Lebanon-Beirut: A country out of control, a surprising and difficult watch

The Lebanon History Lebanon and France a relationship of centuries.  The history between France and the territory that will become Lebanon is first and foremost a history of religion. At the time of the First Crusade, at the end of the 11th century, “Mount Lebanon” (the mountain range that gave the country its name) was inhabited by the Maronites, one of the most important Christian communities in the Near East. At the beginning of the 12th century, the territory was integrated into the Latin states of the East, which were divided among the Crusader chiefs. This Christian breeding ground would…