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Start from 2005 2008 January 2008 Friday, 25 January 2008 From the books
Intelligence officer Captain Wissam Eid is killed. Wissam Eid was an officer of the intelligence services.
In the list of 2008 › 25 Jan
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 25 janvier 2008 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Attack on Captain Wissam Eid, intelligence officer.
February 2008 Tuesday, 12 February 2008 From the books
Hezbollah security chief Imad Mughniyeh is assassinated in Damascus. Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in Damascus; Interpol had been seeking him for twenty years over bombings and abductions.
In the list of 2008 › 12 Feb
What the books say
Quéméner 12 février Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's security chief, assassinated in Damascus.
May 2008 Wednesday, 7 May 2008 From the books
Hezbollah and its allies take over West Beirut (May 2008). When the government moved to shut Hezbollah's private telecommunications network and dismissed the airport security chief, Hezbollah, Amal and the SSNP took West Beirut within hours, disarming Future Movement fighters and clashing with the PSP as the army held back. Fighting reached the Chouf and Tripoli. Picard likens it to a brief return of the civil war.
In the list of 2008 › 7 May
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 From the books
The government cancels its two decisions against Hezbollah. The government rescinded the two moves against Hezbollah that had triggered the fighting: outlawing its private telecoms network and sacking the airport security chief.
In the list of 2008 › 14 May
What the books say
Quéméner 14 mai Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
The government annuls the two decisions against Hezbollah.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 From the books
The Doha agreement ends the crisis. Talks in Doha under Qatari and Arab League mediation ended the fighting. The parties undertook to elect a president at once, renounce political violence, lift the opposition sit-in, form a unity government with an opposition blocking third and redraw constituencies for 2009. Hezbollah's weapons went unmentioned.
In the list of 2008 › 21 May
Sunday, 25 May 2008 From the books
Army commander Michel Suleiman is elected President of the Republic. His election, provided for by the Doha agreement, ended the vacancy that began when Émile Lahoud's term expired.
In the list of 2008 › 25 May
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 25 mai 2008 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Doha agreement and election of Michel Sleiman.
Quéméner 25 mai Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
Michel Sleiman, army commander-in-chief, elected president.
Picard mai 2008 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Doha allowed the election of the former army commander Sleiman.
July 2008 July 2008 From the books
Assad and Suleiman meet in Paris. The Emir of Qatar met Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's new president, Michel Sleiman, at the Élysée, where Sarkozy had invited them for the Union for the Mediterranean summit.
In the list of 2008 › Jul month
What the books say
Picard juillet 2008 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Picard (note 14) records a July 2008 Élysée meeting between the Emir of Qatar, Bashar al-Assad and Michel Sleiman, Sarkozy's guests at the Union for the Mediterranean summit.
August 2008 August 2008 From the books
A bombing kills soldiers in Tripoli. Picard notes that after the August 2008 attack on soldiers, Tripoli had a deadly bombing every year.
In the list of 2008 › Aug month
What the books say
Picard août 2008 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Attacks struck rank-and-file soldiers in Tripoli in August 2008.
September 2008 Wednesday, 10 September 2008 From the books
Druze official Saleh Aridi is killed in a bombing. Saleh Aridi was a Druze political figure.
In the list of 2008 › 10 Sep
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 10 septembre 2008 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Attack on Saleh Aridi, Druze official.
October 2008 Wednesday, 15 October 2008 From the books
Lebanon and Syria establish diplomatic relations for the first time. The two states agreed to swap ambassadors; Picard judges it an empty gesture aimed at Syria's image abroad.
In the list of 2008 › 15 Oct
What the books say
Quéméner 15 octobre Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
Lebanon establishes official diplomatic relations with Syria, a first.
Picard trois mois plus tard [after Doha] Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Three months after Doha, Damascus accepted diplomatic relations.
Picard jusqu'en octobre 2008 Picard 2016, ch. V (Économie politique de la domination)
No diplomatic relations until October 2008.
2009 February 2009 Wednesday, 11 February 2009 From the books
Citizens may remove their sect from the civil register. On 11 February 2009 Interior Minister Ziad Baroud let Lebanese have their sect removed from their civil registry entry.
In the list of 2009 › 11 Feb
What the books say
Quéméner 11 février 2009 Quéméner 2017, ch. 1
Quéméner: from 11 February 2009, under Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, citizens could leave their sect unregistered or erase it.
March 2009 Sunday, 1 March 2009 From the books
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon opens near The Hague. The Special Tribunal, set up under Resolution 1757, began work in The Hague; its remit covered Hariri's assassination and related attacks from 2004 on.
In the list of 2009 › 1 Mar
April 2009 April 2009 From the books
The four generals held in the Hariri case are released. Mustafa Hamdan, Jamil al-Sayyed, Ali Hajj and Raymond Azar had been held since August 2005.
In the list of 2009 › Apr month
What the books say
Picard avril 2009 Picard 2016, ch. V (Économie politique de la domination)
The detention of Hamdan, al-Sayyed, Hajj and Azar, on no evidence, lasted until April 2009.
June 2009 May or June 2009 From the books
Parliamentary elections give '14 March' a narrow majority. Saad Hariri, named Prime Minister after the elections, did not manage to form a cabinet until November.
In the list of 2009 › Jun month
What the books say
Picard législatives de mai 2009 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Hariri could not form his cabinet until November, though '14 March' had won a narrow majority in the May 2009 elections (Picard).
Picard 2009 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Aoun visited Damascus twice in 2009 to plan the '8 March' strategy for that year's elections.
November 2009 Tuesday, 3 November 2009 From the books
Israel seizes a ship carrying arms in the Mediterranean. Hezbollah denied Israeli press claims that weapons found aboard a ship intercepted by Israel's navy in the Mediterranean were an Iranian delivery for it.
In the list of 2009 › 3 Nov
What the books say
Quéméner Tuesday, 3 November 2009 Quéméner 2017, annex, Les grandes dates du Liban
According to the Israeli press, the arms on a vessel the Israeli navy boarded in the Mediterranean on 3 November 2009 came from Iran for Hezbollah; the party denied it.
Monday, 9 November 2009 From the books
Saad Hariri forms a national unity government. It took five months after the elections for Hariri to form a cabinet.
In the list of 2009 › 9 Nov
What the books say
Quéméner 9 novembre Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
On 9 November 2009 Saad Hariri unveiled a national unity cabinet, ending a five-month stalemate.
Picard novembre 2009-juin 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Hariri's government ran from November 2009 to June 2011.
2010 April 2010 April 2010 From the books
A giant offshore gas field raises tension between Lebanon and Israel. Friction between Israel and Lebanon grew after a large hydrocarbon field was found off their coasts.
In the list of 2010 › Apr month
What the books say
Quéméner En avril Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
Quéméner: Israeli-Lebanese tension rose in April 2010 with the discovery of a huge offshore hydrocarbon field.
July 2010 July 2010 From the books
Bashar al-Assad and King Abdallah visit Beirut together. Assad and King Abdallah came to Beirut together to sponsor a Lebanese reconciliation, saying they would secure stability.
In the list of 2010 › Jul month
What the books say
Picard juillet 2010 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Assad came to Beirut with King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia in July 2010.
Picard juillet 2010 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Joint visit to Beirut in July 2010 'to guarantee Lebanese stability'.
2011 January 2011 January 2011 From the books
Hariri's government collapses as Hezbollah's ministers resign. Hezbollah's ministers and their allies resigned, toppling the cabinet during the dispute over the UN tribunal's Hariri inquiry.
In the list of 2011 › Jan month
What the books say
Quéméner En janvier Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
The governing coalition collapsed after Hezbollah and its allies' ministers resigned.
Picard novembre 2009-juin 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Hariri's government lasted until June 2011.
February 2011 February-March 2011 From the books
Weekly demonstrations call for abolishing the sectarian system. Weekly marches against the sectarian system drew secular and leftist activists inspired by the Arab Spring; Lebanon, they said, had some twenty dictators, not one.
In the list of 2011 › Feb month
What the books say
Picard février-mars 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Picard: in February and March 2011 protesters demonstrated every week to demand an end to the sectarian system.
Picard Le Monde, 27 février 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Protesters said Lebanon had not one dictator but about twenty.
March 2011 March 2011 From the books
The Syrian uprising begins and immediately plays out in Lebanon. Lebanese took sides from the revolt's first month; dozens of young Lebanese and Palestinians crossed from Akkar and Hermel to join the rebels around Homs.
In the list of 2011 › Mar month
What the books say
Picard mars 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
In Picard's view, the Syrian conflict was being fought in Lebanon too from March 2011, the revolt's first month.
Picard Dès les premiers mois de 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
In early 2011 dozens of young Lebanese and Palestinians crossed from Akkar and Hermel into Syria to fight the regime.
June 2011 June 2011 From the books
Najib Mikati forms a government dominated by Hezbollah's allies. Hezbollah's allies took many cabinet seats; Picard calls it an '8 March' government.
In the list of 2011 › Jun month
What the books say
Quéméner En juin Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
Hezbollah's allies enter government in force.
Picard juin 2011-février 2014 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Mikati's '8 March' government, June 2011-February 2014.
September 2011 September 2011 From the books
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai backs Bashar al-Assad. Patriarch Bechara Rai sided with Assad, fearing Islamists would win, though his community was hostile to the Syrian regime.
In the list of 2011 › Sep month
What the books say
Picard septembre 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Picard: Patriarch Rai sided with Assad in September 2011, fearing the uprising could bring Islamists to power.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011 From the books
Syrian and Lebanese intellectuals renew their 2006 declaration. Nine months into the Syrian uprising, the signatories reissued their 2006 appeal, 'For the sake of the Lebanese-Syrian future'.
In the list of 2011 › 14 Sep
What the books say
Picard 14 septembre 2011 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
On 14 September 2011 Lebanese and Syrian intellectuals and activists reissued their 2006 declaration (Picard, note 9).
2012 2012 From the books
Former minister Michel Samaha is arrested. Picard treats the arrest as evidence that Syrian-paid agents took part in the unrest after the 2005 withdrawal.
In the list of 2012 › 2012 year
What the books say
Picard 2012 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Picard: Michel Samaha's 2012 arrest proved Syrian intelligence's part in some post-2005 unrest and attacks.
February 2012 February 2012 From the books
Fighting in Tripoli between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen (February-December 2012). From February to December, Tripoli's pro-regime Alawite quarter of Jabal Mohsen and its Sunni quarter of Bab al-Tebbaneh, which backed the Syrian opposition, clashed.
In the list of 2012 › Feb month
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne Février-décembre 2012 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
From February to December 2012 the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Alawite Jabal Mohsen clashed in Tripoli.
June 2012 Monday, 11 June 2012 From the books
The Baabda Declaration commits Lebanon to 'dissociation' from regional conflicts. The declaration, agreed at President Sleiman's National Dialogue, pledged 'dissociation' from regional conflicts and border control, mainly towards Syria; Picard considers the promise empty from the outset.
In the list of 2012 › 11 Jun
What the books say
Picard 11 juin 2012 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
The Baabda Declaration (11 June 2012) committed its signatories to 'dissociation' and told the government to control the border.
October 2012 Friday, 19 October 2012 From the books
Intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan is assassinated. Seven people died along with Wissam al-Hassan, head of ISF intelligence and an investigator of Hariri's assassination, in a Beirut car bombing.
In the list of 2012 › 19 Oct
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 19 octobre 2012 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Assassination of Wissam al-Hassan, ISF intelligence chief.
Quéméner 2012 Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
A Beirut car bomb in 2012 killed ISF intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan, who had investigated Hariri's murder, and seven others.
Picard octobre 2012 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Colonel Wissam al-Hassan killed in October 2012.
2013 2013 From the books
Prime Minister Najib Mikati resigns. He resigned over a disagreement with Hezbollah.
In the list of 2013 › 2013 year
What the books say
Quéméner 2013 Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
In disagreement with Hezbollah, Mikati resigns.
Picard juin 2011-février 2014 Picard 2016, ch. VI (Le différentiel démocratique)
Picard dates Mikati's government from June 2011 to February 2014.
April 2013 Thursday, 25 April 2013 From the books
The Interior Ministry registers Lebanon's first civil marriage contracted in the country. The civil marriage of Nidal Darwich and Khouloud Soukkarieh was signed off by Interior Minister Marwan Charbel.
In the list of 2013 › 25 Apr
What the books say
Quéméner 25 avril 2013 Quéméner 2017, ch. 5
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel signed the civil marriage contract of Nidal Darwich and Khouloud Soukkarieh, a Sunni-Shia couple his ministry presented on 25 April 2013 as Lebanon's first to marry civilly.
May 2013 May 2013 From the books
Qusayr falls to the Syrian army and Hezbollah. With over a thousand Hezbollah fighters from Hermel, who lost heavily, the Syrian army seized FSA- and Nusra-held Qusayr; the regime took Homs in July and Yabroud, chief town of the Qalamoun, early in 2014.
In the list of 2013 › May month
What the books say
Picard mai 2013 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Qusayr, which Picard calls a 'lock', was taken in May 2013 by the Syrian army with over a thousand Hezbollah fighters from Hermel; Homs followed in July, Yabroud early in 2014.
Picard 2013 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Picard: in 2013 Hezbollah units, until then guarding Shiite border villages and shrines near Damascus, took the offensive in Syria.
June 2013 Sunday, 23 June 2013 From the books
Army fights the followers of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir at Abra, Sidon. At least 18 soldiers and several of al-Assir's followers died in two days of fighting at Abra, near Sidon, after the Salafist preacher's armed supporters attacked the army.
In the list of 2013 › 23 Jun
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 23 juin 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Clashes between the army and Ahmad al-Assir in Sidon.
de Clerck & Malsagne fin juin 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 465
Two days of army clashes with Ahmad al-Assir's gunmen at Abra killed at least 18 soldiers and several of his followers.
August 2013 Thursday, 15 August 2013 From the books
Car bomb in Beirut's southern suburb kills 27. The car bomb struck the southern suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold.
In the list of 2013 › 15 Aug
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 15 août 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Car bomb in Dahiyeh (27 dead).
Quéméner 15 août Quéméner 2017, calendar (appendix)
On 15 August 2013 a car bomb killed 27 people in the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah dominates.
de Clerck & Malsagne l'été 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 465
Attacks in the southern suburb in summer and November 2013.
Friday, 23 August 2013 From the books
Twin car bombs at two Tripoli mosques kill 40. Two car bombs exploded at two mosques in Tripoli.
In the list of 2013 › 23 Aug
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 23 août 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Double attack on mosques in Tripoli (40 dead).
de Clerck & Malsagne 23 août 2013 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 466
Double car bomb at two mosques in Tripoli, 40 dead.
November 2013 Tuesday, 19 November 2013 From the books
Double suicide attack on the Iranian embassy in Bir Hassan. The Iranian cultural attaché was among the dead. Responsibility was claimed by the Abdallah Azzam Brigades, an al-Qaeda-linked group that objected to Hezbollah fighting in Syria.
In the list of 2013 › 19 Nov
2014 2014 From the books
New rules restrict Syrian refugees' residence and work. Refugees, a quarter to a third of the population from 2014, neared 1.3 million a year later. Lebanon refused official camps; Syrians, once exempt, now needed an entry visa and a Lebanese sponsor (kafil), and most jobs were closed to them under 2014 decrees of the Tammam Salam government.
In the list of 2014 › 2014 year
What the books say
Picard 2014 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Under 2014 decrees Syrians needed a visa and a Lebanese sponsor (kafil), and most occupations were reserved for Lebanese. Refugees, a quarter to a third of the population from 2014, neared 1.3 million in 2015.
Quéméner undated (book of 2017) Quéméner 2017, ch. 3
Quéméner: Syrian refugees needed a sponsor or a $200 residence permit, yet 70 per cent lived below the poverty line.
January 2014 January 2014 From the books
The Special Tribunal begins hearing witnesses. Hezbollah members and accomplices in the Syrian regime were implicated in the STL trial near The Hague, where Lebanese witnesses appeared for both sides.
In the list of 2014 › Jan month
What the books say
Picard à partir de janvier 2014 Picard 2016, ch. VII (L'imbroglio des marges)
Picard: from January 2014 the STL, near The Hague, heard Lebanese witnesses in a case against Hezbollah members and alleged Syrian-regime accomplices.
Thursday, 2 January 2014 From the books
Double bombing in Haret Hreik kills nine. The attack struck the Shiite district of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburb.
In the list of 2014 › 2 Jan
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 2 janvier 2014 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Double attack in Haret Hreik (9 dead).
Thursday, 16 January 2014 From the books
Suicide bombing in Hermel. The suicide attack hit the town of Hermel in the northern Bekaa.
In the list of 2014 › 16 Jan
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 16 janvier 2014 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Suicide attack in Hermel.
Tuesday, 21 January 2014 From the books
Suicide bombing in Haret Hreik. A further suicide attack hit Haret Hreik in the southern suburb.
In the list of 2014 › 21 Jan
What the books say
de Clerck & Malsagne 21 janvier 2014 de Clerck & Malsagne 2025, p. 578
Suicide attack in Haret Hreik.
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