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Dispute between Lebanese president, Hezbollah heats up

As presidential elections approach in Lebanon, the dispute between President Michel Suleiman and Hezbollah over the latter’s intervention in Syria has intensified.

Sami Nader
Sami Nader
Mar 4, 2014
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (L) and Parliament speaker Nabih Berri (3rd L) look on as Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheikh Naim Kassem (C) greets released Lebanese prisoner Maher Qorani at Beirut airport July 16, 2008. Five Lebanese freed from captivity in Israel were flown to a heroes' welcome in Beirut on Wednesday after Hezbollah returned the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized in a cross-border raid in 2006. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON) - RTX7ZV4
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (L) looks on as Hezbollah's deputy leader at the time, Sheikh Naim Kassem (R), greets a released Lebanese prisoner at Beirut International Airport, July 16, 2008. — REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir

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