http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fouad_SinioraFind stories, videos, and photos about Fouad Siniora from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:40 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/06/02/lebanon.pre.vote/tztop.flags.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Fouad_Siniora14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Fouad Siniora from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/02/lebanon.pre.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/02/lebanon.pre.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanon's parliamentary elections will determine which path the country will take in the next four years -- the direction of Islamic militancy and closer ties to countries such as Iran and Syria, or a route to more westernization and openness.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanon's prime minister condemned the firing of rockets into northern Israel after an attack wounded two Israelis on Thursday. He said his government is trying to determine who was responsible.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/assad.syria.palestine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/assad.syria.palestine/index.html#cnnSTCTextSyrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree Tuesday ordering the establishment of diplomatic ties with Lebanon, the president's adviser told CNN.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLebanese leaders urged for calm on Thursday after the country's first political assassination in months threatened efforts to reconcile its divided factionsThu, 11 Sep 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanon's prime minister paid a visit to Iraq on Wednesday -- the first such visit by a Lebanese leader in the post-Saddam Hussein era -- and he and his Iraqi counterpart discussed issues including oil exports and investment.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832663,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832663,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSyria and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to establish full diplomatic relations for the first time, taking a step toward healing tensions that have fueled decades of turmoil in LebanonWed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832337,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA bomb ripped through a bus during Wednesday morning rush hour in a northern Lebanese city, killing 18 soldiers and civilians, security officials saidWed, 13 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/lebanon.prime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/lebanon.prime/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora says he has been reappointed by the country's new president, but has been asked to form a new Cabinet.Wed, 28 May 2008 17:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807917,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807917,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith no deal likely after days of peace negotiations, the power struggle on the streets may not be over Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/14/lebanon.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/14/lebanon.crisis/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanon's Cabinet on Wednesday reversed two decisions that triggered violence among anti-government Hezbollah militants last week: the firing of the chief of security at Beirut's airport and the order that Hezbollah's telecommunications system come under state control, according to a statement released by Cabinet members.Wed, 14 May 2008 21:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore clashes erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Monday, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals who support Lebanon's Western-backed government entered a fifth day.Mon, 12 May 2008 16:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/beirut.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/beirut.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextHezbollah militants will leave Beirut's streets in response to the Lebanese army's assuming security in the city, an opposition spokesman said Saturday, but "civil disobedience" will continue.Sat, 10 May 2008 17:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/07/beirut.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/07/beirut.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextLabor union members and anti-government Hezbollah supporters blocked roads with mounds of sand and burning tires Wednesday to demand higher salaries for public workers, protests that paralyzed the airport and much of the capital.Wed, 07 May 2008 21:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1703737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe first bomb attack on U.S. diplomats since 1990 sends shudders through a small but growing American community Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/18/lebanon.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/12/18/lebanon.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo less than nine dates have been put in the diary for politicians to pathe the way for a successor to departed Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/lebanon.deadlock/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/lebanon.deadlock/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is "extremely concerned" about the delay in electing a new Lebanese president, a hiatus that has gone "well past the constitutional timeframe."Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687281,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687281,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe country is once again amidst a tense stand-off which can perhaps only be broken by Syrian participation in the Annapolis peace talksSat, 24 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/03/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leader of an Islamist militant group may be among the 39 insurgents killed as Lebanese forces overtook a Palestinian refugee camp where militants had holed up and staged attacks for months, according to a Lebanese official and media reports Monday.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/02/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Lebanese military took control Sunday of a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon after fighting with Islamist militants who tried to flee, the government announced Sunday.Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextLebanese troops seized control of a top Islamist militia leader's home in northern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanese military officials said.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1650192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy Lebanon's Maronites are turning to a political party aligned with the Iran-backed oppositionMon, 06 Aug 2007 20:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/05/lebanon.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/05/lebanon.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters and opponents of Lebanon's pro-Western government appeared to split seats on Sunday as Lebanese voters went to the polls to replace two ruling-party lawmakers assassinated in recent months.Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/12/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/12/lebanon.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Lebanese army pounded a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon with heavy artillery Thursday in what one high-ranking Lebanese security source described as a final bid to oust the Islamist militants entrenched inside.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/02/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/02/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlSix Lebanese soldiers were killed during intense fighting as the army battled again Saturday to rout militants from a Palestinian refugee camp north of Tripoli, a military spokesman said.Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627222,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn an exclusive interview, Fouad Siniora says his government has evidence of Damascus' hand in Lebanon's recent spate of violenceFri, 01 Jun 2007 16:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/01/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/01/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlLebanese soldiers -- backed by gunboats, heavy artillery and rows of tanks -- entered a Palestinian refugee camp that has hosted days of fierce fighting north of Tripoli, a military source said Friday.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/25/lebanon.nasrallah/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/25/lebanon.nasrallah/index.htmlThe leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has warned the Lebanese army not to enter the Palestinian refugee camp north of Tripoli where it has been confronting Islamic militants.Sat, 26 May 2007 00:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.violence/index.htmlLebanese forces battling Islamic militants inside Lebanon will be resupplied by a shipment of U.S. military ammunition, which is expected to arrive within two days, senior U.S. officials told CNN on Thursday.Thu, 24 May 2007 11:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/lebanon.blasts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/lebanon.blasts/index.htmlLebanon's prime minister stood firm against calls to resign after a pair of bombs aboard commuter buses killed three people Tuesday.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/26/lebanon.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/26/lebanon.protests/index.htmlBeirut emerged Friday from an overnight curfew imposed after deadly clashes erupted between pro-government and opposition supporters at Beirut Arab University.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/25/lebanon.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/25/lebanon.protests/index.htmlLebanese officials Thursday imposed an overnight curfew for Beirut after deadly clashes erupted between pro-government and opposition supporters at Beirut Arab University.Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/01/lebanon.protest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/01/lebanon.protest/index.htmlAt least 200,000 people packed the streets of Beirut Friday, responding with cheers and applause as Christian opposition leader Michel Aoun called for Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to step down.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/30/lebanon.siniora/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/30/lebanon.siniora/index.htmlAttempting to blunt the impact of a rally planned by Hezbollah for Friday, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora vowed Thursday that there will be no coup in Lebanon.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/ime.diary/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/29/ime.diary/index.htmlIn the TV news business, if a story breaks, you better be ready to turn on a dime, pack your bags and head to the nearest airport.Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlHundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square in Beirut on Thursday to honor slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters who turned the funeral into a show of defiance against Hezbollah and its Syrian backers.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/22/lebanon.mourning/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/22/lebanon.mourning/index.htmlCrowds of people snaked through the streets of Pierre Gemayel's Christian hometown to mourn the Lebanese industry minister suspected by his supporters of being assassinated by those intent on weakening Lebanon's anti-Syrian government.Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/21/lebanon.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/21/lebanon.shooting/index.htmlLebanese Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel -- a key member of the anti-Syrian majority in the Lebanese parliament -- has been shot dead in an assassination that raises tensions between opponents and allies of Syria.Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/lebanon.siniora/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/15/lebanon.siniora/index.htmlLebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Wednesday his government will survive despite the resignations of six Cabinet ministers this week.Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/13/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/13/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlLebanon's depleted government Monday approved a United Nations draft setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/12/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/12/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlA constitutional crisis in Lebanon is threatening plans for an international tribunal to try those allegedly involved in the assassination of the country's former Prime Minister.Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/11/lebanon.hezbollah/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/11/lebanon.hezbollah/index.htmlFive Shiite ministers resigned from Lebanon's Cabinet on Saturday after talks about giving the Hezbollah party more power collapsed, according to party spokesmen.Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/us.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/01/us.lebanon/index.htmlThe Bush administration Wednesday warned the governments of Syria and Iran to stop what the White House said were efforts to topple the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/31/lebanon.donors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/31/lebanon.donors/index.htmlLebanon's prime minister has painted a picture of depleted resources, lost revenue, death and destruction during a speech given to potential donors in Stockholm.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/30/mideast.annan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/30/mideast.annan/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has joined Israel's prime minister in calling for the unconditional release of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah in July -- which sparked the 34-day war between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/28/mideast.annan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/28/mideast.annan/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday called on Hezbollah to turn over two captured Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/20/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/20/mideast.main/index.htmlLebanon faces a critical test in the coming days that will determine whether the country emerges as a strong democracy or finds itself plunged back into violence, U.N. Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said Sunday.Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/19/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/19/mideast.main/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is "deeply concerned" about Israel's commando raid Saturday in eastern Lebanon, which he said violated the cease-fire resolution concerning Israel and Hezbollah, his spokesman said in a written statement.Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/16/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/16/mideast.main/index.htmlIsraeli troops have begun handing over control of territory in southern Lebanon to the U.N. observer mission, the Israeli military announced early Thursday.Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/13/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/13/mideast.main/index.htmlIsrael and Hezbollah looked to inflict maximum damage as the clock ticked toward a scheduled cease-fire Monday morning, each side pounding targets with heavy missile barrages.Sun, 13 Aug 2006 04:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/12/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/12/mideast.main/index.htmlThe U.N.-brokered cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel will begin at 8 a.m. (1 a.m. ET) Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Saturday in a taped statement.Sat, 12 Aug 2006 04:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/qana.reaction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/qana.reaction/index.htmlA deadly Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese town of Qana provoked stiff and swift condemnation across the globe Sunday as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon showed little sign of ending.Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/rome.transcript/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/rome.transcript/index.htmlKey Middle East players and top diplomats meeting in Rome failed to reach agreement on a plan to end the 15-day-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.romeconf/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/mideast.romeconf/index.htmlTalks between key Middle East players in Rome on a plan for ending the 15-day-old conflict in Lebanon Wednesday failed to reach agreement on an immediate cease-fire.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/24/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/24/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Beirut and then to Jerusalem Monday in an attempt to carve a lasting solution to the crisis that has claimed hundreds of lives and gutted Lebanon's infrastructure.Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/lebanon.refugees/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/lebanon.refugees/index.htmlAs many as 50,000 refugees from Lebanon poured through one border crossing into Syria alone Thursday, officials said, as the desperate and displaced fled to escape Israel's bombing campaign.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.int/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.int/index.htmlIsraeli special forces Thursday directly engaged with Hezbollah fighters inside southern Lebanon in what the Israeli military says is an effort to wipe out the remaining capabilities of the Islamic militia.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast/index.htmlTwo Israeli soldiers were killed battling Hezbollah guerrillas Thursday in a second day of fierce ground fighting in war-ravaged southern Lebanon, the military said.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/lebanese.politics/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/lebanese.politics/index.htmlLebanese leaders Wednesday called for the multicultural country to remain united amid an eight-day Israeli bombardment, a call joined by the son of slain Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/lebanese.refugees/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/lebanese.refugees/index.htmlAs nations scrambled to ferry their citizens out of Lebanon, one group of people has been all but forgotten -- the Lebanese.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast/index.htmlNew explosions shook Beirut early Thursday, hours after Israeli warplanes dropped 23 tons of bombs on a bunker where Hezbollah leaders were holed up, according to the Israel Defense Forces.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/btsc.labott.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/btsc.labott.diplomacy/index.htmlIn times of crisis in the Middle East, the world often has looked to the United States for leadership. But this time the Bush administration has largely stayed on the sidelines.Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/arab.league/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/arab.league/index.htmlThe Middle East peace process is "dead," Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Saturday.Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/15/mideast/index.htmlIsrael took its fight against Hezbollah back into the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, targeting a militant stronghold in Dahiya, the Israel Defense Forces said.Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/14/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/14/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlDiplomacy sputtered Friday in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, as President Bush was forced to walk a political tightrope, Iran lobbed threats and insults at Israel, and Lebanon pleaded for international intervention to no avail.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/labott/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/labott/index.htmlThe Bush administration is concerned that Israeli military operations in Lebanon could play into Hezbollah's hands by weakening the pro-U.S. Lebanese government and helping pro-Syrian forces, senior U.S. officials said Thursday.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/lebanon.syria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/lebanon.syria/index.htmlSyrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened to "break" Lebanon if the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri did not support a longer term for President Emile Lahoud, a pro-Syrian politician, Lebanon's prime minister claimed Sunday.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/rice.mideast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/23/rice.mideast/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Thursday to Beirut, where anti-Syrian leaders have been working to oust Lebanon's pro-Syrian president.Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlMore than 2,300 people are attending the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos this week.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.blast/index.htmlA stormy Lebanese Cabinet session Monday ended with a call for an international investigation into a string of high-profile attacks on critics of Syrian involvement of Lebanon, spurring five pro-Syrian ministers to suspend participation in the government.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/30/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/30/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlThree former top Lebanese security officials detained in early morning raids Tuesday are suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the current prime minister said.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:51:00 EDT