Countries attending the Paris Summit are working to have a weapon of mass destruction free zone
Lebanon's recently elected President, Michel Suleiman (L) walks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during the Mediterranean Summit in Paris on July 13, 2008. Sixty-four years after independence from French rule both Syria and Lebanon have agreed to exchange diplomatic missions. Forty-three nations from the Mediterranean, including Israel and Arab States, are attending a summit; one of the major topics being discussed is to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction among countries in the Mediterranean. (UPI Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A tribunal investigating the 2005 slaying of Rafik Hariri is the "cornerstone" for peace in Lebanon, the opposition March 14 alliance said in a statement.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 16 (UPI) -- There was no foreign interference in the forming of a new Lebanese Cabinet led by a coalition that includes Syrian allies, a Lebanese minister said.
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