Beirut

An Iraqi police officer uses the device to inspect a car at checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, 2010.

These bomb detectors were proved phony years ago, yet they're still used in the Middle East

Thousands of fake bomb detectors were marketed and sold in the Middle East. But even though the manufacturers have been jailed for fraud, security guards are still using the phony detectors.

These bomb detectors were proved phony years ago, yet they're still used in the Middle East
Samia Abdullah holds up a picture of her brother Emad who disappeared in 1984 when he was 20 years old. His family thinks he's still alive in a Syrian prison.

'I just want one hair, one bone to bury, and I will be fine'

'I just want one hair, one bone to bury, and I will be fine'
Funeral in Beirut

Paris and Beirut: A tale of two bomb-attacked cities

Paris and Beirut: A tale of two bomb-attacked cities
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Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook

Young Lebanese activist joins us on Facebook
A Beirut artist participates in an event staged by a municipality controlled by Hezbollah to honor those killed in a wave of car bombings in Lebanon.

Hezbollah claims to be fighting in Syria to protect Lebanon. But the result is violence in Lebanon

Hezbollah claims to be fighting in Syria to protect Lebanon. But the result is violence in Lebanon
Beirut residents light a lantern during New Year's celebrations at Star Square

Syria's war is testing the limits of tolerance in neighboring Lebanon

Lebanon brings together Shite, Sunni, Druze, Christian and Kurd. Now spillover violence from neighboring Syria is threatening the fragile bonds that hold the nation together, as the BBC's Kim Ghattas explains.

Syria's war is testing the limits of tolerance in neighboring Lebanon