Feuding Lebanese factions agree to dialogue on new presidentLebanese Factions to NegotiateArab mediators unveil deal to defuse Lebanon crisisUnder a six-point plan announced by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Ben Jassem Al Thani, the rivals agreed to go to Qatar on Friday to begin a national dialogue to try to elect a president and form a national unity government.Under Thursday’s deal, the rivals agreed to launch a dialogue “to shore up the authority of the Lebanese state throughout the country,” to refrain from using weapons to further political aims and to remove armed militants from the streets.It also called for the removal of all roadblocks that have paralysed air traffic and closed major highways, and for the rivals to refrain from using language that could incite violence.
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