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Annan finds 13 incidents of illicit arms in Lebanon 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 5:22 PM
The United Nations has documented 13 incidents of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon since early September, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday, calling Beirut's border monitoring deficient.In Support Of Lebanon's Cedars Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 4:00 PM
War On Terror: Hezbollah supporters flood the streets of Beirut in an attempt to shut down Lebanon and force its freely elected government to resign. The West's motto: Don't just do something, sit there.US blasts 'intimidation' against Lebanon's government AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:41 PM
The United States denounced "threats of intimidation or violence" in Lebanon, where hundreds of thousands of protesters called for the resignation of the pro-Western government.French presidential candidate Royal urges Lebanon dialogue AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:22 AM
France's socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal urged Lebanon's political factions to return to dialogue amid mass anti-government protests in Beirut.Aoun says 'corrupt' Lebanon government must go AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:31 AM
Lebanon's Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun has told a massive anti-government protest in Beirut that the current cabinet was corrupt and should be replaced by a new unity government.Israel army chief under fire in Lebanon war probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:17 AM
Israeli chief of staff Dan Halutz has been criticised in the second half of an internal military report over failures during the summer war in Lebanon, army radio has revealed.Lebanon under siege The State - 28 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon The roar of chants, songs and noisemakers was deafening outside the offices of Lebanon s prime minister, besieged Friday by hundreds of thousands of supporters of Hezbollah and its allies seeking to oust his U.S.-backed government.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 12:49 AM
Lebanon was on high alert as the opposition, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, prepared for a massive street protest aimed at forcing a change in the Western-backed government.Israeli Actions Compromise Lebanon Border Stability-Annan Nasdaq - 45 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Israel's violations of Lebanon's airspace compromise efforts to stabilize the situation along the border between the two countries where U.N. peacekeepers have come across 13 instances of unauthorized arms or material since September, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a letter.In Beirut, 1 million march against Lebanon's beleaguered government San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 01 4:58 PM
As night closed in on downtown Beirut, Iman Fakhiya and her sister-in-law, Amal Muhammad, wrapped themselves in a tiger-striped fleece blanket and settled in for what could be an extended siege of Lebanon's government. Around her, young men in tight T-... Protesters Seek Lebanon PM Resignation RedNova - Dec 01 6:16 PM
By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon - HunProtesters Seek Lebanon PM Resignation Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Dec 01 6:13 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops.Annan finds 13 incidents of illicit arms in Lebanon AlertNet - Dec 01 5:33 PM
Source: Reuters By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The United Nations has documented 13 incidents of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon since early September, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ... Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 3:32 PM
Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies launched a long-threatened campaign to force Lebanon's U.S.-backed government from office, calling for mass demonstrations Friday followed by a wave of open-ended protests.Lebanon may get new post office next year Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 01 2:54 PM
LEBANON If things work out, this could be the last year that Christmas packages are mailed from the Lebanon post office on Second and Grant streets.Lebanon-Israel War Prompts Call For Cluster Bomb Ban Nasdaq - Dec 01 9:59 AM
GENEVA (AP)--Three international law experts assigned by the U.N. human rights watchdog to investigate Israel's devastation of Lebanon said Friday one of their main conclusions is that Israel's use of cluster bombs proves the weapons should be banned.South Lebanon's farmers face a grim choice: lose their livelihoods or lose their lives to cluster bombs The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:47 PM
Cluster bombs deny farmers their land and they will risk life and limb. It's the same in Southern Lebanon today as it was in South Vietnam in the early 1970s. In Vietnam, where I was a journalist and social worker in the early 1970s, I saw farmers forced off their land by American and South Vietnamese bombing and corralled.Israel should compensate damage in Lebanon - U.N. team Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 01 9:35 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by its month-long war in Lebanon, especially losses incurred by civilians.UN report says Israel should compensate Lebanon for war The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 01 1:48 PM
A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by its month-long war in Lebanon this past summer, especially losses incurred by civilians. It suggested setting up an international compensation program similar to the one which has paid.US vies to boost war-torn Lebanon via trade pact AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 12:51 PM
The US government signed a trade pact with Lebanon in a step that officials hailed as promoting the economic and democratic success of the embattled country.Lebanon political solutions hit impasse UPI - Dec 01 11:01 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Political efforts to avoid another descent into civil conflict have reached total deadlock as opposing camps in Lebanon remain inflexible about their stances.Calls for Lebanon government to quit Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Dec 01 6:18 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A sea of flag-waving protesters demanded on Friday the resignation of Lebanon's Western-backed government at a Hezbollah-led rally, but Prime Minister Fouad Siniora appeared unmoved by the pressure.UN human rights inquiry: Israel should compensate Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 11:23 AM
A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay compensation for damage caused by the month-long Lebanon, especially losses incurred by civilians.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government KXLY-TV Spokane - Dec 01 10:25 AM
BEIRUT, LEBANON -- Lebanon's prime minister is holed up in his office in downtown Lebanon as thousands of protesters rally nearby. The protesters, from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian opposition allies, are trying to force prime minister Faud Saniora from office.Hezbollah Calls Protests In Lebanon To Bring Down Government WLBZ Bangor - Dec 01 10:37 AM
Lebanon's prime minister is holed up in his office in downtown Lebanon as thousands of protesters rally nearby.FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROYAL URGES LEBANON DIALOGUE The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 01 9:17 AM
NAQURA, Lebanon, Dec 1, 2006 (AFP) - France's socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal on Friday urged Lebanon's political factions to return to dialogue amid mass anti-government protests in Beirut.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government; PM remains defiant WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Dec 01 2:06 PM
The aim of the protest is to oust Prime Minister Fuad Saniora (foo-AHD' sah-nee-OHR'-uh).Opposition groups led by the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah have bussed supporters from all over Lebanon to downtown Beirut for the massive show of popular support.Huge Hezbollah rally calls for Lebanon gov't to quit Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 11:09 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies descended on downtown Beirut on Friday in a peaceful but noisy protest to force the resignation of U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, who was holed up in his office under heavy guard.Hezbollah, allies push unrest in Lebanon Detroit News - Nov 30 11:30 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies launched a long-threatened campaign to force Lebanon's U.S.-backed government from office, calling for mass demonstrations today followed by a wave of open-ended protests.Lebanon middle school wrestlers start season Lebanon Express - Dec 01 11:49 AM
The Lebanon middle school wrestling team began the season with a 39-12 home win over Talmadge on Tuesday, Nov. 21.Lebanon volleyball star signs with WOU Lebanon Express - Dec 01 11:49 AM
Lebanon High School volleyball player Jorden Burrows has signed a National Letter of Intent with Western Oregon University, announced WOU coach Joe Houck.Israel denounces U.N. rights probe on Lebanon AlertNet - Dec 01 5:18 AM
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Israel denounced a United Nations investigation that accused the Jewish state of human rights violations in Lebanon and said it ignored Hezbollah ... New attorney joins Lebanon law firm Lebanon Express - Dec 01 11:45 AM
John Tre' Kennedy has joined the Lebanon law firm of Morley, Thomas & McHill LLC. Kennedy joins the firm after practicing for eight years in Portland. His practice emphasizes business, real estate and employment law and litigation.BLT schedules walk at Had Irvine Park, north Lebanon Lebanon Express - Dec 01 11:42 AM
On Dec. 9, Build Lebanon Trails (BLT) is sponsoring a walk from Had Irvine Park in the northeast section of Lebanon to Pioneer School, down Hansard Ave., past the old Pioneer cemetery and back to Had Irvine.Lebanon Prepares for Hezbollah Protests phillyburbs.com - Dec 01 12:58 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hundreds of heavily armed police and combat troops unfurled barbed wire and erected barricades around the Lebanese prime minister's office on Friday, girding for a large protest against the Western-backed leader.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government; PM remains defiant WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Dec 01 6:52 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The Lebanese prime minister's office is ringed with troops and armor in unprecedented security measures ahead of a massive protest by Hezbollah and its... Foreign Secretary arrives in Lebanon Government News Network - Dec 01 9:38 AM
Today the Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett MP, makes her first official visit to Lebanon.U.S. Bishops Call for International Support to Secure Peace and Strengthen Democracy In Lebanon [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:39 PM
The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) international policy committee has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to increase efforts with the international community to establish peace, stability and political reform in Lebanon.Lebanon businessman leads state's electric co-ops Springfield Business Journal - Dec 01 10:28 AM
Lebanon businessman Carl Lowrance has been retained as president of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, making him the first person to serve two full terms at the organization's helm.Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:11 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.Lebanon power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 1:00 PM
Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive show of force in Beirut aimed at pressing the Western-backed government to resign.Protesters Seek Leader?s Ouster in Lebanon New York Times - Dec 01 12:40 PM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed in downtown Beirut today.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets Financial Express - Dec 01 9:57 AM
BEIRUT, Dec 1 (AFP): Lebanon's political power struggle takes to the streets of Beirut Friday with the opposition, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, seeking a mass turnout to force a change in the Western-backed cabinet and the government vowing not to be pressured.Security beefed up ahead of Lebanon rally UPI - Dec 01 4:15 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Hundreds of police officers and armored vehicles have been stationed outside Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's Beirut offices ahead of a major protest.Lebanon - a country on the verge AlertNet - Dec 01 12:48 AM
Malteser International - Germany Ingo Radtke, Secretary General of Malteser International, reports from Lebanon: Saturday/Sunday, November 25/26, 2006 At first glance, Beirut is colourful and bright: Hundreds of yellow and red ... Lebanon vows not to give in to opposition demo threat AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:44 AM
Lebanon's pro-Western cabinet will not give in to mass demonstrations called by the opposition for Friday in support of demands for a national unity government.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:36 AM
Hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive show of force in Beirut on Friday aimed at pressing the Western-backed government to resign.Nasrallah-Siniora showdown / Who will blink first in Lebanon? Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 2:53 AM
Will Beirut be transformed today into the "capital of Arabism, resistance and unity," as Hassan Nasrallah described it yesterday in a statement, or will Lebanon come under a regime of "religious tyranny," as Marwan Hamade, minister of communications and an associate of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, warns?Saudi king denounces protest against Lebanon PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 11:16 AM
Saudi King Abdullah called Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to denounce "security breaches" after protestors surrounded his office to demand that he quit, a Lebanese official told AFP.Lebanon democracy in danger: Hariri NDTV - Nov 30 7:24 PM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora warned on Thursday that Lebanon's democracy was in danger after Hezbollah's call for protests to bring down his government.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down gov't PM remains defiant San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 30 4:03 PM
Pope prays in Istanbul mosque Associated Press Pope Benedict XVI prayed alongside an Islamic cleric in one of Turkey's most famous mosques Thursday in a dramatic gesture of outreach to Muslims after outrage from the pontiff's remarks linking violence and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down gov'tSyria vows swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Nov 30 11:19 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria will start pulling back its forces in Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley on Monday, Lebanon says, in the first stage of what Syria says will be a swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops.In Support Of Lebanon's Cedars Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 01 4:00 PM
Commentary from Investor's Business DailyHizbollah in mass protest to unseat Lebanon PM Financial Times - Nov 30 6:43 PM
Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition launches mass protests in Beirut today with theaim of bringing down the pro-western governmentof prime minister FouadSiniora.Siniora defiant as Lebanon opposition calls protest Tiscali - Nov 30 11:19 PM
Siniora told the nation the opposition wanted to stage a coup against the democratic system in Lebanon and vowed his anti-Syrian cabinet would not fall.Lebanon: Protests Call For Government To Step Down Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 01 6:33 AM
PRAGUE, December 1, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Hundreds of thousands of noisy protesters from Hizballah and Lebanon's Christian opposition have massed into downtown Beirut, calling for the government of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to step down.Lebanese government vows to stay after mass protest AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 6:43 PM
Lebanon's Western-backed government has vowed not to cave in after a forceful turnout by hundreds of thousands of opposition protesters, led by the Shiite group Hezbollah, who surrounded government offices on Friday.Lebanon troops prepare for opposition protest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 2:08 AM
Thousands of Lebanese troops and police fanned out in Beirut on Friday before a Hezbollah-led opposition protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government.11,500 United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon New Kerala - Nov 30 11:57 PM
United Nations, Dec 1: The enhanced UN peacekeeping force sent to Lebanon this summer to monitor the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah now totals 11,500 troops from 21 countries.Hezbollah, Allies Call for Mass Protests in Lebanon Voice of America - Nov 30 12:37 PM
The pro-Syrian opposition in Lebanon, led by Hezbollah, has called for mass protests aimed at bringing down the anti-Syrian government and replacing it with what they call a government of national unity.Lebanon: UN Peacekeeping Force Reaches 11,500 Scoop.co.nz - Nov 30 4:59 PM
The enhanced United Nations peacekeeping force sent to Lebanon this summer to monitor the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah now totals 11,500 troops from 21 countries, just 3,500 below its mandated maximum strength, with additional personnel arriving from Indonesia, Portugal and Italy.Jordan king urges Lebanon unity amid protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 10:58 AM
King Abdullah II of Jordan urged Lebanese to remain united Friday as a mass protest by the Shiite-led opposition left pro-Western Prime Minister Fuad Siniora surrounded by hostile demonstrators.Lebanon tightens security for opposition protest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:04 PM
Thousands of Lebanese troops and police fanned out in Beirut on Friday to tighten security hours before a Hezbollah-led opposition protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government.Hezbollah Protests Target Lebanon's Government NPR - Dec 01 10:25 AM
In Beirut, hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters are demonstrating against the nation's government. They vow to stay in the streets around Martyrs' Square until the government falls.Tensions Remain High in Lebanon Voice of America - Nov 30 9:52 AM
In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago.Hezbollah-led protesters camp out in Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:47 PM
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.Lebanon protesters block roads to PM's office AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 8:58 AM
Opposition demonstrators have blocked access roads to the office of Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora who was holed up inside during a massive protest calling for his resignation.Lebanon's PM Siniora says government will not quit AlertNet - Nov 30 11:18 AM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Thursday his government would not resign despite mounting pressure from the Hezbollah-led opposition which was preparing large ... Hezbollah Throng Demands Ouster of Lebanon Government (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Dec 01 8:17 AM
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Tens of thousands of supporters of Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim party and militia, crowded streets and plazas across a wide swathe of downtown Beirut to demand the ouster of pro-Western Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.Beirut rally demands change BBC via Yahoo! News - Dec 01 3:07 PM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters have held a mass rally in Beirut to protest against Lebanon's government.After War, Lebanon Turns to Art, Asking: Who Are We? New York Times - Nov 30 6:41 PM
After Hezbollah?s war with Israel, there was a surge of music, video, sculpture, poetry and theater in Beirut, examining the issues raised by the 34-day war.800,000 on streets in revolution to put Lebanon in hands of Hezbollah Times Online - Dec 01 3:31 PM
It was last year s Cedar revolution in reverse. Hundreds of thousands of pro-Syrian protesters waving Lebanese flags rallied yesterday in central Beirut, vowing to remain in the streets until the Western-backed Government was overthrown.800,000 on streets in revolution to put Lebanon in hands of Hezbollah Times Online - Dec 01 3:17 PM
It was last year's "Cedar revolution" in reverse....Analysis: protests will further paralyse Lebanon Times Online - Dec 01 3:31 PM
"In terms of sheer numbers, this echoes the Cedar Revolution of last year, when thousands rallied after the assassination in February of Rafik Hariri, the former anti-Syrian Prime Minister.Lebanon's Hezbollah Calls for Sit-In Protest to Demand New Government Voice of America - Nov 30 5:07 AM
Lebanon's Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah and its allies have called for a mass protest on Friday to demand a new government. The groups issued a statement Thursday, calling for a peaceful sit-in protest in central Beirut.Twelve Mt. Lebanon homes decked for holiday and tours Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Nov 30 4:31 AM
If the 12 days of Christmas aren't enough to get you into the spirit of the season, then how about the 12 Mt. Lebanon homes open to the public as part of two charitable fund-raisers?Saudi king denounces protest against Lebanon PM Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
BEIRUT - Saudi King Abdullah called Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to denounce security breaches Friday after protestors surrounded his office to demand that he quit, a Lebanese official told AFP.Protesters set up camp in Beirut BBC News - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Pro-Syrian protesters set up tents in Beirut, after a rally calling on Lebanon's government to stand down.Ideas sought on proposed recreation area in Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Nov 30 7:23 AM
LEBANON The public is invited to take part in plans for a proposed Cheadle Lake Recreation Area.Lebanon builds up security forces Los Angeles Times - Dec 01 12:28 AM
The move is seen as a bid to counter Iran and ally Hezbollah. Some fear it may lead to a militia -- and civil war.South Korea Decides To Send 350 Peacekeepers To Lebanon Nasdaq - Nov 30 1:59 AM
SEOUL (AP)--South Korea has decided to send 350 peacekeepers to Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, following Cabinet approval for the deployment earlier this week.Lebanon Valley's comeback tops Albright in league opener Reading Eagle - Nov 30 5:42 AM
Dan Hodge came off the bench to score 17 points Wednesday night at the Bollman Center to lead Lebanon Valley past Albright 79-74 in the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball opener for both teams.Lebanon opposition calls mass protests for Friday AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 2:08 PM
The Lebanese opposition, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, called for mass protests to back demands for a change of the Western-backed cabinet of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.200,000 call for Lebanon's 'US puppet' to go Daily Telegraph - Dec 01 12:15 PM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to Beirut s streets today in a Hizbollah-led demonstration aimed at toppling the government of the beleaguered prime minister, Fouad Siniora.Is Lebanon doomed to civil war? Russian Information Agency Novosti - Nov 30 5:05 AM
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya) - The next few days will be crucial for the situation in Lebanon.Siniora defiant as Lebanon opposition calls protest Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:54 AM
A defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would not stand down after Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a mass protest in Beirut on Friday to try to force out the governmentRelatives say missing kids in Lebanon AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 29 10:18 PM
Relatives of two children who disappeared while holidaying with their father say he took them to Lebanon, but their exact whereabouts are unknown.Lebanon Divided: Hezbollah Supporters Take to the Streets ABC News - Dec 01 9:26 AM
Anti-American Sentiment Fueled Hezbollah Supporters As They Tried to Take Down GovernmentLebanon protest pressures PM Guardian Unlimited - Dec 01 6:53 AM
Lebanese prime minister under intense pressure after tens of thousands of protesters descend on central Beirut in a mass rally orchestrated by Hizbullah in an attempt to force his resignation.Lebanon PM vows to fight on eve of Hezbollah-led protests AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 30 11:52 AM
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora vowed that his government will fight attempts to establish any foreign tutelage on the country, on the eve of mass demonstrations called by the opposition led by the pro-Syrian Hezbollah.Standing up to bullies in Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 1:00 AM
Think of Lebanon as the neighborhood sandbox for the Middle East. Countries go there to play, but often not by the rules. It can get so crowded and nasty that there's little place or peace for Lebanese themselves. The country and region then suffer for it.Israel should compensate damage in Lebanon--UN team AlertNet - Dec 01 9:03 AM
Source: Reuters (recast after commission news conference; adds speech by U.S.) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights inquiry said on Friday that Israel should be made to pay ... Lebanon tries to understand its agony through art International Herald Tribune - Nov 30 1:48 PM
In the war-torn Mideast country, there was a surge of music, video, sculpture, poetry and theater.Major protest urged in Lebanon Boston Globe - Dec 01 1:05 AM
BEIRUT -- In a dramatic day of dueling statements, Hezbollah's leader called on his supporters and allied forces to pour into Beirut today to bring down the US-backed government, a move Prime Minister Fuad Saniora compared to a coup attempt. He insisted that the government would fall only through a vote of parliament, not a show of force in the ...Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets TODAYonline - Dec 01 10:20 AM
A demontrator holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest in downtown Beirut.Sunni forces in Lebanon swell Seattle Times - Dec 01 12:32 AM
The Lebanese government has nearly doubled the size of its security forces, with some 11,000 mostly Sunni Muslim and Christian troops in...Saudi backs Lebanon govt The Peninsula - 29 minutes ago
beirut Saudi King Abdullah called Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to denounce "security breaches" yesterday after protesters surrounded his office to demand that he quit, a Lebanese official said.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets Middle East Times - Dec 01 7:02 AM
PROTESTORS: Lebanese people carry national flags in a rally held by pro-Syrian groups in Beirut December 1. Tens of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese poured into central Beirut for a Hezbollah-led protest to bring down the Western-backed government.Hundreds of thousands protest gainst government in Lebanon Calcutta News - Dec 01 10:45 AM
Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded central Beirut for a massive Hezbollah-led protest against the government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets TurkishPress.com - Dec 01 9:02 AM
Beirut is on high alert as hundreds of thousands of opposition demonstrators, led by the pro-Syrian militant group Hezbollah, staged a massive show of force aimed at pressing the Western-backed government to resign.