http://yalibnan.com/ Lebanon News Live from Beirut Copyright 2008 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:30:41 +0200 http://yalibnan.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Beirut - This is a live coverage of the political situation in Lebanon. The time shown on the left is the local time in Beirut . Hezbollah fighters seized control of rival pro-government strongholds in Beirut on Friday http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/live_coverage_o.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/live_coverage_o.php Politics Sat, 10 May 2008 01:30:41 +0200 Beirut - The Lebanese Forces leader Dr Samir Geagea announced the decisions taken by the March 14 ruling majority during the meeting in at hose in Maarab . They are as follows: http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/geagea_announce.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/geagea_announce.php Politics Sat, 10 May 2008 00:23:29 +0200 Beirut- Hundreds of people have flooded Lebanon's border crossings with neighbouring Syria as they fled deadly sectarian violence that has gripped the country for the past three days. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/hundreds_fled_l.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/hundreds_fled_l.php Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 21:26:59 +0200 Beirut - Three people in west Beirut describe the clashes overnight and the takeover by Hezbollah gunmen and the opposition forces. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/trapped_in_beir.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/trapped_in_beir.php Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 20:31:14 +0200 Beirut /New York - The takeover of the Sunni Muslim half of Beirut by the Iranian and Syrian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah on Friday reflects heightened political tensions in the country but is already accounted for in the nation's low credit rating, Moody's Investors Service said. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/moodys_lebanons.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/moodys_lebanons.php Business Fri, 09 May 2008 19:05:54 +0200 By Charles Malik, Lebanese Political Journal Hezbollah has taken control of the media in Lebanon, and their propaganda campaign has already begun. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/hezbollah_calls.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/hezbollah_calls.php Opinion Fri, 09 May 2008 18:54:02 +0200 Starting late last night and continuing into the morning, Hezbollah and Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) militiamen engaged in street clashes on the major roads of Hamra and Verdun, among other areas of broader Ras Beirut. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/beirut_resident.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/beirut_resident.php Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 18:41:43 +0200 In an interview with New TV on Friday, majority leader Walid Jumblatt said Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah could not rule Lebanon "when he is betraying three-quarters of its people." http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/jumblatt_lashes.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/jumblatt_lashes.php Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 18:20:45 +0200 As opposition leader Michel Aoun declares the horrific violence in Beirut "a victory for Lebanon", Hezbollah continue to terrorize innocent civilians. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/war_in_lebanon_1.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/war_in_lebanon_1.php Pictures Fri, 09 May 2008 16:50:04 +0200 Following an emergency gathering of the March 14 leaders in Maraab, North East of Beirut, the Lebanese majority stated their support for the besieged Prime Minister, and rejected Hezbollah's ultimatum. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/lebanons_majori_3.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/lebanons_majori_3.php Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 16:13:01 +0200