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  • July 2008

    • Hezbollah Included in Lebanon Unity Government

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      Hezbollah Included in Lebanon Unity Government

      (Newser) - Lebanon’s political factions finally formed a unity government today, Reuters reports, with militant group Hezbollah included in the coalition formed after weeks of wrangling. With Hezbollah and its allies effectively holding veto power, it appears Syria—long allied with the militants—will regain some of the dominance it long held in Lebanon—where fears of civil war are now greatly diminished. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • power sharing deal  • Fouad Siniora

  • May 2008

    • Hezbollah Pulling Gunmen From Beirut

      Reuters  |  May 10, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      Hezbollah Pulling Gunmen From Beirut

      (Newser) - Hezbollah began withdrawing gunmen today from Beirut after winning concessions from the Lebanese army to overturn the government measures that sparked days of fierce fighting. The army, a neutral player in the ongoing struggle between the insurgent political group and the Western-backed government, said it would reinstate Beirut airport’s security chief and would maintain Hezbollah’s military communications network, Reuters reports. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Saad al-Hariri  • Fouad Siniora

    • Hezbollah Chief: Beirut 'War Has Started'

      CNN  |  May 8, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      Hezbollah Chief: Beirut 'War Has Started'

      (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 crackdown on the Syria- and Iran-friendly group’s communications network. More »

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

  • November 2007

    • Lebanon PM Tries to Ease Fears of Unrest

      Reuters  |  Nov 24, 07 12:52 PM CST

      Lebanon PM Tries to Ease Fears of Unrest

      (Newser) - Lebanon's PM called for calm today and said his cabinet would run the nation while it remains without a president, Reuters reports. Fouad Siniora also pledged to push for quick elections. The developments come a day after President Emile Lahoud's term ended without a successor in place. Siniora rejected Lahoud's bid to transfer power to the military in the interim. More »

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      Lebanon  • Beirut  • Lebanese Army  • Fouad Siniora  • Emile Lahoud

    • Lebanon Under Emergency Rule

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 23, 07 5:15 PM CST

      Lebanon Under Emergency Rule

      (Newser) - Lebanon teetered on the brink of chaos tonight as its president declared a state of emergency just hours before his term expired and transferred power to the military. The outgoing Emile Lahoud refused to give power to his rival, PM Fouad Siniora, who immediately rejected the legality of Lahoud's move, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • presidential election  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Fouad Siniora  • Emile Lahoud

  • September 2007

    • Lebanese Rout Militants in Camp

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 3, 07 3:30 AM CDT

      Lebanese Rout Militants in Camp

      (Newser) - Jubilant Lebanese celebrated with soldiers yesterday after they finally wrested control of a besieged Palestinian refugee camp from an al-Qaeda ally, Fatah al-Islam. Lebanese special forces attacked strongholds that remained inside the ruins of the Nahr al-Bared camp near Tripoli after nearly three months of fighting, reports the London Times . More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Syria  • Lebanon  • refugee camp  • Fatah al Islam  • Nahr al Bared  • Fouad Siniora  • Tripoli

  • May 2007

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