The sectarian tensions that fuelled Lebanon's decades-long civil war are meant to have faded, but memories of a civil war, which ended in 1990, lie just beneath the surface.
On the surface, Beirut, the country's capital, makes the most of its religious diversity.But memories of that civil war, which ended in 1990 and cost the lives of 150,000 people, lie just beneath the surface.
But, although Hezbollah's popularity has plummeted in recent years, its dominance in Lebanon stems from the strength of its armed wing. By all accounts, it outguns the Lebanese Forces. Some 18 years later, Hezbollah still describes it as one of its biggest-ever victories. Its leader in 2006, Hassan Nasrallah, is still in charge.
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