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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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 PM Fouad Siniora says his government will not be brought down by protests planned by pro-Syrian groups.
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Lebanon's opposition, led by Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the ruling anti-Syrian coalition refused to meet its demand for veto power in government.
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Assassinated Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel will be buried on Thursday and his allies have called for a large turnout to strengthen their hand in a political struggle with the Hezbollah-led opposition.
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At least 150,000 Lebanese turned the  funeral of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday  into an outpouring of public anger against Syria, blamed by  opposition leaders for the bomb that killed him.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 30 -- In a dramatic day of dueling statements, Hezbollah's leader called on his supporters and allied forces to pour into Beirut on Friday to bring down the U.S.-backed government, a move Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora compared to a coup attempt. He insisted that the 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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BEIRUT, Dec. 2 -- Hezbollah and its allies escalated Lebanon's month-long political crisis into a popular confrontation Friday and Saturday, sending hundreds of thousands of supporters into the streets, parking lots and sidewalks of downtown Beirut, vowing to topple the government of Prime Minister...
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A sea of flag-waving protesters demanded on Friday the resignation of Lebanon's Western-backed government at a Hezbollah-led rally, but Prime Minister Fouad Siniora appeared unmoved by the pressure.
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BEIRUT, Dec. 9 -- As morning clouds hovered overhead Saturday, Fadil Ayyash wiped eyes that were bleary from just two hours of sleep over two days in the city-within-a-city that Hezbollah's protests in downtown Beirut have become.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pressed Syria on Friday to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and criticized Lebanon&#39;s Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for seeking
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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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The leader of Lebanon's pro-Western majority in parliament said on Thursday the country was in direct confrontation with Syria and Iran, which back the Hezbollah opposition group in its conflict with the Beirut government.
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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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Hundreds of heavily armed police and combat troops unfurled barbed wire and erected barricades around the Lebanese prime minister's office on Friday, girding for a large protest against the Western-backed leader.
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Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister urged the Hezbollah-led opposition on Wednesday to end street protests and return to the negotiating table, vowing he would not be forced from power.