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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/16/lebanon.israelandthepalestinians
Lebanon's rival political factions today began reconciliation talks that will include the issue of disarming Hizbullah, the powerful Shia group, which is required under a UN resolution.
Leaders of 14 groups met at the presidential palace for talks led by the president, Michel Suleiman, as part of a peace deal reached in Qatar in May that ended sectarian clashes and defused a long-running political crisis.
Given Lebanon's long-standing divisions, progress is expected to be halting. The Hizbullah-led minority coalition and the western-backed parliamentary majority remain at loggerheads over the fate of Hizbullah's arsenal.