Jiro Ose

Crisis in Lebanon

One of the members of Lebanese Parliament arrives at the Parliament in Beirut under heavy security in Tuesday, September 25, 2007. After a brief meeting, they announced the postponement of a session to elect a new president until next month after the legislature failed to have enough lawmakers to elect the President because of a Hezbollah-led opposition boycott. Fears of another attack against anti-Syrian lawmakers were high after the killing of Antoine Ghanem last week, which fueled the accusation against Syria being behind the political killings which left 5 MPs dead and Rafiq Hariri, Prime Minister.
One of the members of Lebanese Parliament arrives at the Parliament in Beirut under heavy security in Tuesday, September 25, 2007. After a brief meeting, they announced the postponement of a session to elect a new president until next month after the legislature failed to have enough lawmakers to elect the President because of a Hezbollah-led opposition boycott. Fears of another attack against anti-Syrian lawmakers were high after the killing of Antoine Ghanem last week, which fueled the accusation against Syria being behind the political killings which left 5 MPs dead and Rafiq Hariri, Prime Minister.