Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/861155.htmlenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5F707484-1C2E-40CB-96BB-A98D2BEB9BFF.htmhttp://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5F707484-1C2E-40CB-96BB-A98D2BEB9BFF.htmShe said that Siniora had described Beirut as being "occupied" and "besieged" - strong words that would appeal not only to Lebanese inside and outside the country but also to the mostly Sunni population in the Arab world. "He is trying to indicate that Shias were occupying the Sunni capital.Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-989b30099669fc3a6a642c1a0ab34694aljazeera-enenhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0507/breaking113.htmhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0507/breaking113.htmSupporters of Lebanon's government fought battles in Beirut today with gunmen loyal to the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating the worst internal crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-6c32859594c607f788e50e8eceef9f3birishtimesen