Spanish official arrives in Lebanon
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Spain's defense minister arrived in southern Lebanon Monday to collect the bodies of six U.N. peacekeepers slain in a car bombing, as the U.N. commander stressed the force remained committed to keeping the peace between Lebanon and Israel.
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The new Maltese ambassador in Spain Gaetan Naudi presented his credentials to King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
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MADRID, Spain : Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Spain Friday to begin a three-day visit during which he will meet with King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. via International Herald Tribune
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for the country.
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The government was preparing for a possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon, who should be ready to leave at short notice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.
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French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Tripoli to pave the way for a visit &quot;before the end of the year&quot; by President Jacques Chirac -- the first by a French head of state to the north African country for more than two decades.
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A suspected roadside bomb hit a United Nations peacekeeping patrol Sunday in southern Lebanon, killing at least two Spanish peacekeepers and wounding at least six others -- one critically -- Lebanese security sources told CNN.
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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday he would push for a political solution to the four-month-old power struggle in Lebanon as he started a three-nation Middle East tour.
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Paris, Nov. 9 (NNN) : Top Palestinian officials have arrived in the French capital, hoping to visit Yasser Arafat in hospital, after having earlier considered calling off the trip amid a row with Arafat&#39;s wife.
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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Beirut on Monday at the start of a three-nation Middle East tour aimed at easing tensions in Lebanon and the region.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (27/10/04) - Newly appointed Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami has unveiled his cabinet, which is devoid of opposition members, prompting harsh criticism from the US, which has described the new government as âmade in Damascus
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President Emile Lahoud appointed  pro-Syrian Omar Karami as Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday,  a move likely to strengthen Syria's role in Lebanon despite  international pressure on Damascus to pull out its troops.
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European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana has arrived in Sudan where he is expected to discuss the conflict in Darfur. Solana arrived from Addis Ababa on Saturday , where he had announced that the
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The president of Armenia, which is to contribute troops to the Polish-led multinational force patrolling central and southern Iraq, arrived in Poland on Sunday for a three-day official visit.
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MADRID (Voice of America) - Spain's King Juan Carlos is paying his first royal visit to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, on the Moroccan coast. What might appear an ordinary trip is mired in controversy, because Morocco also claims ownership of the enclaves. So unhappy is Morocco about the two-day visit of the Spanish king that it recalled its ambassador to Spain for an unspecified period of time. Rabat has long claimed Ceuta and Melilla as part of its territory, even though they have been under Spanish control for hundreds of years.
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Italian troops begin arriving in Lebanon to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping force.
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Villagers throwing rice and Hezbollah supporters holding banners welcomed the country's army to south Lebanon on Thursday after a nearly 40-year absence, and the first airliner landed at Beirut airport since fighting began more than a month ago.