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  • May 2008

    • Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War

      Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 9:15 AM CDT

      Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War

      (Newser) - The agreement that ended Lebanon's 18-month political crisis is nothing less than a sea change for the country, writes the Washington Post , strengthening Hezbollah and dealing a blow to America and its Middle East allies. The US-backed government in Beirut said that the last-minute deal averted a civil war, but gives Hezbollah many of its demands—including a veto over any cabinet decision. More »

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      Middle East  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • civil war  • Beirut  • Saad al-Hariri  • Michel Suleiman  • Rafiq al-Hariri

  • February 2008

    • Dueling Memorials Shake Beirut

      Al Jazeera  |  Feb 14, 08 8:16 AM CST

      Dueling Memorials Shake Beirut

      (Newser) - Tension is high and security tight across Beirut today as thousands gathered for two opposing memorials—one marking the third anniversary of the assassination of anti-Syrian PM Rafiq al-Hariri, the other a funeral for top Hezbollah commander Imad Moghniyeh. More than 8,000 army and international troops are trying to ensure violence does not break out between the anti-Syrian Hariri demonstrators and pro-Syrian Hezbollah mourners. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Rafiq al-Hariri  • Imad Mughniyeh

  • September 2007

    • Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      Reuters  |  Sep 19, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      (Newser) - Anti-Syrian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem was one of at least seven people killed by a car bomb in Beirut today, just days before Lebanon’s parliament is set to select a successor to pro-Syrian president Emile Lahoud. Ghanem was a member of an anti-Syrian governing coalition, which has been locked in a power struggle with Damascus-backed factions since November, Reuters reports. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • car bomb  • Beirut  • Emile Lahoud  • Rafiq al-Hariri  • Antoine Ghanem

  • June 2007

    • Lebanese Mourn MP Slain by Bomb

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 14, 07 7:09 AM CDT

      Lebanese Mourn MP Slain by Bomb

      (Newser) - Lebanon observed a national day of mourning today as a prominent anti-Syrian MP was buried in Beirut. The assassination yesterday of Walid Eido further destabilized the shaky situation in the country. President Bush condemned the "clear pattern of assassinations" of prominent Lebanese critics of Syria; Eido was the sixth murdered in just over 2 years. Damascus denies involvement. More »

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      United Nations  • Syria  • Lebanon  • car bomb  • Beirut  • Rafiq al-Hariri

  • May 2007

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