Druze Leader, Walid Jumblatt (R), congratulates President Michel Suleiman after he takes the oath of President inside the Parliament in Beirut, Lebanon on May 25, 2008. After an 18-month stand between the U.S. backed government of Fuad Saniora and the Hezbollah led opposition that paralyzed the country both sides finally agreed on a consensus candidate for president. (UPI Photo)
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Assad Forges New Ties With Lebanon
AMMAN -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has made his declared intention to establish full diplomatic ties with Lebanon official. He issued a decree that would see embassies in Beirut and Damascus for the first time in their history.
Lebanon's New Electoral Law Will Impact Christians
BEIRUT -- Lebanons new electoral law could define the role of the countrys Christian electorate and directly impact the ongoing Sunni-Shia power struggle, experts say.
Syria lost big in Lebanon
Caroline Glick, columnist and editor at The Jerusalem Post is normally right on the money with her comments about Middle East politics. Her column of Friday, May 23, 2008, "Column one: Assads week of triumph" was a rare exception.
Who's pulling Lebanon's strings?
SPECIAL REPORT: The key to solving the sectarian clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Sunni Muslim gunmen loyal to the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in the Lebanese capital Beirut can only be found in the context of a larger Middle East solution involving Lebanons two powerful neighbors; Israel and Syria.
Lebanon government rules against Hezbollah
In an audacious move that has shaken Lebanons delicate political balance to the core and is expected to provoke disturbing civil repercussions, the pro-Western Lebanese government has announced a number of security decisions against the powerful Shiite Hezbollah organization.
