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Lebanese Forces Official Website</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:58:41 PST</pubDate>
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أحداث لبنان - اليوم الثالث
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        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/breaking/lebaon_clashes_day_three1001900.shtml</link>
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;مواكب سيارة ودراجات لمسلحي المعارضة تجوب طرقات بيروت وهي تطلق النيران بكثافة في الهواء ابتهاجا بسيطرتها على العاصمة&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;احتراق مبنى تلفزيون &quot;المستقبل&quot; في الروشة.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;اشتباكات في منطقة عرمون ودوحة عرمون وانتشار كثيف لعناصر مسلحة على أسطح الابنية. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;توقف الإشتباكات في بيروت بعد سيطرة المعارضة على القسم الغربي منها&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;ال بي سي: &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: #000000&quot;&gt;عناصر من امل وحزب الله احتلوا دار الافتاء الجعفري في صور حيث مكتب السيد علي الامين&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;إطلاق نار كثيف في بر الياس وإصابة جندي نتيجة إلقاء قنبلة يدوية &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;شركة طيران الشرق الاوسط علقت جميع رحلاتها من والى بيروت حتى ظهر يوم غد السبب&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;النائب وليد جنبلاط غادر منزله في كليمنصو بإشراف الجيش اللبناني &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;الجيش اللبناني اعاد فتح الطريق البحرية أمام فندق الفنيسيا بعد قطعها بالاطارات المشتعلة &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	
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&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;تجمع لعدد من اهالي طرابلس على أوتوستراد الملولة - باب التبانة حيث قطعوا الطريق بالاطارات المشتعلة إحتجاجا على الوضع الامني في بيروت&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 04:50:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>Unrest Continues across Lebanon</title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/breaking/Unrest-Continues-across-Lebanon1001894.shtml</link>
        <category>Breaking News</category>
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		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;22:43 AFP: At least seven people were killed today during fierce clashes in between government supporters and members of the Hezbollah-led opposition in Beirut.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;22:40 Renewal of armed confrontations at Corniche Al-Mazraa.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;20:55 Mortar rockets fired in Ras Al-Nabaa. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;19:44 The White House urges Hezbollah to stop “spreading tension” in Lebanon.&lt;br /&gt;
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;19:43 Al-Arabiya: Two citizens injured in heavy gunfire exchange in Dar Al-Fata in the Lebanese capital.&lt;br /&gt;
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;19:43 Tires are burnt in the Bekaa, cutting off the Dahr al-Baydar road.&lt;br /&gt;
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;19:21 Future TV: Hezbollah gunmen seen in streets of Hamra.&lt;br /&gt;
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;19:01 Armed clashes in Karakon Al-Druze, Al-Zarif, Al-Mulla, Aisha Bakkar, Verdun and around Ain Al-Teeni.&lt;br /&gt;
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;18:51 Cabinet meeting convenes at the Grand Serail and may announce a state of emergency.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:50:34 PST</pubDate>
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جعجع: خطاب نصر الله اعلان حرب
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        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/local/geagea_nasrallah_speech_declaration_war1001899.shtml</link>
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		&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; src=&quot;../../../artman2/uploads/1/geagea041607_thumb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Samir Geagea&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;رأى
رئيس الهيئة التنفيذية في &quot;القوات اللبنانية&quot; الدكتور سمير جعجع ان خطاب
السيد حسن نصرالله هو &quot;كناية عن اعلان حرب&quot;، وقال: &quot;بغض النظر عن الحيثيات
التي انطلق منها وعن الطريقة الذكية التي حاول السيد نصرالله ان يغلّف بها
المواقف العملية لـ&quot;حزب الله&quot; الا ان ذلك لا يخفي اعلان الحرب الذي يكمن
في جوهر المؤتمر الصحافي&quot;. وطالب جعجع اللبنانيين بأن يشاهدوا محطات
التلفزة كي يروا جيداً أين يستعمل سلاح الحزب، متمنيا على نصرالله ومسؤولي
&quot;حزب الله&quot; إعادة النظر بقرارهم اليوم، &quot;والا سيؤدي الأمر الى الخراب&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:48:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>2nd day of clashes in Lebanon</title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/local/2nd-day-of-clashes-in-Lebanon1001898.shtml</link>
        <category>Local News</category>
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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;Lebanese children run past a gunman from Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri&#39;s Amal movement as he takes position in Beirut&#39;s Corniche al- Mazraa district. (AFP/RAMZI HAIDAR)&lt;/span&gt;

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sectarian fighting spread through the streets
of Beirut on Thursday as Shiite Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese
government’s Sunni backers battled with machine guns and
rocket-propelled grenades shortly after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to
fight any attempt to disarm his men.&lt;br /&gt;
	The violence first erupted in
Muslim West Beirut, where masked gunmen on street corners opened fire
along Corniche Mazraa, a major thoroughfare that has become a
demarcation line between the two sides. There was also fighting in the
nearby Ras el-Nabeh area. There was no immediate word on casualties.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:27:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>Hezbollah&#39;s infrastructure is &quot;threat to regional peace&quot;: UN envoy </title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/world/Hezbollah-s-infrastructure-is-threat-to-regional-peace-UN-envoy1001897.shtml</link>
        <category>International News</category>
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&lt;div class=&quot;afp_title&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;
		&lt;img alt=&quot;Terje Roed-Larsen&quot; src=&quot;http://www.lebanese-forces.org/artman2/uploads/1/larsen.jpg&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;Hezbollah&#39;s separate paramilitary infrastructure across Lebanon contributes to the erosion of the state&#39;s monopoly on the use of force and represents a &quot;threat to regional peace,&quot; a UN envoy said Thursday. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed Larsen told the Security Council that Hezbollah, the powerful Iranian-backed Shiite militia, &quot;maintains a massive paramilitary infrastructure separate from the state.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:47:50 PST</pubDate>
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تعرض سيارة تابعة للسفارة الدانماركية للاعتداء قبل وصولها الى نقطة المصنع </title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/local/Denamrk_embassy_car1001896.shtml</link>
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&lt;/span&gt;افاد مندوب &quot;الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام&quot; في زحلة خالد عرار ان بعض الشبان اقفلوا طريق ضهر البيدر عند مفرق بلدة مكسه بالاطارات المشتعلة والاتربة، كما قام آخرون عند مفرق بلدة المرج على تحطيم سيارة ديبلوماسية تابعة للسفارة الدنماركية كانت متوجهة الى دمشق، وعندما استحال عليها دخول منطقة المصنع عادت وعند المفرق المذكور انهال عليها متجمهرون بالضرب بالعصي فتحطم كل زجاجها وبعض جوانبها. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:06:25 PST</pubDate>
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القوات اللبنانية: نكرر طلبنا من القوى الأمنية فرض سلطتها على أرجاء الوطن </title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/lf_news/lf_clahses_press_release1001895.shtml</link>
        <category>LF News</category>
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			&lt;img height=&quot;110&quot; alt=&quot;LF Flag&quot; src=&quot;http://www.lebanese-forces.org/images/LFFLAG.GIF&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&quot;حزب الله&quot; يتبع أسلوب القضم البطيء لأسس الدولة بدءا بتعطيل الانتخابات&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;صدر اليوم عن &quot;القوات اللبنانية&quot; بيان جاء فيه: &lt;br /&gt;
		&quot;لليوم الثاني على التوالي، تمعن قوى 8 آذار بانتهاك سيادة الدولة اللبنانية والتعدي على المواطنين واملاكهم. &lt;br /&gt;
		لليوم الثاني على التوالي تعمد هذه القوى الى قطع الطرقات العامة وإرهاب اللبنانيين والتطاول على القوى الشرعية اللبنانية بعدما مهدت لذلك بحملات أمنية وإعلامية متفرقة هدفت الى تقييد الجيش وغيره من القوى الشرعية وشل حركتها بغية إكمال السيطرة السلحفاتية على مفاصل الدولة اللبنانية كافة&quot;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>Lebanon air links paralysed by anti-government protests</title>
        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/local/Lebanon-air-links-paralysed-by-anti-government-protests1001893.shtml</link>
        <category>Local News</category>
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;BEIRUT (AFP) — Lebanon&#39;s international airport was closed on Thursday because of Hezbollah-led anti-government protests, with all flights cancelled until at least noon (0900 GMT), an airport official told AFP. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; BR: Georgia&quot;&gt;&quot;All flights between midnight and noon were cancelled, and then we will see what happens,&quot; the official said. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; BR: Georgia&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
		&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;On Wednesday demonstrators blocked the road leading to Rafiq Hariri International Airport with burning tyres and mounds of earth, leaving arriving passengers stranded and forcing others to miss their flights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:53:44 PST</pubDate>
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استمرار أعمال الشغب وقطع الطرقات
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        <link>http://www.lebanese-forces.org/breaking/taanayil_clashes1001892.shtml</link>
        <category>Breaking News</category>
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&amp;nbsp;وقع اشكال الخميس في 8 أيار بين أنصار للمعارضة والموالاة في منطقة سعدنايل في البقاع اللبناني وانتشرت القوى الامنية بكثافة. وتجدر الاشارة الى أن طريق سعدنايل لا تزال مقطوعة. وقد تم اقفال طريق العمارية باتجاه المرج وزحلة و طريق دير زنون- رياق وتم اقفال نفق سليم سلام في بيروت، ولا تزال طريق كورنيش المزرعة مقطوعة وكان يوم الاربعاء في 7 أيار قد شهد مواجهات في مناطق كورنيش المزرعة ورأس النبع والمصيطبة والطريق الجديدة وبربور، وانتقل التوتر الى البقاع الاوسط حيث قَطع أنصار تيار المستقبل الطريق الرئيسية في تعلبايا - زحلة، ورد مناصرو المعارضة باقفال طريق جلالا - شتورة، ثم اُقفلت طريق شتورا - زحلة، كما قطعت الطريق الدولية عند المصنع. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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يوم ثانٍ للاحتجاجات في لبنان والحكومة تبحث إعلان حال الطوارئ
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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;ظهور المسلحين أعاد للأذهان صور الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية&lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;استيقظ لبنان على يوم ثان من حرق الإطارات وقطع الطرقات في شوارع العاصمة بيروت بشكل خاص، وفق ما نقل مراسل قناة &quot;العربية&quot; الفضائية صباح الخميس 8-5-2008، بينما لمّح رئيس الحكومة اللبنانية فؤاد السنيورة إلى احتمال إعلان حال الطوارئ، وحظر التجول في البلاد، وفق ما تحدث لتلفزيون &quot;المستقبل&quot;، مؤكداً أن الأمر لا يزال خاضعاً للبحث. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;وكان المحتجون الموالون للمعارضة قطعوا طريق مطار بيروت الدولي، المحاذي لمنطقة الضاحية الجنوبية، وهو ما دفع شركة طيران الشرق الأوسط (الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية) إعلان تعليق رحلاتها من وإلى العاصمة اللبنانية منذ منتصف ليل الأربعاء حتى ظهر الخميس، &quot;بانتظار تطورات إيجابية&quot;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;Protesters, allied to Lebanon&#39;s Hezbollah-led political opposition, burn tires, old cars and block streets in the capital Beirut, May 7, 2008.
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&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The rattle of gunfire and crump of exploding rockets that shook the near-deserted streets of Beirut Wednesday seemed to signal the arrival of the long-feared showdown between the Western-backed government and its opponents led by Hizballah. Thick plumes of black smoke from barricades of burning tyres cast a deep pall over the capital, as many Lebanese gloomily pondered whether the country&#39;s feuding leaders can pull back from the brink.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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&lt;/span&gt;BEIRUT, LEBANON - Armed clashes in the Lebanese capital Wednesday between supporters of the Western-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition threatened this divided country&#39;s fragile calm. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The fighting began with opponents of the government setting tires ablaze to block the capital&#39;s main roads, notably those leading to the international airport where flights were suspended.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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جعجع: &quot;حزب الله&quot; يقوم بتحرك اليوم ردا على القرارات الحكومية الأخيرة </title>
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&lt;p dir=&quot;rtl&quot; align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;حزب الله&quot; يذهب الى ثورة بالعنف وهذا ما حوله الى &quot;جيش مهدي&quot; ثان في أزقة بيروت &lt;br /&gt;
			نطالب القوى الامنية بفتح الطرق لان التباطؤ قد يؤدي إلى ما لا تحمد عقباه&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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		قال رئيس الهيئة التنفيذية في &quot;القوات اللبنانية&quot; سمير جعجع، في حديث إلى إذاعة &quot;لبنان الحر&quot;: ان &quot;حزب الله&quot; يقف وراء هذا التحرك اليوم، وهو يدخل في إطار الرد على مقررات الحكومة في جلستها الأخيرة ليل الاثنين- الثلثاء الماضي&quot;، معتبرا أن &quot;ما يجري هو أمر خطير&quot;. ورأى &quot;ان من حق &quot;حزب الله&quot; أن يعترض بالطريقة التي يراها مناسبة ضمن حدود العمل السياسي، لكنه وللأسف، يعتمد أسلوب الثورة بالعنف وبالنار، وهذا ما يحول &quot;حزب الله&quot; إلى جيش مهدي آخر في أزقة بيروت وشوارعها، وهذا ما لن يكون لمصلحته ولمصلحة لبنان&quot;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <title>Al-Qaeda’s Terrorist Threat to UNIFIL</title>
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&lt;strong&gt;Bilal Y. Saab – &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
			&lt;strong&gt;Magnus Ranstorp &lt;/strong&gt;– &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies (CATS) at the Swedish National Defence College 
				
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;On August 11, 2006, in response to the 34-day summer war between Israel and Hizb’allah, the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 1701, which called for a more robust international military presence along the United Nations-drawn Blue Line dividing Israel and southern Lebanon. But the strengthened United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is likely to face a range of security threats that could undermine its peacekeeping duties and endanger its personnel. Among the more serious threats, underscored by intelligence reports over the past few years that indicate a growing al-Qaeda presence in Lebanon, is a catastrophic terrorist attack against UNIFIL by local salafist jihadist entities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt; font-family: georgia&quot;the center for asymmetric threat studies (cats) at the swedish national defence college &gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;An opposition protester holds a gazoline bottle as he stands near a burning car. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)&lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;/span&gt;BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Hezbollah opposition supporters and government backers exchanged gunfire and threw stones Wednesday as a strike by the Shiite militant group paralyzed large parts of Beirut. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The violence deepened tensions in a country already mired in a 17-month-old political crisis pitting the Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah against the government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora. The troubles have left the country without a president since November.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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الإضراب والتظاهرات في بيروت والمناطق اللبنانية
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			&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;4:15:محافظ مدينة بيروت بالوكالة ناصيف قالوش ردا على غصن: لو تعاون غصن معنا لما كنا وصلنا ربما للأمور التي وصلنا إليها الآن&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 4:10:المتظاهرون بدأوا بإستقدام الخيم الى طريق المطار للنوم في داخلها اعتصاما&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 4:00:تجمعات لأنصار تيار المستقبل في البقاع والشمال واقليم الخروب للتوجه الى بيروت بعد تدمير مكتب النويري والقيادة تدعو الى ضبط النفس&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 3:30:دوي رصاص متفرق في منطقة كورنيش المزرعة&lt;br /&gt;
		
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		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 3:02:هدوء حذر في بربور وكورنيش المزرعة والبربير فيما طريق المطار لا تزال مقفلة&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 3:00:استئناف حركة الملاحة في مطار بيروت حيث حطت 3 طائرات آتية من اسطنبول، الكويت وكانو&lt;br /&gt;
		
		&lt;img height=&quot;7&quot; src=&quot;http://web.naharnet.com/images/fleche-redinv.gif&quot; width=&quot;20&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; 2:05:اشكال امني في منطقة وطى المصيطبة تعمل القوى الامنية على محاصرته&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        <title>Tension rises in Lebanon</title>
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&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;
		&lt;img alt=&quot;Lebanese army&quot; src=&quot;http://www.lebanese-forces.org/artman2/uploads/1/bared_fighting_thumb.jpg&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;Dubai: The Lebanese government raised the stakes in its struggle against the Hezbollah-led opposition on Tuesday, accusing the party of violating the country&#39;s sovereignty by operating its own communications network and installing &quot;spy cameras&quot; at Beirut airport. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The challenge to Hezbollah is likely to increase tensions in Lebanon amid fears of potential violence that could mar a general strike over price rises today. The strike, called by the main federation of unions, is supported by Hezbollah and other opposition groups. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		&lt;img alt=&quot;Beirut riots&quot; src=&quot;http://www.lebanese-forces.org/artman2/uploads/1/riots_beirut.jpg&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;BEIRUT, May 6 (IPS) - As clashes between supporters of Lebanon&#39;s feuding factions become increasingly frequent, Lebanon seems to be walking a fine line between stability and violence.&lt;br /&gt;
		Internally, the country&#39;s parliament has been closed for three sessions, leading to an ongoing crisis and a still vacant presidency. Externally, fears abound regarding volatile relations with Israel, especially since Israeli officials began voicing criticism of the performance of UN troops deployed in the south. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:28:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>LF and FPM clash in Fanar branch of Lebanese University </title>
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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;LF and FPM Students clash in Lebanese Universtiy &lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;/span&gt;LF and FPM Students clash in Lebanese Universtiy - Fanar Brach. The Lebanese Forces student committee issued a statement saying, “once again, the Aouni militia attacks target students of the Lebanese Forces,” noting that LF “comrades were attacked at with sticks inside the Lebanese University’s second branch campus before the eyes of the faculty and staff.”&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia&quot;&gt;The FPM said&amp;nbsp;cars were carrying members of the Lebanese Forces (LF) armed with sticks, chains and various sharp objects. The LF members attacked the building and began to attack FPM supporters at the university, the movement said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:54:47 PST</pubDate>
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عائلتا الشهيدين ماروني وعاصي ردتا على كلام للنائب عون طاول جريمة زحلة
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            &lt;span class=&quot;image_caption&quot;&gt;الشهيدين نصري ماروني وسليم عاصي &lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;هل امتهن عون تدمير الوجود المسيحي والدفاع عن مدمري لبنان وأزلام سوريا؟&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		صدر عن عائلتي الشهيدين نصري ماروني وسليم عاصي البيان الآتي: &quot;ردا على ما ورد في حديث (النائب) ميشال عون بعد اجتماع تكتله من رفضه إحالة جريمة زحلة الى المجلس العدلي وإعتباره الحادث فرديا، نسأله من أين معلوماته؟ أمن حماة المجرمين القابعين الى جانبه؟ وكيف نصب نفسه قاضيا فحكم ان الجريمة فردية؟ ونسأله هل مقتل بطلين واصابة ثلاثة بجروح خطيرة واطلاق الرصاص على بيت الكتائب كاد يقتل العشرات، وإطلاق الرصاص على سيارته فكاد يفجرها؟ هل هذا حادث فردي؟ أم أن (النائب) ميشال عون امتهن تدمير الوجود المسيحي والدفاع عن مدمري لبنان وأزلام سوريا&quot;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:08 PST</pubDate>
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