News: Lebanon

We have started to collect the most important news related to Lebanon in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Lebanon – overview

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• January 23rd 2007 – November 23rd 2006
• November 22nd 2006 – October 6th 2006
• October 5th 2006 – September 6th 2006
• September 5th 2006 – August 25th 2006
• August 25th 2006 – August 17th 2006
• August 17th 2006 – August 8th 2006
• August 8th 2006 – August 2nd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – July 26th 2006
• July 25th 2006 – July 20th 2006
• July 20th 2006 – July 13th 2006
• July 13th 2006 – February 11th 2006
• February 9th 2006 – December 11th 2005
• December 9th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Lebanon: news

Lebanon opposition halts strike

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 23:46

Lebanese opposition parties say they have called off the strike which paralysed much of the country on Tuesday.
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Strike plunges Lebanon into chaos

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 18:40

Protesters paralyse Lebanon with a general strike that led to street clashes in which three people died.
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Israeli PM faces calls to resign

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 15:20
related countries: Israel

Israeli opposition figures call on the PM to quit after the country's military chief resigns over the Lebanon conflict.
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Lebanon opposition renews protest

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 16:59
related places: Beirut

Hundreds join a protest in Beirut highlighting opposition to the government's new economic reform programme.
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Belgian troops hurt in Lebanon

Friday, December 29th 2006, 21:41
related countries: Belgium

A cluster bomb explosion injures two Belgian peacekeepers on a mine-clearing operation in Lebanon, a UN official says.
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Lebanon police 'find explosives'

Thursday, December 21st 2006, 16:39

Police in Lebanon say they have arrested four people and seized large amounts of explosives in raids on homes.
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Hariri probe at 'critical phase'

Tuesday, December 12th 2006, 20:09

The UN inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri is at a critical stage, say investigators.
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Arab League hopes for Beirut deal

Monday, December 11th 2006, 17:31
related places: Beirut

Arab envoys try to broker a deal between rival political factions in Lebanon after days of mass rallies.
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Beirut rally attracts huge crowd

Sunday, December 10th 2006, 19:45
related places: Beirut

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese take part in a Hezbollah-led protest against the West-backed government.
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Lebanese leader blocks UN court

Saturday, December 9th 2006, 16:31

President Lahoud of Lebanon formally rejects plans for a tribunal to investigate the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.
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Hezbollah chief 'plotting coup'

Friday, December 8th 2006, 14:46

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accuses the leader of the Hezbollah militant movement of plotting a coup.
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Hezbollah leader urges defiance

Thursday, December 7th 2006, 22:36
related places: Beirut

Hezbollah's leader vows to continue mass protests in Beirut aimed at ousting Lebanon's government.
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Beirut funeral for Shia protester

Tuesday, December 5th 2006, 18:06
related places: Beirut

Hundreds of mourners attend the Beirut funeral of a Lebanese anti-government protester killed on Sunday.
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Beirut tense after deadly attack

Monday, December 4th 2006, 14:13
related places: Beirut

Lebanese authorities increase the army and police presence in Beirut on fourth day of protest against government.
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Protesters set up camp in Beirut

Saturday, December 2nd 2006, 15:29
related countries: Syria
related places: Beirut

Protests continue for a second day in the centre of Beirut, aimed at bringing down the Lebanese government.
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Huge Beirut rally demands change

Friday, December 1st 2006, 23:21
related places: Beirut

Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters call on the Lebanese government to quit, at a mass rally in Beirut.
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Lebanese PM vows to defy protests

Friday, December 1st 2006, 7:34
related countries: Syria

Lebanon's PM Fouad Siniora says his government will not be brought down by protests planned by pro-Syrian groups.
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Hezbollah calls for huge protests

Thursday, November 30th 2006, 14:06

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah calls for huge protests aimed at bringing down the government.
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Lahoud 'to block' Lebanon panel

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 18:40
related countries: Syria

Lebanon's Syrian-backed president says he will not approve moves by a depleted anti-Syrian cabinet.
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Militant killed at Syrian border

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 17:11
related countries: Syria

An Islamic militant blows himself up during a gunbattle near the Lebanese border, Syrian officials say.
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Hariri court gets Lebanon backing

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 19:00
related countries: Syria

Lebanon's cabinet gives final approval to a UN plan for a tribunal to try suspects in ex-PM Hariri's murder.
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Showdown time in Lebanon

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 12:23
related places: Beirut

Speculation is rife in Lebanon over who killed industry minister Pierre Gemayel, reports the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut.
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Lebanon death 'may herald coup'

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 8:12
related countries: United States

The killing of a Lebanese minister could be the first step in a coup, a top US diplomat tells the BBC.
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Lebanon strikers call for unity

Friday, November 24th 2006, 18:14

Business leaders in Lebanon begin a two-day strike in protest at the murder of politician Pierre Gemayel.
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Thousands attend Beirut funeral

Thursday, November 23rd 2006, 15:37
related countries: Syria

Anger at Syria surfaces as the funeral of murdered Lebanese politician Pierre Gemayel takes place in Beirut.
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UN agrees to probe Lebanon murder

Thursday, November 23rd 2006, 2:24

The UN Security Council agrees to help investigate the murder of Lebanese politician Pierre Gemayel.
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