BBCNEWS BBC News November 11, 2017
Intensified, with the leader of the militant shia group, hezbollah, now accusing saudi arabia of declaring war on his country. It comes just days after the lebanese Prime Minister, saad hariri, announced his resignation while in the saudi capital. The un and others in the International Community have warned other countries against using lebanon as a pawn in a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia dominated iran. From the lebanese capital, beirut, martin patience sent this report. For a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence...