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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comSat, 29 Sep 2007 04:54 BSTThu, 15 May 2008 22:46:42 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/lebanon(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b513828-6e1b-11dc-b8ab-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b513828-6e1b-11dc-b8ab-0000779fd2ac.htmlWith instability going through Lebanon, officials emphasise the importance of preventing the emergence of new militant strongholds inside Palestinian refugee campsSat, 29 Sep 2007 04:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64bcdb1c-6b66-11dc-863b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64bcdb1c-6b66-11dc-863b-0000779fd2ac.htmlLebanon's parliament has failed to choose a new president after a boycott by opposition MPs denied the anti-Syrian majority the required two-thirds quorum for a vote. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/360d846e-6865-11dc-b475-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/360d846e-6865-11dc-b475-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe killing of Antoine Ghanem, the fourth anti-Syrian MP to die in an attack since the elections in May 2005, comes less than a week before parliament is due to convene to choose a new presidentFri, 21 Sep 2007 20:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2eae2256-66d4-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2eae2256-66d4-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlA car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new presidentWed, 19 Sep 2007 18:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5166b34a-49b9-11dc-9ffe-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5166b34a-49b9-11dc-9ffe-0000779fd2ac.htmlA new exhibition mixes gore and kitsch to mark last year's war with Israel. Displays include battle reenactments and scenes of 'heroism' in the fight against IsraelMon, 13 Aug 2007 18:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fab8b9c2-43fe-11dc-90ca-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fab8b9c2-43fe-11dc-90ca-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe bloc opposing Lebanon's western-backed anti-Syrian government has emerged strengthened from two by-elections that were called to replace assassinated coalition legislatorsMon, 6 Aug 2007 17:55 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61f16048-434c-11dc-a065-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61f16048-434c-11dc-a065-0000779fd2ac.htmlLebanese voters turned out in their thousands in two by-elections that have provided the latest battleground between the pro-western government and his pro-Syrian opponentsSun, 5 Aug 2007 21:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2cf941a-41d4-11dc-8328-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2cf941a-41d4-11dc-8328-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe former president, is running to replace his son who was murdered in 2006. The contest might also have the most impact when parliament chooses a new president later this yearFri, 3 Aug 2007 18:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0f8a10a-3050-11dc-9a81-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0f8a10a-3050-11dc-9a81-0000779fd2ac.htmlLebanese troops shelled a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon after al-Qaeda-inspired militants killed two soldiers there, security sources saidThu, 12 Jul 2007 09:31 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bd44cc6-233e-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bd44cc6-233e-11dc-9e7e-000b5df10621.htmlAn unprecedented attack that killed six UN peacekeepers was a heavy blow to the stability of the Lebanese-Israeli border, less than a year after a strengthened Unifil was put into place.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69fb9af6-2295-11dc-ac53-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69fb9af6-2295-11dc-ac53-000b5df10621.htmlThe violence in Lebanon hit the UN's peacekeeping force when a powerful explosion destroyed an armoured personnel carrier, killing three Colombian and three Spanish soldiers.Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c86a6374-1dc2-11dc-89f7-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c86a6374-1dc2-11dc-89f7-000b5df10621.htmlSince Syria's withdrawal the military has undergone at least a partial rehabilitation. It is increasingly seen as one of the few neutral institutions in a polarised country and as a last line of defence against rampant insecurity.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66ccdf48-1a98-11dc-8bf0-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66ccdf48-1a98-11dc-8bf0-000b5df10621.htmlConflict rose again as the country buried the victims of a bomb attack that killed a prominent anti-Syrian lawmaker along with his eldest son and eight others.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90f93e64-19cc-11dc-99c5-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90f93e64-19cc-11dc-99c5-000b5df10621.htmlA politician from the ruling anti-Syrian coalition was among the victims of Beirut's bloodiest explosions in two years.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec1496e2-11f5-11dc-b963-000b5df10621.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec1496e2-11f5-11dc-b963-000b5df10621.htmlIslamic militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon killing two soldiers, as the confrontation between the two sides continued.Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:27 BST