Doha, Qatar, May 22, 2008 / 02:36 am
Rival Lebanese leaders on Wednesday reached an agreement to end 18 months of political conflict.
At Arab-mediated talks hosted in Doha, the Lebanese parliament agreed to elect army chief General Michel Suleiman as president. The presidency has been empty since November.
Under the agreement, BBC News reports, the Hezbollah-led opposition will have enough cabinet seats to have veto power in the new cabinet.
In compliance with one plank of the agreement, Hezbollah members on Wednesday began to dismantle protest camps in central Beirut.