Published on Sep 4, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : The effects of the crisis in Syria have reverberated across the region. In neighbouring Lebanon, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future could play a large role in the Hezbollah party's support base.
The group, which commands the loyalty of a big chunk of Lebanon's Shia Muslim population, now faces an uncertain future as it could potentially lose one of its two closest allies, the other being Iran.