11/09/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Time to tone down Ramadan in Lebanon?

In this edition: FRANCE 24 checks out the bling in Beirut during Islam's holiest month; shifting Shiite alliances in Iraq; a novel idea of 'tweeting" prayers and wishes to the Wailing Wall.
16/05/2008 - TOP STORY

Lebanon or Hezbollahstan?

The Lebanese government agreed to withdraw two key measures that prompted a violent response by Hezbollah. The humiliating climbdown follows Arab League efforts to end a crisis that had brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war.
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