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LEBANON
Hariri set to form new government with opposition
Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri is set to announce a new national unity government with Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, politicians say.
LEBANON
Opposition agree to join Hariri's national unity government
Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, have agreed to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (pictured).
LEBANON
Hezbollah denies link to arms seized by Israeli navy
Lebanon's Hezbollah has denied claims it was the intended recipient of a shipment of arms seized on Wednesday by naval commandos. Israeli officials say the weapons, including missiles and rockets, had been supplied by Iran.
LEBANON
Bekaa Valley clans sign peace pact
The leaders of rival clans in the eastern Bekaa Valley have signed an agreement to end bloody vendettas between them, in a region of Lebanon under strong Hezbollah influence.
MIDEAST
Israel says Hezbollah is turning Lebanon into a 'powder keg'
Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a powderkeg according to Israeli President Shimon Peres, as the foreign ministry complained to the UN over the explosion of a rocket in a "Hezbollah arms depot."
LEBANON
Hariri to step down over cabinet deadlock
Saad Hariri has announced that he is to resign as Lebanon's prime minister-designate after efforts to form a government coalition proved fruitless. His proposed line-up met with opposition from the Hezbollah-led opposition earlier this week.
LEBANON
Salah Ezzedine, the Lebanese 'Madoff' ?
When a big cheque written by Salah Ezzedine, a Lebanese businessman known for his connections with Hezbollah, bounced, it prompted an investigation into a Bernard Madoff-type fraud. But in Ezzedine's hometown, people don't want to believe it.
LEBANON
Hariri's proposed cabinet rejected by Hezbollah-led opposition
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah (photo) has rejected the cabinet line-up proposed by prime minister-designate Saad Hariri, saying that the "inadequate" coalition proposal would only complicate the political situation in the country.
EGYPT
'Hezbollah cell' goes on trial in Cairo
Twenty-two men charged with plotting attacks on tourist sites and ships in the Suez Canal for Lebanon's Hezbollah went on trial in a Cairo court Sunday. The defendants pleaded not guilty and said they were tortured by the police.
EGYPT
Suspects accused of planning Hezbollah attacks on Suez Canal go on trial
Twenty-six men charged with plotting attacks on tourist sites and ships in the Suez Canal for Lebanon's Hezbollah will go on trial in an Egyptian court on Sunday. Two Lebanese, five Palestinians and 19 Egyptians are among the accused.
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