Lebanon threatens to sue ‘Homeland’ over its portrayal

Lebanon’s tourism minister is considering suing the makers of the hit US TV series Homeland over the way Beirut is portrayed.

Fadi Abboud said he is upset about the portrayal of Beirut as swarming with militants.

In a scene from the latest episode, a street in the Lebanese capital is shown thronged with militants carrying assault weapons as a jeep pulls up carrying the world’s No 1 jihadi to a meeting with top Hezbollah commanders. US snipers lurk on a rooftop. The scene was filmed in Israel.