04 Nov 2009 2235MST Sectarian attacks in both Beirut and Tripoli, following Syria-Saudi rapprochement, may cause widespread sectarian and political violence and mar the establishment of a new government.
04 Nov 2009 2230MST The Lebanese military is falling under Hezbollah’s Control.
04 Nov 2009 2216MST On 10 September, Sa’ad Hariri, leader of the pro-Western ‘March 14’ coalition, announced his resignation as the designated Lebanese Prime Minister.
04 Nov 2009 2156MST Damascus’s approval of the first Lebanese ambassador to Syria will be seen as an important step in securing Syria’s long-withheld recognition of Lebanon as a separate, sovereign nation.
04 Nov 2009 2152MST Rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel’s northern border have provoked rhetorical and light military response from Jerusalem.