Lebanon PM Resigns, Says Will Not Head New Govt.
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Lebanon&#39;s Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri resigned Wednesday after the pro-Syrian president&#39;s term was extended under what lawmakers called pressure from Damascus.
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Nicolas Sarkozy resigned as finance minister Monday, a day after accepting the leadership of France&#39;s conservative party and effectively becoming a rival to his old boss, President Jacques Chirac.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and his cabinet have resigned, ending weeks of political uncertainty.
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Lebanon&#39;s environment minister resigned from the government on Monday in protest at parliament&#39;s decision to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud&#39;s term of office by three years.
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A defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would not stand down after Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a mass protest in Beirut on Friday to try to force out the government
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At least 28 lawmakers said they will not take part in talks on forming new government started by Lebanon&#39;s president on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet of veteran Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned.
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Kuwait's government resigned on Sunday in a move apparently aimed at thwarting a no-confidence motion against the Gulf Arab country's health minister, a member of the ruling family.
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BEIRUT: Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned and his Cabinet was annulled Wednesday as expected, but he surprisingly said he will not head the new government due to internal political differences.
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Israel&#39;s pro-settler National Religious Party (NRP) decided to resign from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition government after Sharon refused to put his disengagement plan to a national referendum.
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Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned, dissolved his Cabinet and made the surprising announcement he would not try to form the next government, dropping out of the political scene at a time when Syria's role in Lebanon is being challenged by the United Nations.
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BEIRUT  - Pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud named former premier Omar Karameh to succeed Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, who resigned a day earlier amid international criticism of the influence Damascus wields over its tiny neighbour.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariritendered his resignation to President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle, the state news agency reported.
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Lebanon Wednesday rejected US criticism Syria dictated the make-up of the the new 30-member government of Premier Omar Karami. Information Minister Elie Ferzili said after
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (20/10/04) - Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri tendered his cabinetâs resignation on Wednesday and said he would not head a new government.
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BEIRUT, Oct. 21 -- Lebanon's president appointed a staunchly pro-Syrian politician, Omar Karami, as prime minister on Thursday, asking him to form the next government in a move that consolidates Syria's hold on Lebanese politics.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich said  on Friday he was resigning as prime minister, though he refused  to concede defeat in a presidential election, while the liberal  winner of the poll prepared a momentous New Year celebration.
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The government in Kuwait submits its resignation to head off a no-confidence vote in a minister, MPs say.