BEIRUT: Iran's ambassador toLebanonMohammad Fathalipraised Maronite PatriarchBeshara Raiover his role in helping maintain "security and stability" in the country. Fathali, who visited the Christian leader at his home inBkirkito wish him holiday greetings, also underlined what he said were healthy relations betweenTehranand the Christian brethren in ...

Beirut, May 19, IRNA Lebanese Christian Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Qazanfar Roknabadi called for the further expansion of relations with Iran. ?We call for the best relations with Iran as an important regional country in line with the two countries? common interests,? Patriarch al-Rai said during ...