Lebanon
Najib Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate, has been voted by parliament as the new prime minister. Supporters of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister who was ousted by a Hezbollah walkout, have taken to the streets to protest.
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Hezbollah
Protests as Hezbollah poised to form Lebanon government
Hezbollah
Hezbollah, allies to nominate new Lebanon premier
Hezbollah
In Lebanon, Hezbollah gets support of Druze leader
Hezbollah
Hariri tribunal: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation
Hezbollah
Lebanon shows shift of influence in Mideast
Hezbollah
Beirut tense but calm after UN prosecutor files indictment
Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader defends decision to bring down Lebanon’s government
Lebanon
Hezbollah will not support Prime Saad Hariri in his bid to remain prime minister after toppling his government. Hezbollah attacked Hariri, accusing him of being an “American-Israeli project.”
Hezbollah
After government collapse, Hezbollah works to get more power in Lebanon
Qatar
Clinton blasts Arab governments on reforms
Hezbollah
Talks on new Lebanon government to start Monday
Lebanon
Ten ministers from Hezbollah and allied political parties resigned from Prime Minister Saad al Hariri’s cabinet, causing the coalition government to collapse. Hezbollah engineered the collapse after a meeting was planned to discuss the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which is investigating the assassination of Hariri’s father.
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Lebanese government is a step from collapse
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Lebanon – Proposed ban on sale of land between Muslims and Christians sparks controversy
Hezbollah
A new ambassador to Syria, but little hope of change
Al Qaeda
Hizballah fears ‘Qaeda’ type attacks from Lebanese Sunnis
Lebanon
Abu Ramez Sahmarani, the leader of Jund al Sham, an al Qaeda-linked group in Lebanon, was found dead in the Ein al Hilweh camp. Sahmarani “was found handcuffed, blindfolded and shot execution-style in the back of his head.”
France
Israel – Gov’t concerned French arms for Lebanese Armed Forces will go to Hizbullah
Hezbollah
Wikileaks: Syria accused of supplying SCUD missiles to Hezbollah
Egypt
Survey: Muslims offer mixed views on Hamas, Hezbollah, reject al Qaeda
Lebanon
In 2008, Defense Minister Elias Murr passed along advice to Israel if it planned to target Hezbollah, according to the WikiLeaks documents. Murr said Israel should not cross the blue line and should avoid targeting Christian areas. He also said the Lebanese Army would not fight Israel and would “take over, once Hezbollah’s militia has […]
Israel
A resurgent Syria alarms US, Israel
Lebanon
The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades called on Sunnis in Lebanon to rise up against Hezbollah and accused the Lebanese Army of cooperating with the Shia terror group. The statement was made by Saleh bin Abdullah al Qaraawi, the group’s military commander, and released on the Internet.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah: Evidence held by Hariri court worthless
Hezbollah
BBC pulls series as Hizbollah protests
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda ideologue held in Syria
Lebanon
Radical al Qaeda cleric Omar Bakri appointed Hezbollah member of parliament Nawwar Sahili to act as his lawyer for his upcoming retrial. “I urge Hassan Nasrallah to look at the injustice facing Omar Bakri who backs all resistance (movements) against Israel,” Bakri told reporters.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida ideologue™s arrest blow to Middle East jihadis
Lebanon
Security forces arrested radical al Qaeda cleric Omar Bakri at his home in Tripoli. Bakri was convicted last week of “belonging to an armed group with the aim of carrying out terrorist acts and plotting to kill Lebanese soldiers.”