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U.S. socialite Paris Hilton dances during a party in downtown ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton dances during a party in downtown Beirut July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton poses at a party in downtown Beirut ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton poses at a party in downtown Beirut July 3, 2009. Picture taken July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton greets fans during at a party in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton greets fans during at a party in downtown Beirut July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton speaks during a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton speaks during a news conference in Broumana July 3, 2009. Hilton will be hosting an event tonight in Beirut. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton looks at a mirror during a news ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton looks at a mirror during a news conference in Broumana July 3, 2009. Hilton will be hosting an event tonight in Beirut. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

U.S. socialite Paris Hilton looks on after a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. socialite Paris Hilton looks on after a news conference in Broumana July 3,2009. Hilton will be hosting an event tonight in Beirut. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Egyptian singer Amal Maher performs Oum Kalsoum songs during ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Egyptian singer Amal Maher performs Oum Kalsoum songs during Beiteddine Festival in Beiteddine village, mount Lebanon July 2, 2009. Picture Taken July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Cynthia Karam (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Egyptian singer Amal Maher (L) accompanied by Maestro Selim ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Egyptian singer Amal Maher (L) accompanied by Maestro Selim Sahhab perform Oum Kalsoum songs during Beiteddine Festival in Beiteddine village, mount Lebanon July 2, 2009. Picture Taken July 2, 2009. REUTERS/ Cynthia Karam (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Dancers from China's Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dancers from China's Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform during their show called 'My Dream' at Tyre and South Festival in Tyre, southern Lebanon July 2, 2009. Picture taken July 2, 2009. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Lebanese farmers collect wheat during the harvest season at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese farmers collect wheat during the harvest season at a field in Sidon, southern Lebanon July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT)

Lebanese fishermen clean fresh fish in the southern port city ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese fishermen clean fresh fish in the southern port city of Tyre. Over-fishing, pollution and dynamite fishing have all but wiped out marine life in the Mediterranean waters off the 220-kilometer-long (136-mile-long) Lebanese coast, leaving many of the country's estimated 8,000 fishermen destitute. Photo:Ramzi Haidar/AFP

A Lebanese carpenter makes a fishing boat at his workshop in ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Lebanese carpenter makes a fishing boat at his workshop in the southern port city of Tyre. Over-fishing, pollution and dynamite fishing have all but wiped out marine life in the Mediterranean waters off the 220-kilometer-long (136-mile-long) Lebanese coast, leaving many of the country's estimated 8,000 fishermen destitute. Photo:Joseph Eid/AFP

Lebanese fishermen prepare their nets at the harbor of the southern ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese fishermen prepare their nets at the harbor of the southern port city of Tyre. Over-fishing, pollution and dynamite fishing have all but wiped out marine life in the Mediterranean waters off the 220-kilometer-long (136-mile-long) Lebanese coast, leaving many of the country's estimated 8,000 fishermen destitute. Photo:Ramzi Haidar/AFP

A cat walks past Lebanese fishermen making nets at the harbor ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - A cat walks past Lebanese fishermen making nets at the harbor in the southern port city of Tyre. Over-fishing, pollution and dynamite fishing have all but wiped out marine life in the Mediterranean waters off the 220-kilometer-long (136-mile-long) Lebanese coast, leaving many of the country's estimated 8,000 fishermen destitute. Photo:Joseph Eid/AFP

Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife (R) presents his ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife (R) presents his latest album to Austrian President Heinz Fischer (C) as Karen Abu Seid (L), the commissioner-general of UNRWA, looks on at the presidential palace in Vienna July 1, 2009. Khalife is in Vienna performing a concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (AUSTRIA ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS)

Austrian President Heinz Fischer (L) welcomes Lebanese composer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Austrian President Heinz Fischer (L) welcomes Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife at his office in the presidential palace in Vienna July 1, 2009 Khalife is in Vienna performing a concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (AUSTRIA ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS)

Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs with singers ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs with singers Omaima al-Khalil (C) and Yola Kiryakos (L) during the Peace and Humanity concert in the city hall in Vienna June 30, 2009. The concert marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (AUSTRIA ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs during the Peace and Humanity concert in the city hall in Vienna June 30, 2009. The concert marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (AUSTRIA ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs with singer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese composer and singer Marcel Khalife performs with singer Omaima al-Khalil during the Peace and Humanity concert in the city hall in Vienna June 30, 2009. The concert marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (AUSTRIA ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

A Lebanese soldier keeps watch over an area during the funeral ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese soldier keeps watch over an area during the funeral of Zeina al-Miri in Beirut June 30, 2009. Al-Miri died during the gunfire that erupted in the Aicha Bakkar area when Sunni Muslim followers of anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement clashed with supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement, which is led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

A relative mourns for Zeina al-Miri as supporters carry her ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A relative mourns for Zeina al-Miri as supporters carry her coffin during her funeral in Beirut June 30, 2009. Al-Miri died during the gunfire that erupted in the Aicha Bakkar area when Sunni Muslim followers of anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement clashed with supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement, which is led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Relatives of Zeina al-Miri carry her coffin during her funeral ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives of Zeina al-Miri carry her coffin during her funeral in Beirut June 30, 2009. Al-Miri died during the gunfire that erupted in the Aicha Bakkar area when Sunni Muslim followers of anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement clashed with supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement, which is led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command, speaks during a news conference after meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri in Beirut June 30, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) meets ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) meets with U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command, in Beirut June 30, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS MILITARY)

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with U.S. General ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (R) meets with U.S. General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command, at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut June 30, 2009. REUTERS/ Dalati Nohra / Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Tires burn after angry Sunni protesters set them ablaze to close ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Tires burn after angry Sunni protesters set them ablaze to close the road as Lebanese soldiers secure the area a day after a fighting between supporters of Saad Hariri, a Sunni who leads the parliamentary majority, and rival followers of the Hezbollah-allied Shiite parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mahmoud Tawil)

Two Lebanese soldiers are pictured standing guard in downtown ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Two Lebanese soldiers are pictured standing guard in downtown Beirut. Lebanon's military prosecutor has charged three suspects allegedly linked to Al-Qaeda with planning terrorist attacks in Lebanon and Syria, a judicial source said. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) meets ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) meets with Hezbollah's senior official Mohamed Raad, as part of consultation meetings with the parliamentary bloc on the formation of a new government, at Parliament in Beirut June 29, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Fawaz/ Handout

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (L) meets ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (L) meets with re-elected House Speaker Nabih Berri, as part of consultation meetings on the formation of a new government, at Parliament in Beirut June 29, 2009. REUTERS/ Ali Fawaz/ Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) meets ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:27:00 GMT

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri gestures upon ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri gestures upon his arrival to begin consultation meetings with the parliamentary bloc on the formation of a new government at Parliament in Beirut June 29, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON POLITICS)

Lebanese soldiers and residents gather next to burning tyres, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers and residents gather next to burning tyres, lit at the scene of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

A Lebanese policeman drives a scooter past burning tyres, lit ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese policeman drives a scooter past burning tyres, lit at the scene of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese soldiers stop vehicles at a checkpoint, at the area ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers stop vehicles at a checkpoint, at the area of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

A Lebanese resident covers his shattered car window at the scene ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese resident covers his shattered car window at the scene of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese residents gather in an area, which the scene of a clash ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese residents gather in an area, which the scene of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Hussam Shbaro (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

A Lebanese woman reacts in front of a car, damaged by a clash ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese woman reacts in front of a car, damaged by a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Hussam Shbaro (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

A Lebanese woman runs past burning tyres, lit at the scene of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese woman runs past burning tyres, lit at the scene of a clash that happened in Beirut on Sunday between supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri and the anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement, in Beirut June 29, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. REUTERS/ Hussam Shbaro (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lebanese internal security forces parade with their armoured ...

(AFP) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese internal security forces parade with their armoured personnel carriers (APCs) in Dbayeh, just north of Beirut, in April 2009. A woman was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in mainly Muslim west Beirut between rival Lebanese political parties on Sunday, an official of prime minister-designate Saad Hariri's party said. Photo:Anwar Amro/AFP

Lebanese soldiers patrol the Aisha Bakkar neighbourhood of west ...

(AFP) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese soldiers patrol the Aisha Bakkar neighbourhood of west Beirut following clashes between rival political parties. A woman was killed by a stray bullet during clashes in mainly Muslim west Beirut between rival Lebanese political parties on Sunday, an official of prime minister-designate Saad Hariri's party said. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

A Lebanese family flees with their belongings after clashes ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Lebanese family flees with their belongings after clashes between supporters of Shiite group Amal and the Sunni group Future movement in Beirut June 28, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. Gunfire erupted in the Aicha Bakkar area when Sunni Muslim followers of anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement clashed with supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement, which is led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS RELIGION)

Lebanese soldiers deploy in a street in Beirut, after clashes ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers deploy in a street in Beirut, after clashes between supporters of Shiite group Amal and the Sunni group Future movement June 28, 2009. The Lebanese army said on Sunday it would open fire on any armed person appearing on the streets, after a brief clash between supporters of rival political factions in western Beirut killed one person. Gunfire erupted in the Aicha Bakkar area when Sunni Muslim followers of anti-Syrian Saad al-Hariri's Future movement clashed with supporters of the pro-Syrian Amal Movement, which is led by Shi'ite parliament speaker Nabih Berri. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS RELIGION)

A Sunnite woman reacts after clashes between supporters of Shiite ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Sunnite woman reacts after clashes between supporters of Shiite group Amal and Sunni Future movement led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, in Beirut June 28, 2009. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese soldiers deploy along a street in Beirut, after clashes ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers deploy along a street in Beirut, after clashes between supporters of Shiite group Amal and Sunni Future movement led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri June 28, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON CONFLICT POLITICS)

Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, left, speaks ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, left, speaks with the outgoing Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday June 27, 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ahmad Omar

Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) shakes hands with former prime minister Fouad Siniora in Beirut June 28, 2009. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra /Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) shakes hands with Michel Aoun, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement and Lebanon's former prime minister, at Aoun's residence in Rabiyeh, near Beirut June 28, 2009. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra /Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Lebanese politician Saad Hariri gestures during an interview ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese politician Saad Hariri gestures during an interview with AFP on June 12. Hariri -- the son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri -- has been named Lebanon's new prime minister. Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri visits his father's ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri visits his father's tomb in Beirut on June 27, 2009. Hariri, who was propelled into the heart of Lebanese politics following the assassination of his father four years ago, was himself named to the top job on June 27. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK Photo:Joseph Barrak/AFP

Map of Lebanon which gained its independence from France in ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of Lebanon which gained its independence from France in 1943. Saad Hariri -- the son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri -- has pledged to form a cabinet that will unite rival political camps after he was named Lebanon's new prime minister. Photo:/AFP