Anger, and a warning, in Lebanon
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BEIRUT -- Senior Lebanese officials warned yesterday that the country was entering a volatile period a day after the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, pointedly evoking the first year of Lebanon's long civil war and urging calm among opposition leaders and thousands of citizens who hold the government responsible for Hariri's death.
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Dozens of Palestinians detained while leaving a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon have complained of abuse by the Lebanese army, ranging from beatings to some cases of sexual abuse, human and civil rights activists say.
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BEIRUT -- One of Lebanon's most pronounced political crises in a generation slid into bloodshed yesterday when assailants showered gunfire on a car carrying an anti-Syrian politician and scion of the country's most prominent Christian family, killing him and a bodyguard and pushing Lebanon a step closer to civil strife.
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The Hezbollah militant group and its allies called for mass protests in Beirut Friday in an effort to bring down Lebanon's Western-backed government.
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NAHR EL-BARED REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon -- Lebanon's defense minister issued an ultimatum yesterday to Islamic militants barricaded in this Palestinian refugee camp to surrender or face a military onslaught.
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Lebanon's worst internal violence for two decades is in danger of spreading throughout the country.
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Lebanonâs efforts to select a new president are already facing fresh setbacks. But with a deadline looming, lawmakers risk even deeper chaos if they fail to make a choice.
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In LebanonÂs worst political crisis since the end of a 15-year civil war in 1990, hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters today poured into the center of Beirut, where they demanded an end to Fouad SinioraÂs Western-backed government.
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The narrow road that leads to this southern Lebanese town is littered with the hulks of rocketed cars, white flags hanging limply from the windows. An Israeli drone whines overhead.
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It was a showcase of Lebanonâs divided soul, and it raised fears of violence between the two sides.
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BEIRUT -- A racket filled the air outside Mohammed Jassar's shop in a swath of Beirut devastated in this summer's war with Israel. Hammers delivered a cadence to the clamor of bulldozers, saws and drills trying to rebuild. The noise was almost as loud as the invective these days in Lebanese...
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There's a lot of waiting and worrying in Lebanon these days. One year after Israel and the Shiite Hezbollah militia went to war, large swaths of Lebanon still lie in ruins and as rival factions struggle for control over the country.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Heavy fighting raged on Tuesday between Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, the battleground for Lebanon's bloodiest internal violence since the civil war.
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Lebanese troops were on alert across the country on Tuesday as the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a car bomb blast raised fears of a political crisis and rekindled raw memories of civil war.
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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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Lebanon began three days of mourning on Wednesday for an anti-Syrian cabinet minister whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Damascus, revived fears that factional violence could spiral.
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Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.