Lebanon
Has Lebanon’s Cedar revolt come undone?
Has Lebanon’s Cedar revolt come undone?
UNIFIL on alert after fears of attacks by Hezbollah
US Investigations Lead to Arrests in Gemayel Assassination Case
Lebanon’s Slow Slide From Hope To Deadlock
(Lebanon) Moussa resumes bid to broker compromise in Beirut
Qatari troops first Arab nation to deploy in Lebanon
Both sides appear cornered in Beirut
Lebanon: President Lahoud refuses to endorse Hariri tribunal, calls government illegal
Israel Warns of Al Qaeda Attack on Lebanon Peacekeepers
Day 9: Lebanese President Emile Lahoud vows that the demonstrations will not spark a sectarian war. Escalation is expected on Sunday. The Lebanese Army denied that PM Siniora had ordered confiscation of weapons transported to the resistance in southern Lebanon, as Nasrallah asserted yesterday. Siniora has accused Nasrallah of plotting a coup.
Syrian-backed Fatah Al-Islam implicated in plan to assassinate 36 pro-democracy politicians as the political crisis in Beirut enters its 8th consecutive day of anti-Saniora demonstrations. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to bring the PM’s government down amidst rising Sunni-Shi’a sectarian tension.
Lebanon feels heat of Sunni-Shiite friction
Does the Lebanese opposition have an action plan?
The Egyptian president and Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday called for the containment of political upheaval in Lebanon, warning of the potential for widespread violence to erupt. The protests in Beirut continue. A United Nations commission of inquiry in the French-chaired Human Rights Committee determined that Israel should pay compensation to Lebanon for the conflict […]
Beirut on edge as rumors of a planned Hezbollah-backed coup against PM Siniora sweeps the city and Hezbollah rallies thousands in front of the PM’s office demanding his resignation. Downtown businesses brace for extended closures as the rallies develop into a prolonged sit-in.
Beirut Throngs Mourn Slain Minister and Revile Syria
Lebanese Say Goodbye To Slain Politician
France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon
The UN will send a team to Lebanon to investigate the assassination of Minister Gemayel. Syria will not cooperate with the Hariri assassination tribunal. Gunmen also opened fire on Minster Pharaon’s office on the day of Gemayel’s murder.
US to boost military help for Lebanon
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt blames Syria for the assassination of Christian minister Pierre Gemayel. Saad Hariri accused Syria of “trying to kill every free person” in Lebanon. The UN approved the tribunal to investigate the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
Security Council OKs Hariri tribunal
Timeline: Assassinations in Lebanon
Gemayel reaction: ‘The hands of Syria are all over the place’
Christian Phalange Minister Pierre Gemayel, the son of former President Gemayel Amin, was assassinated in broad daylight in Beirut. The assassination occurs as the UN is preparing the Hariri assassination trial, UNIFIL seizes weapons from Hezbollah in the south, and Hezbollah calls for protests in an effort to topple the Lebanese government.
Hezbollah has called for mass protests in an effort to topple the Lebanese government. UNIFIL announces it has seized rockets, missiles, launchers and munition stockpiles in southern Lebanon.
A Sunni called the Mujahideen in Lebanon threated Hezbollah for conspiring “to fully control Lebanon in alliance with Lebanon’s Crusaders and to eliminate the Sunni sect once and for all.” Hezbollah claims it will not continue talks but will conduct “peaceful protests.” The UN recommends the Hariri tribunal be held outside of Lebanon.
Khamenei Tells Berri US, Israel Will be Defeated in Lebanon
Lebanon: A Perfect Storm?
Lebanon cabinet defies growing Hezbollah challenge