1.  Al-Sharaa suffered an aneurysm this fall, and was taken to Beirut, the Lebanese capital, where he underwent heart surgery.

2.  At first, the Lebanese capital barely stopped in its busy Thursday night routines.

3.  They are the lingering signature of continuing Syrian dominance in the Lebanese capital.

4.  A car bomb killed a commander of the radical Palestinian group PFLP-General Command in the Lebanese capital on Monday, the group said.

5.  A car bomb killed a commander of the radical Palestinian group PFLP-General Command in the Lebanese capital on Monday.

6.  A huge black cloud covered the Lebanese capital while the tanker burned.

7.  A car bomb killed a senior commander of the radical Palestinian group PFLP-General Command in the Lebanese capital on Monday.

8.  A gas cylinder exploded in a plumbing shop in the Lebanese capital Friday, wounding five people, security officials said.

9.  Abu Hassan was buried in a cemetery in the Shiite-inhabited suburbs of the Lebanese capital.

10.  Al-Faisal later left for the Lebanese capital, Beirut.