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Hedge fund on verge of collapse ... tires ablaze to block the main road to Beirut's international airport, where air traffic was suspended because of a strike by staff demanding higher wages. The scenes Wednesday were reminiscent of an anti-government protest in 2007 that led to some of Lebanon's worst internal strife since its 1975-1990 civil war. Hezbollah has been leading a campaign against Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government since November 2006. The standoff has left Lebanon without a president for five months.
(Deutsche Welle)
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