A poster of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set up in Beirut for his visitMahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has been welcomed by thousands of mostly Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon on a visit that underlines the deep divisions between the country's Shia militants and its pro-western factions.
Ahmadinejad's first state visit to Lebanon comes amid tensions between Iranian-backed Hezbollah and American-backed parties. There are fears for the fragile unity government, which includes both sides and has managed to keep a tenuous calm.
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