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Bouthaina Shaaban, Syrian Cabinet Minister

Hizbollah has humiliated the Beirut government. Bouthaina Shaaban is a minister in the Syrian government. Stephen Sackur interviews.

Lebanon's simmering internal tensions have turned into street warfare. Hizbollah and its opposition allies humiliated the Beirut government in a series of armed confrontations. President Bush says that the US will support the Lebanese army. Bouthaina Shaaban is a minister in the Damascus government. Stephen Sackur asks her if Syria is pushing Lebanon towards another civil war.

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Fri 16 May 2008 22:30GMT

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