Throng gathers in Beirut to pressure government
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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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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Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.
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Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition said on Wednesday it was ready to escalate its campaign to topple the Western-backed government and called for a new mass demonstration on Sunday.
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Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday.
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Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.
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Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut Friday in what organizers were calling a "victory rally" following the 34-day Israeli-Hezbollah battle that ended last month.
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Lebanese militant group  Hezbollah calls for huge protests aimed at bringing down the government.
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Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of a campaign to topple the U.S.-backed government.
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Thousands of Hezbollah supporters packed Beirut's bombed-out suburbs for a rally Friday intended to showcase the group's insistence that it won't disarm.
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, bidding to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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Thousands of people descended on central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a mass rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition to escalate their drive to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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The Lebanese Army, which many credit with holding together the fragile nation, is under siege after firing on a protest last month.
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A defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would not stand down after Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a mass protest in Beirut on Friday to try to force out the government
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Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.
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A rare pro-democracy protest in Tehran  gained momentum late on Sunday with hundreds of cars pouring  onto the streets, blaring horns and provoking an appearance  from hardline vigilantes, witnesses said.