A Lebanese man walks past a shell-pocked building covered with posters of parliamentary election candidates, as well as one of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein (L), on his way to a polling station in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on June 7, 2009. Lebanese voters cast their ballots in a high-stakes general election pitting a Western-backed coalition against an Iranian-backed alliance led by the Hezbollah militant group. Arabic caption on Saddam's portrait reads: "They martyr of al-Adha (the Muslim feast of sacrifice)." Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

A Lebanese man walks past a shell-pocked building covered with posters of parliamentary election candidates, as well as one of Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein (L), on his way to a polling station in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on June 7, 2009. Lebanese voters cast their ballots in a high-stakes general election pitting a Western-backed coalition against an Iranian-backed alliance led by the Hezbollah militant group. Arabic caption on Saddam's portrait reads: "They martyr of al-Adha (the Muslim feast of sacrifice)."

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  4. A statue of Iraqi King Faisal who was deposed in 1958 adorns Haifa Street outside the destroyed Justice and Municipality buildings following a suicide bombing three days ago in central Baghdad on October 28, 2009. Devastating bombings have increased pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, already in the cross-hairs of ex-Shiite allies ahead of the second general elections since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
  5. and records flutter to the ground as they are thrown out from the top floors of the destroyed Justice and Municipality buildings following a suicide bombing three days ago in central Baghdad on October 28, 2009. Devastating bombings have increased pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, already in the cross-hairs of ex-Shiite allies ahead of the second general elections since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
  6. Iraqi workers stand on the first floor of the devastated Baghdad Governorate watching as cement blast walls are brought to be put into place three days following a suicide attack at the main entrance of the building in central Baghdad on October 28, 2009. Devastating bombings have increased pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, already in the cross-hairs of ex-Shiite allies ahead of the second general elections since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
  7. Three days following a suicide attack that devastated Baghdad Governorate (left) diggers are still removing the debris from the main entrance of the building to allow for the strat of reconstruction, in central Baghdad on October 28, 2009. Devastating bombings have increased pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, already in the cross-hairs of ex-Shiite allies ahead of the second general elections since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
  8. Cement blast walls are brought to be erected in front of the devastated Baghdad Governorate (unseen) following a suicide bombing earlier this week in central Baghdad on October 28, 2009. Devastating bombings have increased pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, already in the cross-hairs of ex-Shiite allies ahead of the second general elections since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
  9. Suspects accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group gesture as they arrive for the first day of trial in New Cairo, August 23, 2009. Egypt began the trial on Sunday of 26 men suspected of links with Lebanon's Hezbollah and who face charges that include planning attacks inside Egypt. The charges against the 26, read out in the emergency state security court, included giving information to a foreign organisation, planning attacks inside Egypt on tourist sites and the Suez Canal and possession of explosive material.
  10. Suspects accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group stand behind bars during the first day of their trial in New Cairo, August 23, 2009. Egypt began the trial on Sunday of 26 men suspected of links with Lebanon's Hezbollah and who face charges that include planning attacks inside Egypt. The charges against the 26, read out in the emergency state security court, included giving information to a foreign organisation, planning attacks inside Egypt on tourist sites and the Suez Canal and possession of explosive material.
  11. Egyptian relatives of of 26 suspected Hezbollah spies accused of plotting attacks for the Lebanese militant group, react as they wait outside state security emergency court, in New Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The suspects are charged with spying for a foreign group, planning attacks against tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives to Gaza to help militant groups there.
  12. Some of the 26 suspected Hezbollah spies accused of plotting attacks for the Lebanese militant group, gessture as they arrive at state security emergency court, in New Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The suspects are charged with spying for a foreign group, planning attacks against tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives to Gaza to help militant groups there.
  13. A Hezbollah supporter, holds a poster of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah with the Arabic words reading: "I always promise victory" during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  14. Hezbollah supporters, gather at a square to listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
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  16. Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters wave flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech through a giant screen during a rally marking the third anniversary of the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, in Beirut's suburbs August 14, 2009.

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