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Fortune: Beirut renaissance: United and divided

I'm in the northern end of Lebanon's infamous Bekaa Valley (as in terrorists and drugs) in the city of Baalbeck about to enter its dramatic Roman ruins. Near the entrance of the site I see a large colorful tent set up, with music pouring out. I walk in, not realizing that what I've stumbled upon is a Hezbollah fundraising exhibition. But with the photos of smashed Israeli army tanks, weeping Palestinian children and triumphant jihadists that becomes apparent pretty quickly. And if that's not enough, then there's the backroom with the coffin in the center surrounded by photos of dozens of martyrs, as in suicide bombers.

This month on Inside the Middle East

The Cedars of Lebanon A priceless commodity; they symbolize a nation, and once even sparked a revolution. They are the Cedars of Lebanon -- a protected species of tree under constant threat from man and the environment.

Time.com: Lebanon Wants Unity After Bombing

Lebanese leaders urged for calm on Thursday after the country's first political assassination in months threatened efforts to reconcile its divided factions

Time.com: Hizballah's Toughest Foe in Lebanon

As the Shi'ite group tries to tighten its control, it is coming up against Lebanon's prickly sectarianism. Case in point, the secretive Druze of the Chouf mountains

Hezbollah-led forces take revolt to mountains above Beirut

The Hezbollah-led revolt to topple Lebanon's U.S.-backed government triggered new fighting Monday in the northern port city of Tripoli.

Time.com: Surrendering to Hizballah

Facing facts, and with no good options, Lebanese politicians have begun conceding to the country's new rulers

Hezbollah militants take over West Beirut

Hezbollah militias took control of western Beirut on Friday, dealing a major blow to the U.S.-backed government in Lebanon.

Anti-Syrian lawmaker killed in Lebanon blast

A massive bombing in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian Lebanese parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least four others, a high-ranking Lebanese official confirmed to CNN.

Lebanon to bury slain lawmaker

Lebanon prepared to bury anti-Syrian parliament member Walid Eido on Thursday, a day after a bomb killed him and nine others in Beirut.

Lebanese lawmaker killed in Beirut blast

A member of the Lebanese parliament died in a Beirut bomb blast Wednesday -- the latest anti-Syrian politician to be killed in the country.

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