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BEIRUT -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday ordered its citizens out of Lebanon in its first concrete action against the Mediterranean country, while officials in Beirut demanded the immediate return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who abruptly announced his resignation last we af1 ek in a television appearance from the kingdom, where he has been holed up since.The developments were the latest twist in the saga of Hariri, whose fate increasingly resembled a bizarre mystery-thriller that has gripped his nation and sent tensions soaring with Saudi Arabia. With the Lebanese government in limbo, officials in Beirut said they haven t heard from Har nike dunk high iri since he departed for Saudi Arabia last week. Hariri s own Future Movement party called Thursday for his immediate return home for the dignity of the nation. In his pre-recorded resignation speech on Saturday, Hariri accused Iran and its Lebanese proxy, the Shiite militant Hezbollah, of meddling in regional affairs and holding Lebanon hostage. The move shattered his year-old adidas samba coalition government and stunned the Lebanese, including some of Hariri s aides who had no advance warning that he intended to resign. Beyond a phone call on Saturday informing President Michael Aoun of his resignation, Hariri has not made contact with Lebanese officials. Aoun has said he would not accept the resignation until Hariri returns to the country and explains the circumstances of his decision to step down. Late Wednesday night, Hariri s private plane took of Rhpl American company may salvage Costa Concordia
Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq Sunday under heavy security, touring the country after parliamentary elections that he suggested were a major step toward withdrawing U.S. forces. The participation levels all across the country were remarkable, Cheney told reporters after an hour-long briefing from the war s top military commanders stanley fr . And that s exactly what needs to happen as you build a political structure in a self-governing Ira stanley water bottle q that can unify the various segments of the population and ultimately take over responsibility for their own security. The daylong tour was so shrouded in secrecy that even Iraq s prime minister said he was surprised when he showed up for what he thought was a meeting with the U.S. ambassador only to see Cheney waiting to greet him.Cheney s tour of the country came on the same day that President Bush was giving a prime-time Oval Office address to the nation on Iraq.Cheney s aides said the timing was a coincidence, but regardless, the two events combined in a public relations blitz aimed at capitalizing on the elections to rebuild support for the unpopular war. The vice president visited with Iraq s leaders and military commanders in the Green Zone, saw an Iraqi troop training demonstration at Taji air base, lunched with soldiers who provided security for Thursday s election and gave a speech to troops.Cheney flew around the Baghdad area in a pack of eight f stanley cup ast-moving Blackhawk helicopters with guns mounted on the side
BEIRUT -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday ordered its citizens out of Lebanon in its first concrete action against the Mediterranean country, while officials in Beirut demanded the immediate return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who abruptly announced his resignation last we af1 ek in a television appearance from the kingdom, where he has been holed up since.The developments were the latest twist in the saga of Hariri, whose fate increasingly resembled a bizarre mystery-thriller that has gripped his nation and sent tensions soaring with Saudi Arabia. With the Lebanese government in limbo, officials in Beirut said they haven t heard from Har nike dunk high iri since he departed for Saudi Arabia last week. Hariri s own Future Movement party called Thursday for his immediate return home for the dignity of the nation. In his pre-recorded resignation speech on Saturday, Hariri accused Iran and its Lebanese proxy, the Shiite militant Hezbollah, of meddling in regional affairs and holding Lebanon hostage. The move shattered his year-old adidas samba coalition government and stunned the Lebanese, including some of Hariri s aides who had no advance warning that he intended to resign. Beyond a phone call on Saturday informing President Michael Aoun of his resignation, Hariri has not made contact with Lebanese officials. Aoun has said he would not accept the resignation until Hariri returns to the country and explains the circumstances of his decision to step down. Late Wednesday night, Hariri s private plane took of Rhpl American company may salvage Costa Concordia
Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq Sunday under heavy security, touring the country after parliamentary elections that he suggested were a major step toward withdrawing U.S. forces. The participation levels all across the country were remarkable, Cheney told reporters after an hour-long briefing from the war s top military commanders stanley fr . And that s exactly what needs to happen as you build a political structure in a self-governing Ira stanley water bottle q that can unify the various segments of the population and ultimately take over responsibility for their own security. The daylong tour was so shrouded in secrecy that even Iraq s prime minister said he was surprised when he showed up for what he thought was a meeting with the U.S. ambassador only to see Cheney waiting to greet him.Cheney s tour of the country came on the same day that President Bush was giving a prime-time Oval Office address to the nation on Iraq.Cheney s aides said the timing was a coincidence, but regardless, the two events combined in a public relations blitz aimed at capitalizing on the elections to rebuild support for the unpopular war. The vice president visited with Iraq s leaders and military commanders in the Green Zone, saw an Iraqi troop training demonstration at Taji air base, lunched with soldiers who provided security for Thursday s election and gave a speech to troops.Cheney flew around the Baghdad area in a pack of eight f stanley cup ast-moving Blackhawk helicopters with guns mounted on the side
