Sunni preachers in 'vote to save Lebanon' plea
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Sunni preachers have been told to issue a call in their Friday sermons for people to take part in the country’s parliamentary elections on May 15.
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Sunni preachers have been told to issue a call in their Friday sermons for people to take part in the country’s parliamentary elections on May 15.
His move leaves Lebanon’s Sunni vote fragmented
Analysis: A diverse yet fractured opposition faces an uphill battle to unseat Lebanon's entrenched sectarian elite.
Mass demonstrations erupt blaming the assassination on Syria, which had deployed troops during Lebanon's 15-year civil war and kept them there after it ended in 1990. Shi'ite allies of Damascus stage their own big rallies in support of Syria, but international pressure forces the troops to withdraw.
By Maya Gebeily