lebanon's opposition has called for pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud to resign over the killing of a leading journalist in Beirut on Thursday.
		Qasir's death was the most high-profile assassination in Lebanon since former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri died in a bomb blast on 14 February.
		A statement issued by the opposition said the president must resign "as the effective head of the security and intelligence regime".
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4605027.stm (381 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Lebanon's Pro-Syrian President Consults on New Government
		Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud is holding talks with parliamentary deputies to form a new government, following last week's resignation of Prime Minister Omar Karameh's cabinet in the face of growing anti-Syria protests.
		Lahoud began consultations Wednesday, while Syrian troops continued to redeploy in eastern Lebanon, in the first stage of a withdrawal from the country.
		President Bush has demanded that Syria get all of its troops and intelligence personnel out of Lebanon before the vote.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-3-9/26919.html (159 words)

	World Chocolate Masters - Callebaut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		President of the "Academy Nationale de Cuisine de france"
		President of the Lebanese Team for the World Pastry Cup 2003 and 2005
		The Lebanese contest was originally planned on 5th April, but due to the unstable political situation in Lebanon, the Horeca fair has been postponed to June.
	www.worldchocolatemasters.com /n_expected.dhtml?country_id=12 (267 words)

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