<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Report: Lebanon to recognize Palestinian&nbsp;state]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Published today (updated) 06/08/2011 17:02<br />
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A Christian boy holds a Palestinian flag during a protest in the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City against Israeli army operations [MaanImages, File]</p>
<p>BEIRUT (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; Lebanon will recognize the State of Palestine &#8220;in the next few days,&#8221; a Lebanese newspaper reported Saturday ahead of a visit by President Mahmoud Abbas.</p>
<p>The report from An-Nahar says Abbas will stay in Lebanon for two days and meet President Michel Sleiman, speaker Nabih Berri and premier Najib Mikati, Now Lebanon reported.</p>
<p>Lebanon remains the only Arab country not to have officially recognized Palestine. In July, neighboring Syria gave its support to a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders.</p>
<p>When Abbas arrives in Beirut on Aug. 16, he and Suleiman will talk about developments between the two countries, as well as discussing the situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.</p>
<p>There are currently over 400,000 Palestinian refugees registered with UNRWA in Lebanon and the fragile sectarian composition of Lebanese society makes their presence a sensitive issue.</p>
<p>Refugees in the country have long suffered discrimination and are deprived of basic rights.<br />
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