Lebanon braces for power struggle
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Lebanon braced on Wednesday for a bitter power struggle after the assassination of an anti-Syrian Christian cabinet minister which his allies blamed on Syria.
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Lebanon's rival parties met in a French chateau Saturday for unusual and long-awaited talks meant to ease a political and sectarian crisis threatening to rip apart their country.
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Arab League chief Amr Moussa brought feuding Lebanese parties together on Friday to try to agree on a new government and end a protracted political crisis.
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The U.N. peace troops shipping out soon to south Lebanon may find their first skirmish will be over words &#151; like "hostile activities" and "all necessary action."
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Officials say the policing power for the U.N. force in Lebanon is limited as their tasks are dictated by the political will of Beirut.
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A leading member of Lebanon's anti-Syrian governing coalition on Sunday warned of anarchy and raised the specter of war in the country, which is suffering its worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
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On Scene: With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Foud Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim
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Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 19 -- In a deepening crisis that has paralyzed Lebanese politics, the leader of Hezbollah urged his well-organized followers to prepare for mass protests aimed at toppling the U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
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Arab envoys try to broker a deal between rival political factions in Lebanon after days of mass rallies.
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LebanonÂs seeming slide toward civil conflict is a flashpoint for tensions in the Middle East.
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Lebanon's political crisis worsened Friday with government ministers fearing for their lives after the murder of one of their own, businesses on strike and Hezbollah renewing threats of protests.
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With the Lebanese government mired in political crisis, many of the countryâs institutions are crumbling but the army, battling Islamic militants, is a source of unity.
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The government was preparing for a possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon, who should be ready to leave at short notice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army claimed victory in 33 days of fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants.
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BEIRUT - Lebanon on Monday asked the Arab League to help it counter a UN Security Council resolution, aimed implicitly at its powerful neighbour, Syria, which called for Beirutâs sovereignty to be respected and foreign troops to be withdrawn from the
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Lebanon began three days of mourning on Wednesday as a bitter power struggle brewed after the assassination of an anti-Syrian Christian cabinet minister that his allies blamed on Damascus.