(CNN) — Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country with a history of civil war and political instability, bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. About Lebanon: (from the CIA World ...

Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country with a history of civil war and political instability, bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. About Lebanon: (from the CIA World ...

1918 – After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France gains control of the area that comprises modern-day Lebanon. November 22, 1943 – Lebanon proclaims independence. 1948-1975 – A large number of ...

Following the capture of Syria from the Ottoman Empire by Anglo-French forces in 1918, France received a mandate over this territory and separated out a region of Lebanon in 1920. France granted this ...

(Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks in Beirut on Wednesday in the first official visit by an Iranian president which has highlighted the growing power of Tehran's Shi'ite ally, ...