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Hezbollah head hails resignation |
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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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| Jan.23 |
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Opposition halts strike
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| Jan.24 |
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Lebanon PM wins pledges of aid
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| Jan.25 |
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Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package Some donors hope it'sto help its government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents
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City lockdown after rivals battle in streets
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border Israeli and Lebanese forces have exchanged fire on the border between the 2 countries
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| Feb.13 |
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3 dead as blasts hit buses |
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Tension high for Hariri protest
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| Feb.14 |
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Thousands rally on Hariri anniversary |
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| Apr.25 |
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Israel probes Arab politician |
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| May.20 |
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Islamic militants, security forces battle 
Map of Tripoli Lebanon Tanks pounded a militant group's headquarters in a Palestinian camp near Tripoli after the city's worst clashes killed 37 people
| 14 fighters from the radical Fatah Islam group, linked to al-Qaeda, and 22 Lebanese soldiers died in intense battles
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Fresh clashes in northern Lebanon
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| May.21 |
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Clashes 'kill civilians'
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Explosion rocks Beirut An explosion filled the sky with plumes of black smoke as fighting also continued in the north of the country between soldiers and militants
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Fighting enters third day
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| May.22 |
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Truce broken at camp
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Thousands flee refugee battle Some 2,000 Palestinians have fled a refugee camp near Tripoli amid a lull in the clashes between militants of the Fatah al-Islam
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| May.23 |
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Lebanon gives militants ultimatum
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| May.24 |
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PM vows to uproot militants Fouad Siniora is blaming Fatah al-Islam militants for using Palestinian refugees as a prop for trying to destabilize the country
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| May.25 |
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Hezbollah leader warns Lebanese army Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has warned the army not to enter the Palestinian camp north of Tripoli where it has been confronting Islamic militan...
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| May.29 |
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Fighting resumes |
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| May.30 |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
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| May.31 |
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Fresh fighting hits camp Heavy fighting has resumed in northern Lebanon between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp
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| Jun.1 |
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Fighting kills at least 14 Map of Tripoli Lebanon Lebanese soldiers, backed by gunboats, artillery and tanks, entered a Palestinian camp that has hosted days of fierce fighting north of Tripoli
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Clashes continue at camp
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| Jun.3 |
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Fighting at Ain al-Hilweh camp
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| Jun.4 |
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10 injured in bomb blast |
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| Jun.5 |
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Lebanese troops pound refugee camp |
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| Jun.12 |
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Army shells refugee camp |
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| Jun.13 |
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Blast rocks waterfront
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast| Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion | |
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Day of mourning |
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| Jun.14 |
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Mourners attend funeral of anti-Syrian |
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| Jun.15 |
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Hezbollah detain Lebanese police |
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| Jun.17 |
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2 rockets fall on northern Israel At least 2 Katyushas fired from Lebanon landed near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona
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| Jun.19 |
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Two dead in fighting |
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| Jun.21 |
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Army: No peace without surrender |
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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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| Jun.23 |
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Booby trap in camp kills Lebanese soldiers 3 soldiers were killed while dismantling a bomb placed by al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp
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| Jun.24 |
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10 die as clashes move to Tripoli |
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U.N. peacekeepers killed A suspected car bomb, that was remotely detonated, struck a patrol, killing five Spanish peacekeepers
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| Jun.29 |
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Palestinian marchers shot at |
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| Jul.2 |
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Hezbollah helped plan attack |
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| Jul.11 |
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Amnesty seeks UN probe on Lebanon |
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| Jul.12 |
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Army launches assault against militants
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| Jul.25 |
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Lebanon army on 'final assault'
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| Jul.28 |
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'We blocked US plans' - Hezbollah
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| Aug.4 |
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Tensions high for polls
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| Aug.5 |
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Rivals claim poll victory
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Opposition wins key Lebanese poll An opposition candidate Michel Aoun has defeated a government-backed rival in a tense by-election near Beirut
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| Aug.24 |
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Truce as women flee camp
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| Sep.2 |
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Army 'in control' of camp | Lebanon's army has taken full control of a Palestinian refugee camp where its troops have been battling Fatah al-Islam militants | |
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| Sep.3 |
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Terror leader possibly dead after siege
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| Sep.7 |
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Iran faces $2.65bn US bomb award
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| Sep.19 |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
| The blast will reduce the parliamentary majority from 69 to 68, preventing them from electing a free president. World leaders and Lebanese politicians have condemned the attack that killed a MP in a mainly Christian suburb Sin al-Fil
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| Sep.20 |
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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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PM: 'Bomb won't stop Lebanon poll'
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| Sep.21 |
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Thousands mourn MP Antoine Ghanem
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| Sep.24 |
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Politicians seek safety in guarded hotel
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| Sep.25 |
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Presidential vote delayed
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| Nov.22 |
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Impasse could bring chaos
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| Nov.23 |
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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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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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| Dec.11 |
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Blast kills army general At least 4 people, including Gen Francois al-Hajj, have died in an explosion near the presidential palace
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| Dec.21 |
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Hezbollah slams Bush's 'order'
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| Dec.25 |
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Israel: cluster bomb use was legal
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| Jan.25 |
City lockdown after rivals battle in streets
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| Feb.7 |
Clash on Israel-Lebanese border Israeli and Lebanese forces have exchanged fire on the border between the 2 countries
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| May.20 |
Islamic militants, security forces battle Map of Tripoli Lebanon Tanks pounded a militant group's headquarters in a Palestinian camp near Tripoli after the city's worst clashes killed 37 people
| 14 fighters from the radical Fatah Islam group, linked to al-Qaeda, and 22 Lebanese soldiers died in intense battles
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| May.20 |
Fresh clashes in northern Lebanon
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| May.21 |
Clashes 'kill civilians'
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| May.21 |
Fighting enters third day
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| May.22 |
Truce broken at camp
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| May.22 |
Thousands flee refugee battle Some 2,000 Palestinians have fled a refugee camp near Tripoli amid a lull in the clashes between militants of the Fatah al-Islam
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| May.23 |
Lebanon gives militants ultimatum
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| May.24 |
PM vows to uproot militants Fouad Siniora is blaming Fatah al-Islam militants for using Palestinian refugees as a prop for trying to destabilize the country
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| May.25 |
Hezbollah leader warns Lebanese army Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has warned the army not to enter the Palestinian camp north of Tripoli where it has been confronting Islamic militan...
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| May.29 |
Fighting resumes |
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| May.31 |
Fresh fighting hits camp Heavy fighting has resumed in northern Lebanon between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp
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| Jun.1 |
Fighting kills at least 14 Map of Tripoli Lebanon Lebanese soldiers, backed by gunboats, artillery and tanks, entered a Palestinian camp that has hosted days of fierce fighting north of Tripoli
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| Jun.1 |
Clashes continue at camp
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| Jun.3 |
Fighting at Ain al-Hilweh camp
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| Jun.5 |
Lebanese troops pound refugee camp |
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| Jun.12 |
Army shells refugee camp |
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| Jun.15 |
Hezbollah detain Lebanese police |
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| Jun.17 |
2 rockets fall on northern Israel At least 2 Katyushas fired from Lebanon landed near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona
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| Jun.19 |
Two dead in fighting |
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| Jun.21 |
Army: No peace without surrender |
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| Jun.21 |
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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| Jun.23 |
Booby trap in camp kills Lebanese soldiers 3 soldiers were killed while dismantling a bomb placed by al Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp
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| Jun.24 |
10 die as clashes move to Tripoli |
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| Jun.24 |
U.N. peacekeepers killed A suspected car bomb, that was remotely detonated, struck a patrol, killing five Spanish peacekeepers
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| Jul.2 |
Hezbollah helped plan attack |
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| Jul.12 |
Army launches assault against militants
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| Jul.25 |
Lebanon army on 'final assault'
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| Jul.28 |
'We blocked US plans' - Hezbollah
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| Aug.24 |
Truce as women flee camp
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| Sep.2 |
Army 'in control' of camp | Lebanon's army has taken full control of a Palestinian refugee camp where its troops have been battling Fatah al-Islam militants | |
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| Sep.3 |
Terror leader possibly dead after siege
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| Dec.25 |
Israel: cluster bomb use was legal
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.7 |
Iran faces $2.65bn US bomb award
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.13 |
3 dead as blasts hit buses |
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| May.21 |
Explosion rocks Beirut An explosion filled the sky with plumes of black smoke as fighting also continued in the north of the country between soldiers and militants
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| May.30 |
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
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| Jun.4 |
10 injured in bomb blast |
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| Jun.13 |
Blast rocks waterfront
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| Jun.13 |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast| Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion | |
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| Jun.15 |
Hezbollah detain Lebanese police |
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| Sep.7 |
Iran faces $2.65bn US bomb award
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| Sep.19 |
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
| The blast will reduce the parliamentary majority from 69 to 68, preventing them from electing a free president. World leaders and Lebanese politicians have condemned the attack that killed a MP in a mainly Christian suburb Sin al-Fil
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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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| Dec.11 |
Blast kills army general At least 4 people, including Gen Francois al-Hajj, have died in an explosion near the presidential palace
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Hezbollah head hails resignation |
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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
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| Jan.23 |
Opposition halts strike
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| Jan.24 |
Lebanon PM wins pledges of aid
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| Jan.25 |
Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package Some donors hope it'sto help its government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents
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| Feb.13 |
Tension high for Hariri protest
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| Feb.14 |
Thousands rally on Hariri anniversary |
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| Apr.25 |
Israel probes Arab politician |
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| May.24 |
PM vows to uproot militants Fouad Siniora is blaming Fatah al-Islam militants for using Palestinian refugees as a prop for trying to destabilize the country
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| May.25 |
Hezbollah leader warns Lebanese army Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has warned the army not to enter the Palestinian camp north of Tripoli where it has been confronting Islamic militan...
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| Jun.13 |
Day of mourning |
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| Jun.14 |
Mourners attend funeral of anti-Syrian |
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| Jun.21 |
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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| Jun.29 |
Palestinian marchers shot at |
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| Jul.11 |
Amnesty seeks UN probe on Lebanon |
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| Aug.4 |
Tensions high for polls
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| Aug.5 |
Rivals claim poll victory
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| Aug.5 |
Opposition wins key Lebanese poll An opposition candidate Michel Aoun has defeated a government-backed rival in a tense by-election near Beirut
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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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| Sep.20 |
PM: 'Bomb won't stop Lebanon poll'
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| Sep.21 |
Thousands mourn MP Antoine Ghanem
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| Sep.24 |
Politicians seek safety in guarded hotel
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| Sep.25 |
Presidential vote delayed
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| Nov.22 |
Impasse could bring chaos
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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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| 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... | |
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| Dec.21 |
Hezbollah slams Bush's 'order'
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