Seniora phone Mubarak, other Arab leaders over situation in Lebanon

    CAIRO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora on Friday made several phone calls to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and some other Arab leaders to discuss current situation in Lebanon, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

    According to MENA, Seniora phoned King Abdullah bin Abdel Azizof Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana. Full story>>

    Lebanese opposition supporters to protest as of Friday

    BEIRUT, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's pro-Syrian opposition supporters would stage an open-ended sit-in from Friday onward to topple the current government, said a statement issued by the opposition bloc on Thursday. <<<

    Lebanese PM vows to remain in office to prevent civil war

    BEIRUT, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would remain in office to prevent the outbreak of a civil war as political parties were turning the country into a battlefield for regional conflicts, local Daily Star reported on Wednesday. <<<

    Lebanese government approves Hariri tribunal

    BEIRUT, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese government approved on Saturday plans for a special tribunal to try those accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said. <<<

    Lebanese minister shot dead in Beirut

    BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Industry Minister and Christian leader Pierre Gemayel was shot dead on a street in the suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, al-Jazeera TV channel quoted the Lebanese Interior Ministry as saying. <<<