Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition calls for protests
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Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a peaceful protest and open-ended sit-in in downtown Beirut on Friday to demand a new government in a fresh challenge to U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
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The leader of Lebanon's governing coalition has accused Syria of trying to prolong the political stalemate over the election of a new president.
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Lebanese factions backed by Damascus are set to boycott a presidential election in parliament on Tuesday, blocking the anti-Syrian majority from choosing a new head of state.
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Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.
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Lebanon protested to the United States  on Saturday over a proposal to freeze the assets of senior  officials to put pressure on Syria to withdraw its troops from  Lebanon and crack down on terrorism.
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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.
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BEIRUT, Dec. 3 -- Hezbollah and its allies returned tens of thousands of followers to downtown Beirut on Sunday in an ongoing protest against the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, a startling show of force in its third day that has left parts of Beirut in a schizophrenic mood: upended by...
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Tens of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese poured into central Beirut on Friday for a Hezbollah-led protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government, which has vowed it will not yield to the pressure.
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Thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters gathered in downtown Beirut on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Fuad Saniora cede some power to the opposition or step down.
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Hezbollah's leader vows to continue mass protests in Beirut aimed at ousting Lebanon's government.
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Lebanese opposition supporters sleep in tents in Beirut, after a mass rally calling for the government to stand down.
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Lebanese militant group  Hezbollah calls for huge protests aimed at bringing down the government.
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The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's pro-Western government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.
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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.
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Lebanon's PM Fouad Siniora says his government will not be brought down by protests planned by pro-Syrian groups.
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Beirut's main streets were shut down and armed guards stood vigilant today as anti-Syrian crowds chanting political slogans and waving the Lebanese flag packed into the capital's largest square in anticipation of the funeral of slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. The Christian official was gunned down Tuesday, with many blaming Syria.
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Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora waves to hundreds of supporters at his heavily fortified office complex where he has been holed up since the opposition launched street protests on Dec.Comment