Analysts say Lebanon's crisis in perilous new phase Nasrallah's defiant speech revealed hizbullah's 'readiness to engage in defensive war' By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Lebanon's prolonged political crisis has entered a dangerous new phase, analysts warned on Thursday as Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah issued a defiant new challenge to the government and deadly clashes rocked Beirut. "No more Mr Nice Guy. This a new phase," warned Hizbullah expert Amal Saad-Ghorayeb after Nasrallah.
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