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Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, run as they arrive to attend a rally to commemorate their slain top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh and two other leaders
Beirut   Hezbollah   Military   Photos   War   		 The Star 
Hezbollah routs pro-govt gunmen; controls Beirut
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup". H... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Shiite gunmen from the Amal group prepare to attack a building of government supporters during a gun-battle in a newly seized neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008.
Beirut   Civil War   Lebanon   Photos   Slideshow   		 The Australian 
Fears grow of civil war in Lebanon
| THE civil war that Lebanon has both dreaded and prepared for over two tense years inched ever closer last night, after Hezbollah guerillas shut down parts of Beirut and surrounding pro-government me... (photo: AP Photo / Bela Szandelszky)
Beirut, Lebanon  Khaleej Times 
Lebanon teeters on edge of civil war
| BEIRUT - Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day on Friday as the country teetered on the brink of a new civil war, prompting urgent appeals for calm from the international co... (photo: AP / Ahmad Omar)
Beirut   Hezbollah   Lebanon   Photos   Syria  
Lebanese soldiers stand guard as Sunni supporters of parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri burn tires to block the highway linking Beirut with coastal village of Jiyeh, Lebanon, Thursday, May 8, 2008.  Khaleej Times 
Lebanon 'declares war' after gunbattles: Hezbollah
| BEIRUT - The Lebanese capital braced for more sectarian violence Friday after fierce gunbattles in Beirut left at least seven people dead and the opposition Hezbollah chief charged that a government... (photo: (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) / )
Beirut   Hezbollah   Lebanon   Photos   Violence  
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Beirut, Lebanon - A view of Marines in front of the U.S. Embassy which was destroyed by a terrorist bomb attack. The Star
Fighting rocks Beirut, kills 10; Hezbollah defiant
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by t... (photo: US DoD file)
Beirut   Government   Military   Photos   Terrorism  
A Lebanese army soldier tries to calm down a Hezbollah supporters during a clash with pro-government supporters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Jan. 23, 2007. Hezbollah-led opposition protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday by burning tires and cars at major t The Independent
Robert Fisk: Gun battles as Hizbollah claims Lebanon is at war

| If you want to fight us, you'll have to fight us. This was Sayed Hassan Nasrallah's message to the Lebanese government yesterday and his words were followed within seco... (photo: AP)
Hizbollah   Lebanon   Military   Photos   War  
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah gestures while delivering a speech, in Beirut, Lebanon, in this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 file photo. Military intelligence has arrested a ring of Lebanese and Palestinian terrorists who planned to assassinate Nasral Gulf News
Lebanon is between the devil and the deep sea
| The situation in Lebanon is a tricky one. It is Catch 22. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah yesterday issued an ultimatum to the government to either repeal its... (photo: AP/Hussein Malla)
Government   Hezbollah   Lebanon   Nasrallah   Photos   Slideshow  
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks to thousands of supporters in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 where he vowed that the opposition´s campaign led by his group to force Prime Minister Fuad Saniora to cede power o Daily Star Lebanon
Resistance against Israel built Nasrallah's reputation

| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Friday, May 09, 2008 | BEIRUT: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah, enjoys huge popularity in many part of the Arab world, wher... (photo: AP /Ben Curtis)
Hezbollah   Nasrallah   Photos   Politics   Resistance   Slideshow  
Opposition members throw a tyre inside a burning car at the airport highway in Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Opposition protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday by burning tires and cars at major thoroughfares in the capital and its approaches to e Daily Star Lebanon
A ray of hope in a troubled land of political mediocrity

| By The Daily Star | Friday, May 09, 2008 | Editorial | The sudden deterioration of the security situation in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon has been as unsurprising ... (photo: AP/Mahmoud Tawil)
Lebanon   Military   Photos   Politics   Society  
Sunni Muslim lawmaker Saad Hariri, right, reacts in the presence of Public Works and Transportation Minister Mohammed al-Safadi, center, and Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, left, ahead of the inter-Lebanese national dialogue designed to resolve the cou The Star
Lebanon's Hariri proposes deal to end conflict
Lebanon's parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut February 7, 2008. (REUTERS/Jamal Saidi) | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese govern... (photo: AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Lebanon   Mideast   Parliament   Photos   Politics  
Cars try to pass burning tyres set by opposition supporters - Lebanon The Australian
Tensions up as Beirut airport blocked

| BEIRUT: Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport last night, piling pressure on Lebanon's US-backed Government on the second day of a protest campaign that has tr... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah   Lebanon   Military   Photos   Politics  


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Palestinians walk by a bus with a poster showing U.S. President George W. Bush, center, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, and Hebrew text reading 'Bush Free Your captive!, ' in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. The banner, placed by a group calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard who was convicted in the U.S. on charges of spying for Israel in the the 1980's, refers also to Israeli soldiers being held by militants in Gaza and Lebanon. Bush will make his first visit to Israel and the West Bank as President next week. (js1) Peace talks at risk in Israel scandal The Australian
Shiite gunmen from the Amal group prepare to attack a building of government supporters during a gun-battle in a newly seized neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008. Fears grow of civil war in Lebanon The Australian
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, escorted by his bodyguards as he walks between the crowds (tmg1) Lebanon condemns Hezbollah "coup" Canada Dot Com
Oil & Energy
Chicago cabbie William Oraka, reflected in pump, fuels up at a downtown station selling regular gasoline for $3.999 Wednesday, May 7, 2008, as oil futures rose to a new record near $124 a barrel Oil rallies to record $US124 The Australian
Oil price - petrol - energy - gasoline (mj1) World oil prices continue to breach records The Manila Times
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during the opening of a new exhibition at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Monday, April 28, 2008. Olmert vows to resign if he is charged by court Buffalo News
In this photo released by the Government Press Office, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, second left, receive the final report of the Winograd Commission into the war in Lebanon, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The final report into Israel's 2006 war in Lebanon concluded that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not fail in his handling of a key battle and that his decisions were reasonable, Israeli defense officials said Wednesday Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe The Star
Israelis attend a rally calling on Israel´s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 3, 2007. Tens of thousands of protesters streamed to a central Tel Aviv square after sundown Thursday, demanding the Opponents: Israeli PM should resign USA Today
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