In Lebanon, a funeral is taking place today for Ahmed Ali Mahmoud — the Shiite man killed on Sunday after he took part in an anti-government rally organized by Hezbollah. He was shot as he walked through a Sunni neighborhood of Beirut. According to The Independent newspaper of London, some in Lebanon feel that Ahmed Mahmoud might have been the first victim of the next Lebanese civil war. Relatives of Mahmoud have accused the Sunni Future movement of carrying out the killing. That group is led by Saad Hariri, the son of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated last year. Meanwhile, anti-government protests in Beirut have entered their fifth day. Amr Moussa, the secretary general of the Arab League, has been in Beirut meeting with government officials and the protest leaders.

Amr Moussa: “I am worried about the current situation in Lebanon. I should not worry about the future if we all work to save the situation today. I’m sure the Lebanese people, with the industrious richness, can always surmount to any of those obstacles, provided that we all help them and that they decide to help themselves. Lebanon should not be divided.”