Lebanon: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1. Unity government finally formed in November 2009 after five months of haggling; March 14 Alliance granted 15 cabinet posts, including prime minister, while March 8 Alliance (Hezbollah, Free Patriotic Movement, Amal) received 10 posts, and President Michel Suleiman appointed five persons loyal to him to round out the 30-position governing cabinetrn2. LAF to receive 10 Mi-24 attack helicopters from Russia by year-end 2010 in lieu of 10 MiG-29 fighters originally offered by Moscow, which Beirut declined due to inability to absorb the aircraftrn3. Shooting incident on Lebanon-Israel border on August 3, 2010, elicits concerns that a Third Lebanon War will break out; questions whether the incident is tied to Hariri Tribunal predominate in the media.