Ahmadinejad to begin high-profile Lebanon visit
BEIRUT – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Beirut on Wednesday on a controversial visit that will take him to the doorstep of arch-foe Israel in a joint show of force with his ally Hezbollah. His two-day official trip has sparked criticism among members of Lebanon’s pro-Western parliamentary majority as well as in the United States and Israel, which have sought to isolate Iran over its nuclear programme. Hezbollah has urged its supporters to turn out en masse to greet the hardline Iranian leader early on Wednesday, with banners…
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