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  • July 2008

    • Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 17, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Freed Militants Vow to Continue Fight With Israel

      A day after being freed in a prisoner exchange, Hezbollah fighters vowed to continue to fight Israel as they prayed at the grave of a fallen commander, the AP reports. “At this moment, I am yearning more than before to confront them,” Samir Qantar, who had been jailed in Israel for almost 30 years, said at a cemetery near Beirut. More »

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      Israel  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Mideast peace talks  • corpse  • prisoner exchange  • Samir Qantar

    • Freed Terrorists Enjoy Hero's Welcome

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 17, 08 7:36 AM CDT

      Freed Terrorists Enjoy Hero's Welcome

      Freed terrorist Samir Qantar, who bludgeoned a 4-year-old child to death with the butt of his rifle in a raid on an Israeli community, was given a red-carpet and rose-petals hero's welcome yesterday by Lebanese president Michel Suleiman and Hezbollah leaders , reports the Times of London. Qantar, who has been in prison nearly 30 years, and four Hezbollah guerrillas were released in a swap with Israel for the remains of two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006. More »

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      Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Lebanon War  • Gen Michel Suleiman  • Samir Qantar

  • May 2008

    • Lebanon Picks Prez, Ends 6-Month Crisis

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 25, 08 5:26 PM CDT

      Lebanon Picks Prez, Ends 6-Month Crisis

      Lebanon elected its first leader in 6 months today by naming Gen. Michel Suleiman as president, the Washington Post reports. Fireworks filled the sky to a chorus of car honks after Suleiman secured the post with a near-unanimous 118 of 127 parliamentary votes. But the nation remains torn between US-Saudi backing and the forces of Hezbollah. More »

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      election  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut  • Qatar  • Lebanon War  • Michel Suleiman  • Gen Michel Suleiman  • General Michel Suleiman

    • Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War

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

      Lebanon Pays High Price to Avert Civil War

      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

    • Deal Brings Lebanon Thaw, Promise to Talk

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 15, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      Deal Brings Lebanon Thaw, Promise to Talk

      As Beirut International Airport welcomed the first commercial flights in a week, the Arab League announced today a deal that would end the worst fighting in Lebanon since the civil war and lead to talks aimed at ending the 18-month political crisis, Reuters reports. The talks, set for tomorrow in Qatar, will continue “until agreement is reached," the Qatari prime minister said. More »

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      Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • airport  • civil war  • Beirut  • Qatar  • Arab League

    • Hezbollah Pulling Gunmen From Beirut

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 10, 08 12:56 PM CDT

      Hezbollah Pulling Gunmen From Beirut

      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

    • Lebanon Condemns 'Armed Coup'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 9, 08 1:48 PM CDT

      Lebanon Condemns 'Armed Coup'

      Hezbollah’s takeover of Beirut is nothing less than an “armed coup,” Lebanon’s ruling party said today. “The armed and bloody coup which is being implemented aims to return Syria to Lebanon and extend Iran's reach to the Mediterranean,” one official in the US-backed government said. The militant group made further progress, the New York Times reports, with troops loyal to the government disappearing and Hezbollah knocking state TV off the air. More »

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      Iran  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • sectarian violence  • Beirut  • Shiite militia

    • Hezbollah Seizes Muslim Beirut

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 9, 08 6:12 AM CDT

      Hezbollah Seizes Muslim Beirut

      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 into a third day. More »

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

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Deadly Violence Erupts in Beirut

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jan 28, 08 5:02 AM CST

      Deadly Violence Erupts in Beirut

      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 civil unrest continued as Lebanon struggled to break a constitutional impasse over electing a new president. More »

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      Iran  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • Beirut

    • Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jan 25, 08 4:43 AM CST

      Beirut Car Bomb Kills 7

      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 intelligence unit, although authorities have not commented on whether he was the target of the attack, reports the BBC. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • car bomb  • Beirut

    • Beirut Blast Rips US Car, Kills 4

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 15, 08 10:20 AM CST

      Beirut Blast Rips US Car, Kills 4

      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 at least 19 others, including an Iraqi and several Lebanese. More »

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      Syria  • Lebanon  • bombing  • Beirut  • US Embassy

  • December 2007

    • Lebanese General Killed in Blast

      newser  |  BBC  |  Dec 12, 07 5:45 AM CST

      Lebanese General Killed in Blast

      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, who was in his car en route to the ministry of defense, BBC reports. More »

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      terrorism  • Lebanon  • Beirut  • Michel Suleiman

  • November 2007

    • Lebanon PM Tries to Ease Fears of Unrest

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 24, 07 12:52 PM CST

      Lebanon PM Tries to Ease Fears of Unrest

      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

  • September 2007

    • Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 19, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Car Bomb Kills Lawmaker in Lebanon

      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

    • Iran Scoffs at Paying $2.65B for Bombing

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      Iran Scoffs at Paying $2.65B for Bombing

      Iran reacted to a federal court ruling today by scoffing at paying a $2.65 billion penalty for its alleged role in a 1983 bombing, the AP reports. "The American judge's ruling is baseless," a spokesman said of yesterday's decision. "This ruling against Iran is politically motivated." Iran also denies any involvement in the US Marine barracks attack in Beirut, which killed 241 service members. More »

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      Iran  • lawsuit  • bombing  • Marine  • Beirut  • barracks

    • Judge Fines Iran $2.65B for '83 Blast in Beirut

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 7, 07 5:20 PM CDT

      Judge Fines Iran $2.65B for '83 Blast in Beirut

      A federal judge ruled today that Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 Americans killed in the 1983 suicide bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut. Iran allegedly supported Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for the attack. The judge called the judgment the largest ever against a foreign nation, the AP reports. More »

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      Iran  • Hezbollah  • suicide bombing  • Marine  • Beirut  • barracks

  • August 2007

    • Start-ups Tap the Passion for Beer Pong

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 29, 07 4:48 PM CDT

      Start-ups Tap the Passion for Beer Pong

      Weaving along the path more famously trod by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, recent grads are cashing in on the popularity of the college drinking game beer pong, the Journal reports. With young alums bringing the pastime—which blends ping-pong and beer chugging—out into the real world, entrepreneurs are organizing tournaments and hawking special tables, balls and even clothing. More »

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      beer  • Anheuser-Busch  • Beirut  • Georgetown University

  • June 2007

    • Lebanese Mourn MP Slain by Bomb

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

      Lebanese Mourn MP Slain by Bomb

      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

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