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Qatari Emir opens Lebanon crisis talks in Doha

16 May 2008 18:32:39 GMT

Source: Reuters

DOHA, May 16 (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending Lebanon's protracted political crisis opened in Qatar on Friday.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani addressed rival Lebanese leaders at the opening session of the Doha talks, which follow a deal brokered by the Arab League on Thursday to end the worst fighting among Lebanese since the 1975-90 civil war.

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