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Gebran Bassil

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

All of the conflicts and tensions in the wider Middle East coalesce in the discordant politics of one small state: Lebanon. A quarter of the Lebanese population is made of Syrians seeking refuge from war. Iran wields huge influence through its sponsorship of the Shia Islamist group Hezbollah, while Israel has a history of intervention in its northern neighbour. Stephen Sackur speaks to the Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. Is his government making Lebanon's problems worse? Show less

Contributors

Interviewer:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Gebran Bassil

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