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Officer Mariam Farhat, Cpl. Adel Saleh and Sgt. John Ashcroft took time from their busy schedules to escort eight kids selected from Dearborn area schools as they shopped for school clothes.

Lebanon is no stranger to war. for 15 years its people fought each other. last weeks running battle in the streets of beirut mirrored life there in the 1970s and �*80s. a week after the fighting there is still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lebanons politically fractured cabinet hasnt met. there is fear about what might come next. mariams son wants her death to send a message. we dont need civil war in lebanon. if my mother has faith of ...

To encapsulate in words. a harrowing and and a long list of questions remaining. its been a week since clashes between shia and christian groups in lebanon led to the deaths of seven people. although beirut is now calm, the incident has raised fears of a return to the civil war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. a week ago she was a mother. now they call her a martyr. mariam farhat was one of seven people k...

Lebanon on Friday mourned seven people killed in gunbattles in the streets of Beirut the previous day, a confrontation that erupted over a long-running probe into last year’s massive port blast in the city and raised fears of the country being drawn into further violence. Underlying the violence are Lebanon’s entrenched sectarian divides and growing…

This week's violence highlights willingness by members of Lebanon's ruling class to fight for political survival at any cost

The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early 1970s. Theyve survived civil war, assassinations, uprisings and other turmoil, hanging on to power for decades in a turbulent, unforgiving region.

BEIRUT (AP) -- The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early 1970s. Theyve survived civil war, assassinations, uprisings and other turmoil, hanging on to power for decades in a turbulent, unforgiving region.

All 7 killed were Shiite Muslims; Hezbollah, Amal accuse right-wing Christian militia

Funerals have taken place across Lebanon for seven people killed in gunbattles on the streets of Beirut the day before Lebanon buries 7 killed amid street

BEIRUT (AP) — The most powerful men in Lebanese politics have been in charge for decades, some since the early 1970s. They’ve survived civil war, assassinations, uprisings and other turmoil, hanging on to power for decades in a turbulent, unforgiving region.