Lebanon Photo
Diary, Lebanese News in Pictures.
Pictures of recent events in Lebanon.
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For photographs of the Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon click here.
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri gets in his car after had consultations with deputies in parliament in Beirut April 17, 2003. Lebanese parliamentarians voted to keep Rafik al-Hariri as Prime Minister a day after he resigned to pave the way for a government reshuffle amid mounting U.S. pressure on political master Syria
Syrians read local newspapers in Damascus April 14, 2003 after repeated U.S. accusations that their country was harboring elements affiliated with the government of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Israel joined pressure on Syria on Monday, demanding it get Hizbollah guerrillas out of Lebanon and accusing it of supporting terrorism. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, visiting Turkey, accused Damascus of harboring terrorists and granting refuge to senior Iraqi officials
Congressman Tom Lantos (D-Ca) holds a news conference in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2003. Lantos held talks with top Syrian officials and urged Damascus to oust radical Palestinian factions, block Iranian support for Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah and withdraw its troops from Lebanon in exchange of better ties with Washington and possible U.S. economic aid.
Secretary of State Colin Powell April 14, 2003. Powell said that the
United States will examine possible diplomatic or economic measures against
Syria, for its continued occupation of Lebanon and support for terrorist
organizations. The United States also suspects Syria of developing chemical
weapons.