Lebanon parliament re-elects pro-syrian speaker nabih berri (tags)
Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday re-elected pro-syrian Berri as the speaker of parliament - a post he has held since 1992 - even after anti-Syrian groups won a clear majority in the house for the first time since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Lebanese protesters denounce Syrian interference (tags)
Waving Lebanese flags and denouncing the Syrian military presence in Lebanon, thousands of students rallied at the National Museum on Friday as hundreds of police in full riot gear watched but did not intervene.