Protests across Lebanon against Hezbollah’s Mikati

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Protests broke out across Lebanon on Monday following the first day of the premiership consultations and after Hezbollah appears to have secured the support from a majority of parliament Monday to nominate its candidate former PM Najib Mikati for prime minister, putting the Iranian-backed militant group in position to control Lebanon’s new government.

Hundreds of people gathered on Monday in Tripoli to to denounce Mikati’s potential nomination and voiced support for Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

National News Agency (NNA) reported that residents of North Lebanon’s Beddawi region blocked the area’s main road with flaming tires to protest against the votes for Mikati.

There were also reports that protesters blocked the Qalamoun road in North Lebanon

MTV reported that protests broke out across Beirut in support of Hariri for the country’s premiership, including in Tariq al-Jedideh and the Cola roundabout, while the Jnah-Sports City highway in the city was blocked with flaming tires.

MTV also reported that a massive demonstration headed from ex-PM Rafik Hariri’s tomb in downtown Beirut to Hariri’s Center House.

MTV also reported that Chouf towns in Ikleem al-Kharroub, including Chehim, Barja, Darayya and Katarmaya are witnessing protests against Mikati’s nomination, with OTV reporting that Barja residents are blocking their town’s roads with burning tires.

Protests also broke out in Saida in the evening, MTV reported.

Hariri, the most popular Sunni leader, has vowed that he would not take part in a government headed by a candidate chosen by the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah and its March 8 allies .

Protest in Tripoli on Tuesday

March 14 MP Khaled Daher called for a protest to be held in Tripoli’s al-Nour Square at 10 a.m. on Tuesday

Khaled Daher another March 14 MP said: “We call on those who reject the Persian scheme in this defiant Arab country to stage a sit-in tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at the al-Nour Square in Tripoli.”

Sunni leaders have called for a “day of rage” throughout Lebanon Tuesday to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

Top photo: Lebanese soldiers try to put out a fire lit by supporters of Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri after a protest calling for him to remain as prime minister and form the new government, on a street in Beirut, January 24, 2011.

Angry protesters burn tires near the airport highway in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Large sections of the capital Beirut were tense and supporters of Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri took to the streets. Sunni lawmakers have called for a "day of rage" throughout Lebanon Tuesday to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
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56 responses to “Protests across Lebanon against Hezbollah’s Mikati”

  1. Hannibal Avatar

    And it begins… Have fun!

  2. And it begins… Have fun!

  3. 1975 All Over Again. God Help Your Families, From Satanic Hezbollah.

  4. 1975 All Over Again. God Help Your Families, From Satanic Hezbollah.

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    1975 All Over Again. God Help Your Families, From Satanic Hezbollah.

  6. soulmates11 Avatar
    soulmates11

    Is this all you clowns have is scare tactics . About Persians and Satin. Please grow up. While doing so .Tell me how many people has the US and Israel killed in the name of Democracy . Look to unite under an Arab banner instead of the divide the west has created to keep us apart . You morons can’t see the forest for the trees

    1. Screw ISRAEL, UNITED STATES, IRAN, SYRIA, HEZBOLLAH!!! THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT LEBANON!!

    2. Screw ISRAEL, UNITED STATES, IRAN, SYRIA, HEZBOLLAH!!! THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT LEBANON!!

  7.  Avatar

    Is this all you clowns have is scare tactics . About Persians and Satin. Please grow up. While doing so .Tell me how many people has the US and Israel killed in the name of Democracy . Look to unite under an Arab banner instead of the divide the west has created to keep us apart . You morons can’t see the forest for the trees

    1.  Avatar

      Screw ISRAEL, UNITED STATES, IRAN, SYRIA, HEZBOLLAH!!! THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT LEBANON!!

  8. soulmates11 Avatar
    soulmates11

    Putting everything else aside . Have you ever heard Harriri speak .This man you all are so in love with comes across as childish with limited eduction . Is this what you for Lebanon is someone with just the right last name.

    1. LebinTheBlood Avatar
      LebinTheBlood

      soulmates im sure you have a better education than Mr. Hariri, its not about the last name its about what the people voted for, 80% of the sunni sect. did not vote for Mikhati as their leader, we voted for Mr. Harriri and I dont care how educated he is Im sure he can do a far better job as PM of Lebanon than any other candidite at this time. Also for your information Mr. Mikhati and the Traitor Jumblatt ran in the future bloc in the last election, and thats the only reason they won. So all I have to say to you and every other Lebanese citizen is that the Power belongs to the People not the Guns and Thugs, you will see.

    2. aleloush Avatar

      finally someone spaks out. 🙂

  9. soulmates11 Avatar
    soulmates11

    Putting everything else aside . Have you ever heard Harriri speak .This man you all are so in love with comes across as childish with limited eduction . Is this what you for Lebanon is someone with just the right last name.

    1. LebinTheBlood Avatar
      LebinTheBlood

      soulmates im sure you have a better education than Mr. Hariri, its not about the last name its about what the people voted for, 80% of the sunni sect. did not vote for Mikhati as their leader, we voted for Mr. Harriri and I dont care how educated he is Im sure he can do a far better job as PM of Lebanon than any other candidite at this time. Also for your information Mr. Mikhati and the Traitor Jumblatt ran in the future bloc in the last election, and thats the only reason they won. So all I have to say to you and every other Lebanese citizen is that the Power belongs to the People not the Guns and Thugs, you will see.

    2. aleloush Avatar

      finally someone spaks out. 🙂

  10.  Avatar

    Putting everything else aside . Have you ever heard Harriri speak .This man you all are so in love with comes across as childish with limited eduction . Is this what you for Lebanon is someone with just the right last name.

    1.  Avatar

      soulmates im sure you have a better education than Mr. Hariri, its not about the last name its about what the people voted for, 80% of the sunni sect. did not vote for Mikhati as their leader, we voted for Mr. Harriri and I dont care how educated he is Im sure he can do a far better job as PM of Lebanon than any other candidite at this time. Also for your information Mr. Mikhati and the Traitor Jumblatt ran in the future bloc in the last election, and thats the only reason they won. So all I have to say to you and every other Lebanese citizen is that the Power belongs to the People not the Guns and Thugs, you will see.

    2.  Avatar

      finally someone spaks out. 🙂

  11. Lebanese121 Avatar
    Lebanese121

    WOW! These leaders calling for protest should really watch what they wish for. That’s all we need is to start pitting groups against each other. Hariri said lebanese blood is worth more than any post, so why does he not just resign? Looks like he is backing off that statement and trying to foment violence. What will this achieve? Worst case scenario civil war II. Is that what the March 14th party wants? What the citizens of Tripoli should be protesting is their lack electricity, clean running water, lack of jobs, government corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and the list goes on and on.

    1. LebinTheBlood Avatar
      LebinTheBlood

      Lebanese121 you speak the lack of……… the only reason we have a lack of is because someone else is stealing all of our resourses and not paying for any of them.

  12. Lebanese121 Avatar
    Lebanese121

    WOW! These leaders calling for protest should really watch what they wish for. That’s all we need is to start pitting groups against each other. Hariri said lebanese blood is worth more than any post, so why does he not just resign? Looks like he is backing off that statement and trying to foment violence. What will this achieve? Worst case scenario civil war II. Is that what the March 14th party wants? What the citizens of Tripoli should be protesting is their lack electricity, clean running water, lack of jobs, government corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and the list goes on and on.

    1. LebinTheBlood Avatar
      LebinTheBlood

      Lebanese121 you speak the lack of……… the only reason we have a lack of is because someone else is stealing all of our resourses and not paying for any of them.

  13.  Avatar

    WOW! These leaders calling for protest should really watch what they wish for. That’s all we need is to start pitting groups against each other. Hariri said lebanese blood is worth more than any post, so why does he not just resign? Looks like he is backing off that statement and trying to foment violence. What will this achieve? Worst case scenario civil war II. Is that what the March 14th party wants? What the citizens of Tripoli should be protesting is their lack electricity, clean running water, lack of jobs, government corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and the list goes on and on.

    1.  Avatar

      Lebanese121 you speak the lack of……… the only reason we have a lack of is because someone else is stealing all of our resourses and not paying for any of them.

  14. Why does everyone complain about america, but at the same time watch all of our tv shows listen to our music and use facebook? does anyone see the irony in this. even march 8 supporters dont watch anything from syira or iran.

    1. Hannibal Avatar

      Where you’re from Joe?

      1. florida, i like to follow lebanese politics tho. just trying to meet new people from leb. i have alot of questions to ask! about the situation over there

        1. Hannibal Avatar

          Lucky bast@rd! I am freezing my @55 in Boston. It is minus something over here.

        2. What questions do you have to ask? Lebanon was (i say this because

        3. What questions do you have to ask? Lebanon was (i say this because

        4. Lebanon was always a pro-west country, i guess not anymore because hezbollah might be in charge of the governement. But the reason of our dissapointment is that your never there when we need help, and always interested in the Israeli Lobby. the U.S is concerneced about Israel too much, when theres countries that need more help than them, like honestly how do you feel? that 30 Billion dollars ever 5 years of american money goes to Israel. By any chance are you Lebanese/American? Or just American?

        5. ouch hannibal i kno how you feel im from gloucester, i moved here last year

        6. im just american beiruti. i understand about all the money going to israel and that makes people unhappy, but we have given leb army 700 million in the last five years also. who knows the worlds a fucked up place, but i do know we should not have to defend you nor should you have to defend yourselves agianst thugs and terorists like HA and syria, but ubnfortunatley they are there and they suck

        7. im just american beiruti. i understand about all the money going to israel and that makes people unhappy, but we have given leb army 700 million in the last five years also. who knows the worlds a fucked up place, but i do know we should not have to defend you nor should you have to defend yourselves agianst thugs and terorists like HA and syria, but ubnfortunatley they are there and they suck

        8. why are so many christians still supporting aoun? as a percentage how many lebanese christians are supporting the march 8? 30%, 40% or 50%?

        9. in the eyes of many Christians including me, Aoun is dirtbag discusting traitor to all the Christian people. In 1990 he declared war of liberation on Syria, the Syrians massacred us bombed the F#@K out of us, killed our soldiers, and what did Aoun do? He ran to France and lived in exile for 15 years the coward. the hypocrite now is allied with Syria and HA. in 1989-1990 he fought the LF (in case you didn’t know Lebanese Forces) which was the major christian militia at that time, he destroyed the militia using the national army, he fought his own blood the dog. The mans lucky hes not assassinated yet , no most christians in lebanon are march 14, except the filthy Aounists.

        10. in the eyes of many Christians including me, Aoun is dirtbag discusting traitor to all the Christian people. In 1990 he declared war of liberation on Syria, the Syrians massacred us bombed the F#@K out of us, killed our soldiers, and what did Aoun do? He ran to France and lived in exile for 15 years the coward. the hypocrite now is allied with Syria and HA. in 1989-1990 he fought the LF (in case you didn’t know Lebanese Forces) which was the major christian militia at that time, he destroyed the militia using the national army, he fought his own blood the dog. The mans lucky hes not assassinated yet , no most christians in lebanon are march 14, except the filthy Aounists.

        11. aleloush Avatar

          Joe I just wanted to let you know as mush as there are christians who hate aoun, there are just as mush christians and muslims who hate the lebanese forces and their leader samir geagea. In the eyes of many lebanese, samir geagea is a war criminal. No single record can summarize Samir Geagea’s crimes against humanity. There is no way to include all the crimes against civilians; the raping, the destruction of houses over their residents, the beheading of civilians and throwing their bodies under bridges, throwing people alive in valleys from bridges, sinking people with concrete blocks in their feet, and destroying houses of worship on their attendees. Samir Geagea killed many christians and muslims. The Lebanese Forces militia was originally formed by merging several Christian groups at the end of the1970’s to counter the rising Syrian and Palestinian power. However, Samir Geagea who led several battles before and after he assumed its full leadership turned his militia into an uncontrolled power, occupying a small Christian region of Lebanon and forcing its residents to submit to his authority. He turned against any Christian leader who opposed his authority, and led a series of destructive wars causing the displacement of 200,000 citizens until this very day.Geagea’s militia buried nuclear and chemical wastes in self-controlled region in exchange for millions of dollars. The Lebanese army worked later on removing the wastes and exporting them. “Jelly Wax, an Italian company, had been paying the Christian militia led by Geagea to store the toxics in Lebanon, including in a quarry near Beirut that once held 16,000 barrels and 20 containers of heavy metals, toxic pesticides, and other deadly chemicals. The Italian chemical barrels began to bubble over and explode, so the Lebanese Forces [militia] asked Mr. Pierre Malychef, one of Lebanon’s most respected environmental scientists, to test them. He alerted the public that the barrels contain toxic chemicals, and he discovered other dumping sites scattered around the country. The Lebanese Forces [militia] were angered as their pollution kickback was threatened. The government jailed Malychef for a week for allegedly giving false testimony during an investigation of the dumping, but the charges were dropped. Months later, thugs paid by the Lebanese Forces militia severely beat him. By 1986, companies from Germany, Canada, and Belgium, secretly delivered toxic chemicals to other parts of Lebanon. Today, Lebanon is paying the price. According to a World Bank study, toxic dumping, along with Lebanon’s own sewage and toxic waste problems, has led to contamination of 70% of the country’s drinking water.” On October 13 1990, Geagea’s Lebanese Forces militia backed the Syrian army attacks on the Lebanese Presidential Palace and the Defense Ministry with artillery support. The Syrian troops took over the area and committed massacres against the surrendering Lebanese Army troops and civilians. Geagea’s militia celebrated the fall of Lebanon and its army to the Syrians all night with gun shots and fireworks.

  15. Why does everyone complain about america, but at the same time watch all of our tv shows listen to our music and use facebook? does anyone see the irony in this. even march 8 supporters dont watch anything from syira or iran.

    1. Where you’re from Joe?

      1. florida, i like to follow lebanese politics tho. just trying to meet new people from leb. i have alot of questions to ask! about the situation over there

        1. Lucky bast@rd! I am freezing my @55 in Boston. It is minus something over here.

        2.  Avatar

          What questions do you have to ask? Lebanon was (i say this because

        3.  Avatar

          Lebanon was always a pro-west country, i guess not anymore because hezbollah might be in charge of the governement. But the reason of our dissapointment is that your never there when we need help, and always interested in the Israeli Lobby. the U.S is concerneced about Israel too much, when theres countries that need more help than them, like honestly how do you feel? that 30 Billion dollars ever 5 years of american money goes to Israel. By any chance are you Lebanese/American? Or just American?

        4.  Avatar

          Lebanon was always a pro-west country, i guess not anymore because hezbollah might be in charge of the governement. But the reason of our dissapointment is that your never there when we need help, and always interested in the Israeli Lobby. the U.S is concerneced about Israel too much, when theres countries that need more help than them, like honestly how do you feel? that 30 Billion dollars ever 5 years of american money goes to Israel. By any chance are you Lebanese/American? Or just American?

        5.  Avatar

          Lebanon was always a pro-west country, i guess not anymore because hezbollah might be in charge of the governement. But the reason of our dissapointment is that your never there when we need help, and always interested in the Israeli Lobby. the U.S is concerneced about Israel too much, when theres countries that need more help than them, like honestly how do you feel? that 30 Billion dollars ever 5 years of american money goes to Israel. By any chance are you Lebanese/American? Or just American?

        6.  Avatar

          Lebanon was always a pro-west country, i guess not anymore because hezbollah might be in charge of the governement. But the reason of our dissapointment is that your never there when we need help, and always interested in the Israeli Lobby. the U.S is concerneced about Israel too much, when theres countries that need more help than them, like honestly how do you feel? that 30 Billion dollars ever 5 years of american money goes to Israel. By any chance are you Lebanese/American? Or just American?

        7. ouch hannibal i kno how you feel im from gloucester, i moved here last year

        8. im just american beiruti. i understand about all the money going to israel and that makes people unhappy, but we have given leb army 700 million in the last five years also. who knows the worlds a fucked up place, but i do know we should not have to defend you nor should you have to defend yourselves agianst thugs and terorists like HA and syria, but ubnfortunatley they are there and they suck

        9. why are so many christians still supporting aoun? as a percentage how many lebanese christians are supporting the march 8? 30%, 40% or 50%?

        10.  Avatar

          in the eyes of many Christians including me, Aoun is dirtbag discusting traitor to all the Christian people. In 1990 he declared war of liberation on Syria, the Syrians massacred us bombed the F#@K out of us, killed our soldiers, and what did Aoun do? He ran to France and lived in exile for 15 years the coward. the hypocrite now is allied with Syria and HA. in 1989-1990 he fought the LF (in case you didn’t know Lebanese Forces) which was the major christian militia at that time, he destroyed the militia using the national army, he fought his own blood the dog. The mans lucky hes not assassinated yet , no most christians in lebanon are march 14, except the filthy Aounists.

        11.  Avatar

          Joe I just wanted to let you know as mush as there are christians who hate aoun, there are just as mush christians and muslims who hate the lebanese forces and their leader samir geagea. In the eyes of many lebanese, samir geagea is a war criminal. No single record can summarize Samir Geagea’s crimes against humanity. There is no way to include all the crimes against civilians; the raping, the destruction of houses over their residents, the beheading of civilians and throwing their bodies under bridges, throwing people alive in valleys from bridges, sinking people with concrete blocks in their feet, and destroying houses of worship on their attendees. Samir Geagea killed many christians and muslims. The Lebanese Forces militia was originally formed by merging several Christian groups at the end of the1970’s to counter the rising Syrian and Palestinian power. However, Samir Geagea who led several battles before and after he assumed its full leadership turned his militia into an uncontrolled power, occupying a small Christian region of Lebanon and forcing its residents to submit to his authority. He turned against any Christian leader who opposed his authority, and led a series of destructive wars causing the displacement of 200,000 citizens until this very day.Geagea’s militia buried nuclear and chemical wastes in self-controlled region in exchange for millions of dollars. The Lebanese army worked later on removing the wastes and exporting them. “Jelly Wax, an Italian company, had been paying the Christian militia led by Geagea to store the toxics in Lebanon, including in a quarry near Beirut that once held 16,000 barrels and 20 containers of heavy metals, toxic pesticides, and other deadly chemicals. The Italian chemical barrels began to bubble over and explode, so the Lebanese Forces [militia] asked Mr. Pierre Malychef, one of Lebanon’s most respected environmental scientists, to test them. He alerted the public that the barrels contain toxic chemicals, and he discovered other dumping sites scattered around the country. The Lebanese Forces [militia] were angered as their pollution kickback was threatened. The government jailed Malychef for a week for allegedly giving false testimony during an investigation of the dumping, but the charges were dropped. Months later, thugs paid by the Lebanese Forces militia severely beat him. By 1986, companies from Germany, Canada, and Belgium, secretly delivered toxic chemicals to other parts of Lebanon. Today, Lebanon is paying the price. According to a World Bank study, toxic dumping, along with Lebanon’s own sewage and toxic waste problems, has led to contamination of 70% of the country’s drinking water.” On October 13 1990, Geagea’s Lebanese Forces militia backed the Syrian army attacks on the Lebanese Presidential Palace and the Defense Ministry with artillery support. The Syrian troops took over the area and committed massacres against the surrendering Lebanese Army troops and civilians. Geagea’s militia celebrated the fall of Lebanon and its army to the Syrians all night with gun shots and fireworks.

      2. florida, i like to follow lebanese politics tho. just trying to meet new people from leb. i have alot of questions to ask! about the situation over there

      3. florida, i like to follow lebanese politics tho. just trying to meet new people from leb. i have alot of questions to ask! about the situation over there

      4. florida, i like to follow lebanese politics tho. just trying to meet new people from leb. i have alot of questions to ask! about the situation over there

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