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ence following reports Wednesday that protesters were injured by plainclothes police in Damascus. (AFP) Lebanon: Lebanese Prime-Minister designate Najib Mikati said Wednesday no party or group had the right to monopolize decision-making inside the Cabinet, in what appeared to be veiled criticism of Free Pat
in addition to the dangerous developments in the region, require the formation of a balanced government, where no group would have the upper hand," Mikati said. (Daily Star, Lebanon) A United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said Wednesday it was targeted by stones thrown EFTA00696603
was formed, everyone perceived it as Hezbollah-controlled. It was thought that the party controlled the PM and all ministers. Today, Prime Minister Najib Mikati cannot be considered completely under Hezbollah's control. Mikati's under-the-table support for Syrian refugees in Tripoli and his recent stances
that the party controlled the PM and all ministers. Today, Prime Minister Najib Mikati cannot be considered completely under Hezbollah's control. Mikati's under-the-table support for Syrian refugees in Tripoli and his recent stances in support of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon gave him a EFTA00660
er of civil war and making more difficult the task of forming a new government, a job President Michel Suleiman has entrusted to the Tripoli notable, Najib Mikati. If Syria were overrun with internal strife, Hezbollah would be deprived of a valuable ally -- no doubt to Israel's great satisfaction. Meanwhile, Tu
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030034 →le noted, example of the United States and a Hezbollah-supported government in sync. Talk to Hezbollah: That's obvious. It's no terrorizing monolith. Mikati is struggling with the give-and-take of Lebanese politics. Life goes on in the freewheeling way that has long drawn repressed, frustrated Arabs to Be
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030051 →Entities connected to both Najib Mikati and Mikati

Lebanon
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Damascus
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United States
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Michael Cohen
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSONthe Gaza Strip
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Tehran
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Tel Aviv
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North Korea
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Tripoli
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United Nations
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Hafez al-Assad
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West Bank
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Bill Clinton
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Hillary Clinton
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Barack Obama
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