Throng gathers in Beirut to pressurise government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon’s Western-backed government. Opposition supporters have paralysed the heart of the city since Dec. 1 in a round-the-clock protest aimed at forcing Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to form a government of national unity. Full Story