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Decisive week in Lebanon ahead of presidential election (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:46:12 GMT
Lebanon entered a decisive week on Monday during which the parliament is due to elect a new president, with many warning that the country risks sliding into chaos if the political vacuum persists.

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Analysis: Lebanon's un-independence (Middle East Times)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:46:55 GMT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The deadline set by the Lebanese Constitution for the country's Parliament to elect a new president expired at midnight Friday. No consensus was reached, and the departing president, Emile Lahoud, handed the task of insuring Lebanon's security to the army.

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Lebanon Accuses Israel Of Firing On Fishermen - AFP (Nasdaq)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:53:57 GMT
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP)--Lebanese police said Monday the Israeli coastguard had opened fire on three Lebanese fishing boats close to the two countries' maritime border.

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Hezbollah says Lebanon left with no executive (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:07:56 GMT
The powerful Syrian-backed opposition party Hezbollah on Sunday contested the Western-backed government's decision to take charge of running Lebanon amid a presidential vacuum.

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Palestinians in Lebanon expect little from Mideast meet - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:26:17 GMT
Beirut - Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon on Monday said they had few expectations regarding the US-backed Middle East peace talks set to get underway on Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland. This is a photo-op session for the leaders - not...

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Lebanon president leaving; successor not named yet (The World)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:41:20 GMT
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon’s political tumult intensified Friday as President Emile Lahoud said the country is in a “state of emergency” and handed security powers to the army hours before leaving office without a successor. The rival, pro-Western Cabinet rejected the move.

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CORRECT:Lebanon Accuses Israel Of Firing On Fishermen -2- (INO News)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:50:36 GMT
They said the crews were detained for questioning by a Lebanese patrol boat. ("Lebanon Accuses Israel Of Firing On Fishermen - AFP" published at 1151 GMT, misstated which country detained the fishermen.)

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Republic of Lebanon ratings on watch neg, pending end of presidential selection crisis (AME Info)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:42:32 GMT
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it placed its 'B-' long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings on the Republic of Lebanon on CreditWatch with negative implications after the Lebanese parliament failed to select a new president by the constitutional deadline.

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Lebanon enters decisive week (Middle East Online)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:45:10 GMT
Hezbollah contests government's decision to take charge of presidential powers as Lebanon slides into chaos.

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Exclusive! - Lebanon. "State of emergency...or not" (Reporter Associati)
read story   Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:57:43 GMT
Lebanon is in a political limbo after parliament failed to elect a successor for President Emile Lahoud. November 26, 2007 - Hours before the end of his term, Lahoud ordered the army to take charge of security, leaving rival factions responsible for naming a president and leading to international calls for calm.