The Arab League has sent a delegation to Lebanon to mediate between warring supporters and opponents of the pro-western government.
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The blockade of Beirut international airport, by the opposition movement Hezbollah, was partially lifted to allow the mediators to pass through.
Fighting erupted when the government outlawed Hezbollah's phone network.
Partisans of the embattled government and the opposition supported by Syria and Iran have fought in Beirut and other parts of the country over the past week.
More than 60 people have been killed in the violence.
The situation is currently reported generally calm.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Beirut says, unless something goes wrong, the plan is for the government to hold a cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening to announce that it is annulling two controversial decisions it made early last week, which triggered the onslaught from Hezbollah.
The opposition would then reopen all roads, including the airport highway.
Then the two sides would enter a dialogue on the issues dividing them, although our correspondent says it is not yet clear where those talks will be held and who will chair them.
(BBC)
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