BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The defection of Walid Jumblatt from Lebanon's Western-backed March 14 coalition disrupts any chance for a unity government in Beirut, experts say.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 12 (UPI) -- The victory for the Western-backed March 14 slate in the Lebanese parliamentary election brings much needed stability and legitimacy to Beirut, an analyst says.

LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- Four years after breaking off relations, Britain says it will re-establish contact with the political wing of the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 18 (UPI) -- The violence between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government opened a "deep wound" in the Sunni-Shiite conflict, an expert told The New York Times.