Lebanon's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a national unity cabinet.
The move comes after five-days of debate on a controversial government policy that upholds Syrian minister in Beirut talks ...
Israeli cabinet approves prisoner swap with Hezbollah ...
Clashes rock north Lebanon city ... Hezbollah's right to keep its weapons. The vote was part of a deal reached in May by rival Lebanese factions in Qatar that ended an 18-month political stalemate. Under the deal, the Syrian-backed opposition got 11 members in the 30-member Cabinet, the Western-backed parliamentary majority got 16, while President Michel Suleiman got three ministers. Hezbollah and its opposition allies have veto power on major decisions in the unity government.
(Deutsche Welle)
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