Thursday, January 13, 2011

Government Collapse Plunges Lebanon Into Uncertainty



Lebanon Seeks New Government After Collapse -- BBC

Lebanon's president has asked Saad al-Hariri to stay on as a caretaker prime minister after his government was toppled by Hezbollah and its allies.

The crisis was sparked by a dispute over the UN tribunal investigating ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's murder.

President Michel Suleiman has started consultations over the choice of a new premier, with Mr Hariri due to return to Beirut from a visit to France.

The Arab League appealed for calm over Lebanon's "tense" security situation.

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More News On Lebanon's Political Crisis

Hariri to lead caretaker government in Lebanon -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Government fall plunges Lebanon into uncertainty -- Yahoo News/AP
Lebanon in political turmoil as govt collapses -- Yahoo News/AFP
President's office: Hariri asked to lead caretaker government -- CNN
Hariri To Continue As Lebanon's Caretaker Prime Minister -- RTT News
Political crisis shakes Lebanon -- Washington Post
Lebanon government collapses -- L.A. Times
Lebanese Government Collapses As Hezbollah Exits -- Voice of America
Beirut quiet a day after Hezbollah pullout forces collapse of Lebanon's government -- Washington Post
Lebanese coalition collapses in turmoil over probe -- Washington Times
Lebanon crisis is bid to subvert justice: Clinton -- Reuters
Clinton: Hezbollah Tribunal Move Is Transparent Effort to Subvert Justice -- Voice of America
Lacking Leverage, U.S. Grasps for a Solution in Lebanon -- New York Times
Israel troops on alert after Lebanon govt falls -- AP
Lebanon faces protracted govt crisis: analysts -- Livemint
Behind Lebanon's New Political Crisis -- Nicholas Blanford, Time Magazine
Q+A: What next for Lebanon after government collapse? -- Reuters
Hezbollah’s Latest Suicide Mission -- Thanassis Cambanis, New York Times

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