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Lebanon stories: 98 news summaries

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 I Took Cash,
 No Bribes: Olmert 

Vows to resign if indicted 

May 9, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert resisted calls for his resignation today, after admitting on national TV last night that he accepted contributions from a New York businessman—but denying that any of it was a bribe. Olmert, under criminal investigation for allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Island millionaire Morris... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • campaign finance • bribery • corruption • Knesset • Morris Talansky • Likud Party • criminal investigation

 Hezbollah Seizes Muslim Beirut 

Major blow to US-backed government

May 9, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hezbollah militants have taken control of Muslim areas of Beirut and now control all the roads to the Lebanese capital's airport, Reuters reports. Gunmen forced a pro-government TV station off the air. At least 11 people have been killed, including those trying to flee the city, as sectarian violence continued... More »

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Lebanon • sectarian violence • Hezbollah • Beirut • Saad al-Hariri • Hassan Nasrallah

 Hezbollah Chief:
 Beirut 'War Has Started' 

Open violence rattles streets a second day

May 8, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - What began as a strike yesterday is now “open war” in Lebanon, according to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, CNN reports. Open violence continued for a second day today, with loyalists and opposition fighters clashing after the US-backed government tried to muscle through measures against Hezbollah on Monday, including a... More »

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Iran • Lebanon • Syria • sectarian violence • Hezbollah • civil war • Fouad Siniora • Saad al-Hariri • Hassan Nasrallah

 Blasts Accompany
 Crippling Lebanon Strike 

Casualties unclear as workers demand higher wages amid government crisis

May 7, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explosions and gunfire sounded throughout Beirut today as a politically charged workers' strike turned violent. A Hezbollah-led opposition party had called for a one-day general strike, ostensibly for higher wages, the BBC reports. But things soon turned ugly, with flaming barricades along major roads, and gunfire between various factions in... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • strike • general strike

Audience Disses Zuckerberg SXSWi Interview

Reporter draws heckles, as CEO talks about changing world

Mar 10, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook is changing the world. At least, that was a dominant theme during Mark Zuckerberg’s Sunday keynote at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival, during which interviewer Sarah Lacy of BusinessWeek drew heckles from an increasingly impatient audience. Zuckerberg talked about Colombian activists and Lebanese youth using Facebook to... More »

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social networking • Lebanon • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • Colombia • South by Southwest Interactive Festival • Sarah Lacy • BusinessWeek

US Warship Heads for Lebanon

Deployment of USS Cole signals 'we're engaged,' official says

Feb 29, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has ordered a warship to the coastal waters of Lebanon amid fear the country's political deadlock could turn violent, Reuters reports. The country's presidential election has just been delayed for the 15th time and the US blames the political quagmire on Syrian meddling on behalf of its Hezbollah... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • US Navy • Michel Suleiman • Lebanese presidential elections • warship

Pope Appeals for Lebanon Peace

Pontiff calls for end to infighting, election of 'president for all'

Feb 17, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern today over the escalating tensions in Lebanon, calling on its people to find a “president for all Lebanese” to end the months of infighting that have stalled elections. After his noontime blessing, the pontiff told the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that... More »

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Lebanon • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Beirut • parliament • St. Peter's Square • faithful • Lebanese presidential elections

Hezbollah Chieftain Warns Israel of 'Open War'

Nasrallah blames foe for killing of top commander

Feb 14, 08 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The leader of the terrorist group Hezbollah said today that the assassination of one of its commanders amounted to a declaration of “open war” by Israel, NPR reports. "Zionists, if you want this type of open war then let the whole world hear: let it be an open... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Hezbollah • Mossad • Arab Israeli conflict • Imad Mughniyeh • Hassan Nasrallah

Dueling Memorials Shake Beirut

Thousands gather to honor Hariri, Mughniyeh

Feb 14, 08 8:16 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Israeli Report Slams Lebanon War, Spares
PM Olmert

'Grave' failures cited,
but no calls to resign

Jan 30, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli panel cited “grave shortcomings” in its final report on Ehud Olmert’s leadership during the 2006 Lebanon war, but said Israel's PM acted “on substantial grounds" and in what he felt was in the nation’s best interest, the Guardian reports. Olmert, who had expected the... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Hezbollah

Impending War Report Could Topple Olmert

Israeli PM steels for harsh criticism of his 2006 conduct in Lebanon

Jan 30, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert is bracing for a vital challenge to his career as prime minister of Israel, when a report damning his conduct in the 2006 Lebanon war is released later today. The report could topple Olmert's precarious coalition government, the Times of London reports. An interim version of the report... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Israeli Labor Party • Likud

Deadly Violence Erupts in Beirut

Riots, gun battles in Hezbollah districts

Jan 28, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Street protests over power cuts erupted yesterday into deadly violence in Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut with several people killed or wounded—some by sniper fire—as youths torched cars. The Lebanese army mobilized to stop the violence from spreading to Sunni and Christian neighborhoods, reports AFP.  Fears of more... More »

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Iran • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • Beirut • Amal • Fuad Siniora • Ahmad Hamza Hamza

War Report May Sink Olmert

Foreign minister defies him ahead of Lebanon war conclusions

Jan 27, 08 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - In three days, Israel's Winograd Committee will release its long-awaited findings on the abortive 2006 war with Lebanon, and the expected drubbing will increase calls for PM Ehud Olmert to resign, Haaretz reports. Foreign minister Tzipi Livni is meeting today with families of fallen soldiers who are calling for Olmert's... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Winograd Report • Tzipi Livni • Kadima

Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

Police captain among victims in Christian suburb of Lebanese capital

Jan 25, 08 4:43 AM CST
(Newser) - At least seven people are dead and more injured after what appeared to be a car bomb ripped through a Christian suburb of Beirut this morning. Lebanese TV showed footage of a black crater surrounded by burning, mangled vehicles. One of the victims was a captain in the country's police... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • car bomb • Beirut

Bush Abandoned Mideast Democracy Push: Activists

He's just after political stability now, they charge

Jan 17, 08 4:31 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush wound up a Middle East tour yesterday leaving many pro-democracy activists in the region bitter and disappointed, reports the Washington Post. The president and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured authoritarian Arab governments for political reforms in 2005, but now activists worry that the White House is favoring... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • Condoleezza Rice • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • Kuwait • National Endowment for Democracy • Muslim Brotherhood • George W. Bush

Beirut Blast Rips US Car, Kills 4

At least 19 wounded in latest in spate of attacks on Western targets

Jan 15, 08 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - An explosion blasted a US embassy car just north of Beirut today, killing at least four in a predominantly Christian neighborhood, CNN reports. It was unclear whether the car was the target of the blast or tripped a roadside bomb. The driver of the US vehicle was injured, as were... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • bombing • Beirut • US Embassy • Dora Karantina

Lebanon Rocket Strikes Israel

Latest violence in advance of Bush visit

Jan 8, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A rocket launched from Lebanon exploded in northern Israel before dawn today, causing no injuries but serving as a potential harbinger of other attacks in advance of President Bush's three-day trip to Israel that begins tomorrow. Israeli authorities blamed the attack on the Jihadi Badr Brigades, which also attacked from... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Palestine • rocket attacks • rocket • Arab Israeli conflict

Sarkozy Breaks Off Syria Talks

Stop blocking progress in Lebanese presidential stalemate, French prez warns

Dec 31, 07 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - France has lost patience with Syria and has cut off mediation talks until Damascus stops obstructing the election of a new president in Lebanon, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced yesterday. Lebanon has been without a president since November and the Syrian-backed parliamentary opposition has been accused of blocking the election... More »

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Lebanon • Syria • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Emile Lahoud • Carla Bruni • Mohsen Bilal • General Michel Suleiman

White House Tells Lebanon, Pick a Prez!

Factions plan to meet Monday; they may have to amend constitution

Dec 15, 07 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Washington pressed Lebanon today to pick a new president after the office has been left empty for three weeks, the AP reports. The Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch said the election would “restore dignity and respect to the most important Christian office." Lebanese... More »

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Lebanon • Maronite Christians • Michel Suleiman

Lebanese General Killed in Blast

Death of official about to head army could jeopardize presidential deal

Dec 12, 07 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - An explosion outside of the Lebanese presidential palace near Beirut has killed at least four people, including a prominent general. Gen. Francois al-Hajj had been slated to become army chief if the current leader, Michel Suleiman, becomes president. The army believes that the bomb was a coordinated attack on Hajj,... More »

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terrorism • Lebanon • Beirut • Michel Suleiman • Gen. Francois al Hajj

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