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| Nov.21 |
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Lebanese PM Saad Hariri returns to Beirut 
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri has arrived back in Beirut for the first time since announcing his resignation in Saudi Arabia more than two weeks a...
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| May.13 |
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Thousands mourn Badreddine at Beirut funeral
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| Aug.29 |
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Lebanon rubbish crisis: Thousands attend rally
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| Feb.14 |
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Rafik Hariri: Lebanon marks 10th anniversary of death |
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| Feb.15 |
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Lebanon gets cabinet after 10 months Prime Minister Tammam Salam, is to head a cabinet split equally between the Hezbollah-led group and the Western-leaning March 14th movement
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| Nov.19 |
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Twin blasts hit Iran Beirut embassy 
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capita
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| Oct.21 |
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Clashes follow Lebanon funeral |
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| Oct.19 |
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Syria blamed for Lebanon car bomb |
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| Sep.16 |
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Pope peace call at Beirut mass |
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| Jan.17 |
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Officials postpone meetings on new PM |
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| Jan.16 |
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Hezbollah leader refuses to back PM
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| Jan.14 |
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Hariri to help form new Lebanon cabinet |
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| Jan.12 |
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Lebanon's unity government collapses Members of the Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet
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| Oct.13 |
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Ahmadinejad makes state visit to Lebanon |
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| Jul.29 |
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Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah are set to pay a joint visit to Lebanon. UN to indicts members of the Hezbollah for Hariri's assassination
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| Jul.4 |
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Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died at the age of 7
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| Nov.9 |
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Lebanon finally forms government |
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| Feb.14 |
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Thousands mark Hariri's assassination |
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| Jul.16 |
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Militants get heroes' welcome home 5 Lebanese militants, including a convicted murderer, received heroes' welcomes as they returned from Israel as part of a prisoner swap
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| May.26 |
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Hezbollah promises Lebanon cooperation
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New leader to form unity cabinet |
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| May.25 |
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MPs elect new president Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant
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| May.14 |
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Officials reverse anti-Hezbollah decisions |
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| May.10 |
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Army vows to resolve Hezbollah crisis
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| May.9 |
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Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup' |
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| Feb.14 |
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Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' Addressing supporters in a pre-recorded message, Nasrallah accused Israel of being behind a blast in the Syrian capital, Damascus
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| Feb.13 |
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Crowds mass for memorials
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| Jan.27 |
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7 die in clash with Lebanese troops
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| Nov.23 |
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Lahoud steps down; no successor | Lebanese President has left the presidential palace after not naming a successor, and is calling on the army to preserve the nation's security. A honor guard troops lined the walk in front of the palace for a farewell ceremony as Emil Lahoud departed. Pr... | |
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MPs fail to elect president The pro-Syrian opposition did not allow the session to achieve the quorum. The term of the incumbent, Emile Lahoud, expires
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| Nov.22 |
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Impasse could bring chaos
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| Sep.25 |
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Presidential vote delayed
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| Sep.24 |
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Politicians seek safety in guarded hotel
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| Sep.20 |
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PM: 'Bomb won't stop Lebanon poll'
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Assassination spurs calls for strike Phalange Party called for a two-day strike, a day after a powerful bomb blast killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and 4 other people
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| Jun.21 |
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Defense minister: Militants crushed Lebanon's defense minister declared victory over the Fatah Islam, saying it had been crushed after a military assault on its stronghold in a...
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| May.24 |
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PM vows to uproot militants
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| Feb.13 |
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Tension high for Hariri protest
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| Jan.22 |
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Protesters barricade roads | Hundreds have blocked major roads in and around the capital at the start of a general strike called by Hezbollah-led opposition | |
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| Dec.10 |
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Huge protest pressures government Hundreds of thousands flooded central Beirut after a call by the Hezbollah-led opposition to topple the government
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| Dec.2 |
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Hezbollah tent city rises in mass protest
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| Dec.1 |
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Protesters set up camp
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Huge rally demands PM quit 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
| Demonstrators pitched tents outside the office of Siniora. Soldiers cordoned off the office complex with barbed wire
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| Nov.30 |
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PM vows to defy protests
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| Nov.23 |
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Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian Hundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square to honor slain Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters
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| Nov.22 |
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U.N. to probe Gemayel slaying
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| Nov.21 |
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Lebanon mourns murdered minister
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| Nov.13 |
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Lebanon approves court amid crisis
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| Nov.12 |
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Cabinet crisis threatens tribunal
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| Nov.11 |
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Ministers throw government into turmoil 5 Shiite ministers resigned from Cabinet after talks about giving the Hezbollah party more power collapsed
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| Sep.22 |
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Hezbollah leader reappears at victory rally
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| Aug.20 |
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Lebanon sounds ceasefire warning
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| Jul.25 |
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Rice proposes international forces |
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| Jul.23 |
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UN appalled by Beirut devastation Egeland, the emergency relief chie, has condemned the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes
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| Jul.15 |
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PM Siniora: Lebanon is disaster zone
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| Feb.14 |
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Mass rally for Hariri anniversary |
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| Feb.5 |
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Interior Minister quits over riot |
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Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate
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| Dec.14 |
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Anger in Beirut as editor buried |
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| Jun.30 |
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Anti-Syrian Saniora appointed PM
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| Jun.20 |
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Hariri camp secured majority in parliament| The anti-Syrian opposition is breaking Damascus' long political hold on its tiny neighbor | |
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| Jun.4 |
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Hundreds mourn Beirut journalist
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| May.29 |
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Opposition claims Beirut election
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| Apr.15 |
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New premier vows transparency |
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| Mar.15 |
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Syria intel pulling out of Beirut |
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| Mar.14 |
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Massive protest marks Hariri death| Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut for an opposition rally 4 weeks since Hariri was assassinated | |
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| Mar.8 |
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Massive turnout at pro-Syria rally |
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| Mar.2 |
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Opposition lists demands |
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| Feb.28 |
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Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns The government abruptly resigned during a stormy parliamentary debate, prompting a roar from protesters
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| Feb.27 |
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Protesters vow to defy ban |
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| Feb.16 |
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Hariri buried amid chaotic scenes
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| Feb.14 |
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Accusations fly over Beirut blast |
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| Oct.20 |
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Prime minister resigns |
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| Apr.15 |
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Powell held talks in Lebanon and Syria |
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| Mar.25 |
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US backs Arafat summit release |
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.22 |
Impasse could bring chaos
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| Sep.25 |
Presidential vote delayed
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| Sep.20 |
PM: 'Bomb won't stop Lebanon poll'
| 2005 |
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| May.29 |
Opposition claims Beirut election
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| 2014 |
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| Feb.15 |
Lebanon gets cabinet after 10 months Prime Minister Tammam Salam, is to head a cabinet split equally between the Hezbollah-led group and the Western-leaning March 14th movement
| 2011 |
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| Jan.17 |
Officials postpone meetings on new PM |
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| Jan.16 |
Hezbollah leader refuses to back PM
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| Jan.12 |
Lebanon's unity government collapses Members of the Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet
| 2009 |
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| Nov.9 |
Lebanon finally forms government |
| 2008 |
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| May.26 |
New leader to form unity cabinet |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.11 |
Ministers throw government into turmoil 5 Shiite ministers resigned from Cabinet after talks about giving the Hezbollah party more power collapsed
| 2005 |
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| Mar.15 |
Syria intel pulling out of Beirut |
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| Feb.28 |
Lebanon's pro-Syrian PM resigns The government abruptly resigned during a stormy parliamentary debate, prompting a roar from protesters
| 2002 |
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| Mar.25 |
US backs Arafat summit release |
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| 2012 |
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| Sep.16 |
Pope peace call at Beirut mass |
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.12 |
Cabinet crisis threatens tribunal
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| 2015 |
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| Feb.14 |
Rafik Hariri: Lebanon marks 10th anniversary of death |
| 2009 |
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| Feb.14 |
Thousands mark Hariri's assassination |
| 2008 |
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| Feb.13 |
Crowds mass for memorials
| 2006 |
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| Feb.14 |
Mass rally for Hariri anniversary |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.14 |
Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' Addressing supporters in a pre-recorded message, Nasrallah accused Israel of being behind a blast in the Syrian capital, Damascus
| 2006 |
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| Aug.20 |
Lebanon sounds ceasefire warning
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.22 |
U.N. to probe Gemayel slaying
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.13 |
Ahmadinejad makes state visit to Lebanon |
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| Jul.29 |
Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah are set to pay a joint visit to Lebanon. UN to indicts members of the Hezbollah for Hariri's assassination
| 2006 |
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| Jul.25 |
Rice proposes international forces |
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| 2013 |
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| Nov.19 |
Twin blasts hit Iran Beirut embassy At least 22 people have been killed and more than 140 injured in a double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capita
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| 2002 |
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| Apr.15 |
Powell held talks in Lebanon and Syria |
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| 2017 |
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| Nov.21 |
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri returns to Beirut Lebanese PM Saad Hariri has arrived back in Beirut for the first time since announcing his resignation in Saudi Arabia more than two weeks a...
| 2011 |
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| Jan.14 |
Hariri to help form new Lebanon cabinet |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.23 |
Lahoud steps down; no successor | Lebanese President has left the presidential palace after not naming a successor, and is calling on the army to preserve the nation's security. A honor guard troops lined the walk in front of the palace for a farewell ceremony as Emil Lahoud departed. Pr... | |
| 2006 |
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| Feb.5 |
Interior Minister quits over riot |
| 2005 |
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| Jun.30 |
Anti-Syrian Saniora appointed PM
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| Apr.15 |
New premier vows transparency |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.20 |
Prime minister resigns |
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.29 |
Lebanon rubbish crisis: Thousands attend rally
| 2012 |
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| Oct.21 |
Clashes follow Lebanon funeral |
| 2008 |
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| Jan.27 |
7 die in clash with Lebanese troops
| 2007 |
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| Sep.20 |
Assassination spurs calls for strike Phalange Party called for a two-day strike, a day after a powerful bomb blast killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and 4 other people
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| Feb.13 |
Tension high for Hariri protest
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| Jan.22 |
Protesters barricade roads | Hundreds have blocked major roads in and around the capital at the start of a general strike called by Hezbollah-led opposition | |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.10 |
Huge protest pressures government Hundreds of thousands flooded central Beirut after a call by the Hezbollah-led opposition to topple the government
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| Dec.2 |
Hezbollah tent city rises in mass protest
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| Dec.1 |
Protesters set up camp
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| Dec.1 |
Huge rally demands PM quit 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
| Demonstrators pitched tents outside the office of Siniora. Soldiers cordoned off the office complex with barbed wire
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| Nov.23 |
Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian Hundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square to honor slain Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters
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| Feb.5 |
Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate
| 2005 |
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| Dec.14 |
Anger in Beirut as editor buried |
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| Mar.14 |
Massive protest marks Hariri death| Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut for an opposition rally 4 weeks since Hariri was assassinated | |
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| Mar.8 |
Massive turnout at pro-Syria rally |
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| Feb.27 |
Protesters vow to defy ban |
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| 2016 |
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| May.13 |
Thousands mourn Badreddine at Beirut funeral
| 2010 |
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| Jul.4 |
Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died at the age of 7
| 2006 |
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| Nov.21 |
Lebanon mourns murdered minister
| 2005 |
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| Jun.4 |
Hundreds mourn Beirut journalist
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| Feb.16 |
Hariri buried amid chaotic scenes
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| 2008 |
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| May.25 |
MPs elect new president Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president, ending deadlock which has left the post vacant
| 2007 |
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| Nov.23 |
MPs fail to elect president The pro-Syrian opposition did not allow the session to achieve the quorum. The term of the incumbent, Emile Lahoud, expires
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| Sep.24 |
Politicians seek safety in guarded hotel
| 2005 |
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| Jun.20 |
Hariri camp secured majority in parliament| The anti-Syrian opposition is breaking Damascus' long political hold on its tiny neighbor | |
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