Former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, was killed in a massive bomb blast yesterday which one of his political allies blamed on the Shi’ite Hezbollah militia.

HUNDREDS of protesters burned tires and blocked roads across Lebanon yesterday after a Hezbollah-backed politician was named prime minister, shifting the balance of power in the country toward Syria and Iran.

A BOMB killed an anti-Syrian politician yesterday in Beirut - the second such assassination in three weeks.

A bomb killed an anti-Syrian politician today in Beirut – the second such assassination in three weeks.