Word: lebanons
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...granted; demonstrators were dispersed by force; political parties were banned. When the parliament was suspended in 1986, the press was censored as well, a particularly depressing action because Kuwait's papers, books and magazines had long been among the freest in the region. Whether it was accurate news from Lebanon or the Arabic version of Sesame Street, it could well have originated in Kuwait...
After 15 years of a civil war that has claimed 150,000 lives, Lebanon last week saw what could be the first glimmer of peace. Lebanese Army troops took full control of the capital for the first time since 1975 and dismantled the "green line," which cut the city into Christian and Muslim sectors. Earlier, the last of the Christian forces loyal to Samir Geagea had pulled out of the city and moved north, near the port city of Jounieh, completing the first phase of a Syria-backed Arab League plan to free Beirut of all rival militias...
...second of two excerpts from An American Life, former President Reagan recalls the sorrow and the pity of Lebanon and how his efforts to bring home the hostages went wrong when Oliver North and John Poindexter tried to help. -- Prince Charles and the tea bag.-- Pinning down Madame Mitterrand. -- Valedictory...
With Aoun out of the picture, most of Lebanon north of the Chouf Mountains is expected to enjoy relative peace. Several of the dozen or so militias that sprang up during the country's 15 years of civil war have promised to disband their forces and transform themselves into political parties. The pro-Iranian Hizballah, a Shi'ite extremist group that is thought to hold most of the Western hostages in Lebanon, feels threatened by the recent Syrian deployment in its stronghold, Beirut's southern suburbs. But given the importance Damascus attaches to its relations with Iran, especially...
While stability may be in the offing for Lebanon, independence remains elusive, a point Lebanese authorities have not been ashamed to acknowledge. Said Hussein al-Husseini, the speaker of parliament: "We need Syria again in the next stages to extend legal authority and disarm the militias...