Jiro Ose

Crisis in Lebanon

Hundreds of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition, its flag on left, rallied in Beirut Saturday December 1, 2007 to mark the anniversary of their sit-in to bring down the western-backed government. The protestors gathered in the city centre where the opposition has maintained a protest camp outside the offices of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.The opposition, its ministers walked on November 2006, has been demanding a government of national unity installed in place of Siniora's.
Hundreds of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition, its flag on left, rallied in Beirut Saturday December 1, 2007 to mark the anniversary of their sit-in to bring down the western-backed government. The protestors gathered in the city centre where the opposition has maintained a protest camp outside the offices of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.The opposition, its ministers walked on November 2006, has been demanding a government of national unity installed in place of Siniora's.