Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Lebanon's Government Has Collapsed Over UN's Hariri Probe

Saad Hariri is in danger of losing his Lebanese parliamentary majority owing to a Hezbollah pullout as he visits Washington. Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters

Lebanon Government Set To Collapse Over Hariri Tribunal -- Christian Science Monitor

Hezbollah was expected to pull out of Lebanon's government today over the country's involvement in the Hariri tribunal, which is expected to indict Hezbollah members in the prime minister's 2005 assassination.

Hezbollah and its political allies in Lebanon were set to announce the resignation of eleven ministers from the government's unity coalition Wednesday, which would topple the government and raise concerns of new protests and paralysis in Lebanon.

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More News On The Collapse Of The Lebanese Government

Lebanon's government falls as Hezbollah pulls out -- Yahoo News/AP
Hezbollah and allies resign from Lebanon government -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Hezbollah, allies quit Lebanon's unity government -- CNN
Lebanon government on brink of collapse -- AFP
Lebanese Government Is a Step From Collapse -- New York Times
Hezbollah, Allies Quit Lebanon Cabinet Over UN's Hariri Probe -- Bloomberg
Lebanon's Government Falls -- Wall Street Journal
Obama calls Saudi king, voices solidarity on Lebanon -- Reuters
Obama, Lebanese prime minister to meet Wednesday -- Washington Post/AP
Why Is Lebanon on the Verge of Collapse? -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic

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