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Lebanon opposition keeps up government pressure 
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Lebanon's political rift has deepened as a thousands-strong protest led by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah entered its third day, with the Western-backed government vowing to resist calls to resign.Lebanon cabinet, opposition in stand-off AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 2:32 PM
Lebanon's Western-backed cabinet vowed not to cave in to calls to resign after a massive demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah, as protesters camped outside government offices.Lebanon's showdown set for lengthy battle of wills Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 3:16 PM
Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.Britain calls for return to talks in troubled Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 7:37 AM
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has expressed her support for Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and called on Lebanon's feuding factions to return to dialogue.Renovations under way at Lebanon's Golden Lamb Dayton Daily News - 14 minutes ago
LEBANON Golden Lamb patrons are starting to see changes since new owners bought Ohio's oldest continually operating inn.Corvallis 35, Lebanon 21 OregonLive.com - Dec 02 5:39 PM
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Matt Kelly ran for 189 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as 6th-ranked Corvallis defeated Lebanon 35-21 in an OSAA 5A semifinal at Willamette University's McCullosh Stadium.40,000 jam downtown Lebanon for horse-drawn Christmas parade Dayton Daily News - Dec 02 4:29 PM
A horde of elves descended on Lebanon's annual Christmas Festival on Saturday with two missions in mind for the big guy at the North Pole.Traffic jammed east of Lebanon KY3 Springfield - 29 minutes ago
Drivers travelling through Missouri came across a lot of snags Saturday. Eastbound drivers on I-44 near Lebanon sat in traffic for quite some time this afternoon--but that wasn't the worst of it.Lebanon opposition keeps up government pressure TODAYonline - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
Lebanese opposition protesters display posters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Lebanon's Western-backed cabinet vowed not to cave in to calls to resign after a massive demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah, as protesters camped outside government offices.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.40,000 jam downtown Lebanon for horse-drawn Christmas parade Middletown Journal - Dec 02 4:14 PM
LEBANON A horde of elves descended on Lebanon's annual Christmas Festival on Saturday with two missions in mind for the big guy at the North Pole. "We are here to spread holiday cheer and help out," said Bonnie Cresap, one of Santa's little helpers from Lebanon.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.Lebanon opposition keeps up government pressure Zawya - 16 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Dec 3, 2006 (AFP) - Lebanon's political rift deepened Sunday as a thousands-strong protest led by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah entered its third day, with the Western-backed government vowing to resist calls to resign.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.Family Loses Home In East Lebanon Fire WLBZ Bangor - Dec 02 4:38 PM
A family from East Lebanon is looking for a new home Saturday after theirs was destroyed by fire.Hezbollah Allies Protest Lebanon Gov't. phillyburbs.com - Dec 02 8:19 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Thousands of Hezbollah supporters camped out in tents in central Beirut on Saturday as the Shiite Muslim guerrilla group and its allies kept up pressure on the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora to resign.Crisis Intensifies in Lebanon As Hezbollah Takes to Streets Washington Post - Dec 01 12:17 PM
BEIRUT, Dec. 1 -- Hezbollah and its allies escalated Lebanon's month-long political crisis into a popular confrontation Friday, sending hundreds of thousands of supporters into the streets, parking lots and sidewalks of downtown Beirut, vowing to topple the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora...Britain calls for return to talks in troubled Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Dec 02 7:32 AM
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has expressed her support for Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and called on Lebanon's feuding factions to return to dialogue.Lebanon middle school wrestlers start season Lebanon Express - Dec 02 4:43 PM
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 02 4:43 PM
Lebanon High School volleyball player Jorden Burrows has signed a National Letter of Intent with Western Oregon University, announced WOU coach Joe Houck.New attorney joins Lebanon law firm Lebanon Express - Dec 02 4:39 PM
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 02 4:36 PM
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.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.Lebanon cabinet refuses to resign Deccan Herald - Dec 02 12:34 PM
Lebanon s Western-backed cabinet vowed not to cave in to calls to resign after a massive demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah, as protesters camped outside government offices on Saturday.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.Lebanon cabinet and opposition in siege stand-off AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Dec 02 1:37 AM
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's Western-backed cabinet has vowed not to cave in to opposition calls to resign after a massive demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah and as protesters camped outside government offices.Egypt fears Lebanon battlefield if protests continue AlertNet - Dec 02 4:55 AM
Source: Reuters CAIRO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Saturday he feared continued street demonstrations, especially if they became sectarian, could turn Lebanon into a battlefield. On ... Thousands attempt to overthrow Lebanon gov't CTV.ca - Dec 02 4:48 AM
Thousands of protesters kept up their efforts to bring down Lebanon's U.S. backed government on Saturday, camping out in the capital and disrupting life in the city's commercial district.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: Hezbollah pushes on PM Tulsa World - Dec 02 4:45 AM
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.Massive Hezbollah rally in Lebanon The Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Dec 02 6:10 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The official goal was to overthrow the government, but the atmosphere was bizarrely festive on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters poured into the center of Beirut, banging drums, chanting slogans, pressing shoulder to shoulder as they surged past army troops seeking to keep order.G-A girls fall to Eastern Lebanon County Waynesboro Record Herald - Dec 02 6:03 AM
COLONIAL PARK - The Greencastle-Antrim girls basketball team came up short in the season opener Friday, falling to Eastern Lebanon County, 35-26, in the opening round of the Central Dauphin East Tournament.Lebanon rocked by rally Sun-Sentinel - Dec 02 12:02 AM
BEIRUT ˇ The roar of chants, songs and noisemakers was deafening for hours 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.Siege stand-off in Lebanon The Australian - Dec 02 1:58 AM
LEBANON'S Western-backed Cabinet vowed not to cave-in to Opposition calls to resign after a huge demonstration led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah and as protesters camped outside government offices today.Lebanon under siege The State - Dec 01 9:07 PM
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.Israeli Actions Compromise Lebanon Border Stability-Annan Nasdaq - Dec 01 9:07 PM
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.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.800,000 mourn assassinated Christian official in Lebanon NorthJersey.com - Dec 01 8:21 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese flooded downtown Beirut on Thursday to mourn a slain Christian politician and vent anger at Syria, gearing up for a potentially explosive fight over power with the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and other allies of Damascus.WP: Lebanon's fault lines grow deeper MSNBC - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Along an axis stretching from downtown, across tense borders between Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods, are the ingredients of another civil war whose prospect comes up almost casually in conversation.Lebanon may get new post office next year Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 01 11:43 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.4-goal second period lifts EC men over Lebanon Valley in hockey Star-Gazette - Dec 02 12:25 AM
Elmira College scored four times in the second period en route to a 5-2 victory over host Lebanon Valley College on Friday night in Eastern College Athletic Conference West men's hockey.Protesters Seek Lebanon PM Resignation RedNova - Dec 01 6:17 PM
By SAM F. GHATTAS BEIRUT, Lebanon - HunHezbollah tent city rises in Beirut in mass Siniora protest CNN.com - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Thousands of Hezbollah supporters camped out in tents in central Beirut Saturday as the Shiite Muslim guerrilla group and its allies kept up the pressure on the U.S.-backed government of Fouad Siniora to resign.Annan finds 13 incidents of illicit arms in Lebanon AlertNet - Dec 01 5:25 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 ... Annan finds more illicit arms in Lebanon Gulf News - Dec 01 11:15 PM
United Nations: Despite a United Nations (UN) ban on illegal weapons, arms smuggling continues to thrive in Lebanon, with the UN documenting 13 incidents so far.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-Israel War Prompts Call For Cluster Bomb Ban Nasdaq - Dec 01 10:09 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 1:51 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 1:51 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.Hezbollah Allies Protest Lebanon Gov't. ABC News - Dec 02 10:01 AM
Thousands of Hezbollah Allies Camp in Beirut Pressing Effort to Oust Lebanese GovernmentHuge Hezbollah rally calls for Lebanon gov't to quit Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 11:15 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.Lebanon political solutions hit impasse UPI - Dec 01 10:52 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! Asia 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.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government; PM remains defiant Fox21 - Dec 01 11:01 AM
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.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government KXLY-TV Spokane - Dec 01 10:19 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.UN human rights inquiry: Israel should compensate Lebanon Haaretz Daily - Dec 01 11:15 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.Hizbullah demonstrations, Lebanon government talks stand still ArabicNews.com - Dec 02 6:38 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese participating in the yesterday's demonstration opposing Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government shouted "We want a clean government."Hezbollah Calls Protests In Lebanon To Bring Down Government WLBZ Bangor - Dec 01 10:22 AM
Lebanon's prime minister is holed up in his office in downtown Lebanon as thousands of protesters rally nearby.Lebanon opposition keeps up government pressure Middle East Online - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Christians join Hezbollah-led demonstrators for third day as world leaders give support to current government.FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROYAL URGES LEBANON DIALOGUE The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 01 9:18 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.Protesters paralyze central Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 10:58 AM
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.Hezbollah, allies push unrest in Lebanon Detroit News - Nov 30 11:37 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.Israel denounces U.N. rights probe on Lebanon AlertNet - Dec 01 5:10 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 ... Lebanon Prepares for Hezbollah Protests phillyburbs.com - Dec 01 1:03 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.Lebanon: Protests Call For Government To Step Down Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 01 6:38 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. Foreign Secretary arrives in Lebanon Government News Network - Dec 01 9:41 AM
Today the Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett MP, makes her first official visit to Lebanon.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down government; PM remains defiant WHO-TV 13 Des Moines - Dec 01 6:49 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...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.Hezbollah Beirut Protest Urges Lebanon PM To Quit Scoop.co.nz - Dec 02 2:46 PM
Sophie McNeill writes: Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters packed the roads of the Lebanese capital yesterday as they took part in a huge anti-government rally.Hezbollah-led protesters paralyze central Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 6:10 AM
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of a campaign to topple the U.S.-backed government.Protesters Seek Leader?s Ouster in Lebanon New York Times - Dec 01 12:33 PM
Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed in downtown Beirut today.Lebanon Police Department Lebanon Express - Dec 02 4:42 PM
8:00 a.m. 23-year-old woman charged with failure to obey traffic control device after a two-vehicle accident near Milton and Hiatt sts. 9:45 a.m. Vehicles entered in 900 block of W. D St. Wallet, $34 cash and miscellaneous keys taken.Lebanon's power struggle takes to the streets AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 30 11:00 PM
Lebanon's political power struggle takes to the streets of Beirut on 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 4:22 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 12:40 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.Light snow showers whiten Lebanon Lebanon Express - Dec 02 4:35 PM
If snow defines winter, then winter came early in Western Oregon. Snow began falling in the northwest part of the state Sunday night, accumulating to several inches in some locations by Monday morning and causing school delays and closures in the Portland-Vancouver area.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 3:00 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.Hezbollah Protesters Call On Lebanon Prime Minister To Resign Free Internet Press - Dec 02 1:58 PM
The Lebanese prime minister was under intense pressure Friday after tens of thousands of protesters descended on central Beirut in a mass rally orchestrated by Hezbollah in an attempt to force his resignation. The U.S.-backed premier, Fouad Siniora, whose position has grown increasingly precarious since the Israeli invasion this summer, stayed in his compound, ringed by police and troops. Anti-govt protests rock Lebanon NDTV - Dec 02 8:03 AM
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese heeded Hezbollah's call, flooding downtown Beirut to pressure the US-supported government to resign. But Prime Minister Fuad Saniora showed no signs of backing down in a confrontation that could tear apart the country.In pictures: Beirut protest camp BBC News - Dec 02 10:26 AM
Pictures from the anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon, on 2 December.Lebanon democracy in danger: Hariri NDTV - Nov 30 7:19 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.Lebanon native tells of war in Afghanistan The Western Star - Dec 02 6:55 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan The 120 soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division I was embedded with this past June had set up what the military calls a blocking position.Hezbollah calls protests in Lebanon to bring down gov't PM remains defiant San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 30 4:11 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'tProtesters camping out in Beirut CNN.com - Dec 01 10:15 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- 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.Syria vows swift Lebanon pullout Tiscali - Nov 30 11:09 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.Protesters set up Beirut camp BBC via Yahoo! News - Dec 02 12:09 AM
Thousand of supporters of Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies in Lebanon have spent a night camped out in Beirut.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 11:09 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.Hezbollah Loyalists Camp Out in Beirut Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 30 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Thousands of Hezbollah supporters set up camp in the heart of Beirut on Saturday, starting an open-ended sit-in with a carnival atmosphere intended to pressure the U.S.-backed government of Fuad Saniora into resigning.LVC holds off E-town Lancaster Online - 26 minutes ago
ANNVILLE - Elizabethtown wants to press-and-run you. Lebanon Valley wants to bump-and-grind you.Single mother makes her move Lebanon Daily News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Each day between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Lebanon Daily News tells the story of one of the 412 families who will be helped this year by Operation Santa.