LEBANON VOTE ELEVATES HEZBOLLAH
JANUARY 26, 2011 Lebanon Vote Elevates Hezbollah Election of Premier Sets Pro-Iran Party As the Country’s Pre-eminent Power By FARNAZ FASSIHI BEIRUT—Lebanon’s parliament appointed billionaire businessman Najib Mikati as prime minister, choosing the candidate backed by Hezbollah and confirming the movement as the country’s most powerful military and political force. The vote spurred occasionally violent […]
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