By Daniel Williams and Massoud A. Derhally May 16 (Bloomberg) - Lebanon's pro-western government and Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim party that leads the opposition, seek an end to 18 months of political stalemate today in talks brokered by the Arab League.
Representatives of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the opposition are scheduled to meet in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to discuss electing a new president and forming a national unity government.
the installations as part of a Hezbollah-run authority outside of its control. Hezbollah defended the systems as a necessary military shield against Israel. The militia fought a 33-day war with Israel in 2006.

By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI BEIRUT, Lebanon - The warring political camps in Lebanon agreed Thursday to hold renewed talks in a deal negotiated by Arab diplomats that reopened the country’s airport and appeared to end a week of bloody political crisis.
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from two decisions it issued last week that singled out Hezbollah’s communications network and its control over the airport.

By Liz Sly | Tribune correspondent BEIRUT—An extensive telephone network constructed by the Shiite Hezbollah movement, possibly with Iranian help,