By IRNA,

Beirut : Hezbollah has handed over control of Beirut after the Lebanese army settled tensions between the Shia group and armed government supporters.

The army revoked two key government measures that had led to four days of street fighting between the two sides, leaving at least 37 people dead.

A Hezbollah statement said, "The Lebanese opposition will end all armed presence in Beirut so that the capital will be in the hands of the army."

The fighting was sparked by a government move to shut down Hezbollah's telecoms network and the removal of the chief of security at Beirut airport for alleged Hezbollah sympathies.

Those decisions were referred to the army which shelved them, and called on all parties to return to the status quo before the fighting.