Beirut


BEIRUT - Some 1,500 people Sunday took part in a march in the Lebanese capital Beirut to call for an end to the interplay between religion and politics in their country's political system.

BEIRUT - Mohammed Zuheir al-Siddiq, a Syrian who used to work for Syrian intelligence in Lebanon, said Sunday that he has recordings that implicate some Syrian officers in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

BEIRUT/THE HAGUE - Tension was mounting in Beirut Tuesday, with several streets and schools shut and military checkpoints set up following the issuing of a confidential draft indictment for the Rafik Hariri assassination.

BEIRUT - A senior Pentagon official says the Obama administration is "working closely" with members of the U.S.

BEIRUT - An international human rights group says Lebanon's judicial system is failing to protect the rights of foreign domestic workers.
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