Word: lebanons
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...Syria, which dominated Lebanon at the time of Hariri's murder, is considered by many as the main suspect, although Damascus has denied involvement and public evidence remains circumstantial...
...Hariri's assassination sparked outrage in Lebanon and a series of mass protests that forced Syria to disengage from its tiny neighbor two months later. Since then, however, Lebanon has been mired in deep political crisis, in which the Western-backed government and its supporters are at loggerheads with a pro-Syrian opposition. The United States and its Arab allies, including regional giants Saudi Arabia and Egypt, blame Syria for the deadlock in Lebanon, which has left the country without a president since November. In a snub to Damascus, half the 22 heads of state invited to attend the Arab...
...Looming specter-like above Lebanon's worsening crisis during the past three years has been the U.N. investigation into Hariri's murder, the final results of which are awaited by the Lebanese with a paradoxical blend of hope that it will end the crisis, and dread for what the truth might entail...
...Brammertz pursued his investigation, the faceless assassins stalking Lebanon claimed the lives of three more anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmakers as well as a Lebanese army general and Lebanon's top police investigator. Some Lebanese maintained that the Belgian prosecutor's reticent approach was creating a climate conducive to more murders, bomb attacks and an escalating political crisis...
...Most analysts predict Lebanon's political paralysis to continue, possibly into next year with the players dragging out the deadlock until after the U.S. presidential election. The one factor that could disrupt the stalemate, however, is if Bellemare begins issuing indictments for the Hariri murder...