Lebanese turmoil withers 'Beirut Spring' optimism
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But many young activists are still struggling to maintain the movement that followed in the wake of Hariri's death.
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Lebanese editorials on Saturday rued parliament's decision to amend the constitution to extend Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud's term despite strong objections from Washington and the United Nations.
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Lebanon's government--promoted by the West as a model for Arab Democracy--faces a new crisis
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In the year since Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas began, two contradictory currents have emerged: a grim mood of apprehension and disillusionment with the country's leadership, alongside a booming economy unfazed by the fighting or concerns about Israel's security.
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PARIS -- Rival Lebanese politicians yesterday opened French-sponsored talks aimed at establishing a framework for ending an eight-month-old political crisis that has threatened to plunge Lebanon into chaos.
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YUHMOUR, Lebanon -- The fighting stopped two weeks ago, but it's still too dangerous for Abdullah Ziaeddine to move back into his war-blasted home, much less start to rebuild.
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Lebanon crisis talks on Wednesday ended   with no firm plan to stop the fighting between Israel and   Hizbollah guerrillas, disappointing Arab and U.N. hopes for an   immediate ceasefire.
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INNER Beirut was swamped by soldiers and riot police at the weekend as the Lebanese parliament convened to extend the term of President Emile Lahoud, reappointing the Syrian-backed former soldier for three more years.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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Israel's decision to end its air and   naval blockade did little to lift the gloom from Beirut's   streets on Thursday, with many Lebanese saying uncertainty over   the future overshadowed their relief that the embargo is over.
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People on both sides called for unity, but the anniversary of the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the former prime minister, illustrated Lebanonâs deep divisions and tensions.
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Even before the killing of a key Christian politician, Beirut was primed for trouble. Now, it may be hard to avoid confrontation
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The first day of mourning for Pierre Gemayel, 34, was LebanonÂs Independence Day, but celebrations were canceled.
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A new emboldened Beirut government is forcing an end to a 10-day stand-off as negotiations fail.
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BEIRUT, Feb. 14 -- The scenes have now become familiar in Beirut: tens of thousands waving the Lebanese flag, vows to neither surrender nor submit, speakers and protesters paying respects to dead they recognize as martyrs, pledging fealty to communal leaders and calling for national salvation on...
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Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday he was hopeful he could clinch a deal between rival Lebanese leaders to end a political crisis which has left the country with no president since November.
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BEIRUT -- The radical Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies escalated Lebanon's month-long political crisis into a popular confrontation yesterday, sending hundreds of thousands of its supporters into the streets of downtown Beirut.