Why Lebanon Is Fractured By The Conflicts In The Middle East

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Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, following the Saudi execution of a Shia cleric, areworse than ever before. Meanwhile, the War in Syria, and the Israel-Palestine conflictshow few signs of ending. In the middle of all this unrest is the tiny country of Lebanon.The culturally and religiously diverse nation has been caught in a huge tug-of-war betweenneighboring warfare and discord. So, what’s going on? And why is Lebanon in the middle?Well, since the 1970s, Lebanon has been in a state of political turmoil. Out of 18 differentreligious sects, the majority are Sunni and Shia Muslims, with a similarly large Christianpopulation. Even the country’s constitution delegates the proportions of Christians andMuslims in government. Numerous groups have been fighting for power fo...