A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Lebanese Government Falls

Lebanon's union government has collapsed after Hizbullah and Amal, the Shi‘ite parties, resigned over the failure of Prime Minister Sa‘d Hariri to convene a Cabinet meeting to discuss the expected indictments from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. This in turn came after Syria and Saudi Arabia indicated their mediation efforts had failed.

I'll have more to say on this as the situation clarifies.

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