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Israeli Police Seize Documents in Olmert ProbeTuesday, May 13, 2008 8:06:00 PM Israeli police raided the offices of a government ministry on Tuesday, confiscating documents as part of a bribery investigation that could force out Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Full Story
Lebanese Troops Patrol After Hezbollah PulloutSunday, May 11, 2008 8:20:00 PM Lebanese troops patrolled Beirut on Sunday after Hezbollah fighters pulled back from areas they had seized in deadly gunbattles with supporters of the U.S.-backed government. Full Story
Iraqi Factions Agree to End Baghdad FightingSaturday, May 10, 2008 9:50:00 PM BAGHDAD—Iraqi Shi'ite factions on Saturday reached a deal to end fighting between militia and security forces in the Baghdad bastion of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that has killed hundreds ... Full Story
Hezbollah Gunmen Start Withdrawal From BeirutSaturday, May 10, 2008 8:55:00 PM BEIRUT—Hezbollah on Saturday began withdrawing gunmen from Beirut and handed control of the streets to the Lebanese army, after seizing much of the city in gunbattles with supporters of the U.S.-backe ... Full Story
Lebanon Government Denounces Hezbollah 'Coup' in BeirutSaturday, May 10, 2008 8:45:00 PM BEIRUT—Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup".At least ... Full Story
Olmert Defies Calls to Resign Over Bribe ProbeFriday, May 09, 2008 8:32:00 PM JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into allegations ... Full Story
Olmert Probe Highlights Legal Fog, Graft FearsFriday, May 09, 2008 8:02:00 PM JERUSALEM—Israel is no stranger to corruption scandals—as police investigate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on suspicion of taking bribes, his predecessor's son sits in jail for campaign funding misde ... Full Story
U.S. Supports Embattled Lebanese GovernmentFriday, May 09, 2008 6:52:00 PM The U.S. government on Friday restated its support for the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora after its forces were routed by fighters loyal to Hezbollah in Beirut. Full Story
Fighting Rocks Beirut, Kills Eight; Hezbollah DefiantThursday, May 08, 2008 9:30:00 PM Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military communications network. Full Story
Hezbollah Piles Pressure on Lebanese GovernmentThursday, May 08, 2008 8:30:00 AM BEIRUT—Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday, piling pressure on Lebanon's U.S.-supported government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered ... Full Story
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