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At least 40 people have been killed in clashes, which erupted on Wednesday between supporters of Hizbullah and backers of the Western-backed government. The violence broke out after the government decided to arrest the security chief at Beirut International Airport, who was suspected of cooperating with Hizbullah. Hizbullah, the dominant driving force in the opposition, [...]

Friends in Hamra and nearby hoods report that Hezbollah gunmen have taken the streets and are telling people to stay indoors. One friend near Sporting Club reported a Shiite man in her (mixed) neighborhood was taken by gunmen as he was screaming, Im from the Dahiyeh! LBC, one of the main broadcasters, is showing patriotic [...]

There, the newspeople spread to various ranches, which have been victimized. The local sheriff, Donnie Earl Johnson, has provided little information, as the investigation is still in the fact gathering stage. She believes that the rustling is an inside job. When asked to elaborate, she motioned with her head, indicating something behind her. Clearly, there [...]

The majority coalition will not legitimize Hezbollah’s arms, or heed their call for veto power. Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel boiled over in the summer of 2006, but after 34 days of destruction peace seemed preferable to the meandering and pernicious military contest. The Lebanese parliament - which included members of Hezbollah - approved UN [...]

Hezbollah sources concede that they were taken by surprise and some were shocked by the intense, incendiary bombardment of the last few days by pro-government operatives. As Hezbollah studies the situation and how to respond this beautiful spring Beirut morning, there is a real danger things may rapidly spiral out of control. The strike was [...]

“Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on
Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the
U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by
targeting its communications network. Fighters from Hezbollah and the allied Amal group exchanged
assault rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades with
pro-government gunmen in several areas of the capital in the
worst domestic fighting since the 1975-90 civil war.” “The airport [...]

The latest tensions between Lebanon’s U.S.-backed government and Hezbollah were sparked Monday when the government sacked airport security chief Brig. The government believes Hezbollah was using the equipment to keep tabs on the movement of its opponents in the government. Nasrallah defended Hezbollah’s use of the monitoring equipment, saying it is the right of “any [...]

The Syrian president told a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling al-Baath party that his country rejects to hold any secret peace negotiations with Israel. “The Arab peace initiative (adopted by the Arab Beirut summit 2002) stresses that establishing comprehensive peace requires full Israeli withdrawal from all the lands occupied in 1967. Syrian [...]