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BEIRUT The parliamentary bloc of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Thursday that delay in forming a new government risked Lebanon sliding"towards tension". Lebanon faces political deadlock three months after an election that tilted the balance in parliament towards the Iran-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah. Soon after the May 6 election, Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri was designated to continue as prime minister and began negotiations with the country's rival parties to form a unity government. But despite him and other leading politicians warning of political and economic dangers, there is no sign yet of the compromises needed to agree on a new cabinet. (Reuters)
