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Members of the Lebanese army stand guard by a poster of Mohamad Chatah, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during his funeral procession at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, December 29, 2013. Angry mourners chanted against Hezbollah as they buried Chatah, who was critical of the Shi’ite militia. The Arabic words on the poster in the background read: “A moderate martyr.” (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon: Calls to exclude Hezbollah from government

by Layal Abu Rahal | Dec 29, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians called for Hezbollah to be excluded from any future government, ahead of former finance minister Mohamad Chatah’s funeral on Sunday. Chatah had been a staunch critic of both the Syrian government and Hezbollah, with many...

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Lebanese security forces and rescue teams respond to a huge car bomb explosion that rocked central Beirut on December 27, 2013. (AFP)

Anti-Assad Lebanese ex-minister killed in Beirut bomb

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 27, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Former Lebanese Minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, and four other people were killed in a massive bomb blast that targeted his car in Beirut on Friday, security sources said. Chatah, 62, a Sunni Muslim, was also a...