BBC: A Lebanese journalist with links to militant group Hezbollah has been barred from entering Britain.
Ibrahim Moussawi was due to speak at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, but the home secretary has ruled he should be denied a visa.
Mr Moussawi is editor of the Al-Intiqad newspaper, linked to Hezbollah, and a former head of the group's TV station.
The Tories, who called for him to be banned, said he was a "known extremist" who had made anti-Semitic remarks.
The Home Office said it would not comment on individual cases.
Denial
Mr Moussawi had been invited to speak at the School of Oriental and African Studies on 25 March as part of a course on political Islam.
Billed as an "expert on Hezbollah and Islamist political theory," the university said he planned to discuss Hezbollah's "history, strategy and ideology" and "current politics and prospects".
He is currently the editor of Lebanese weekly newspaper Al-Intiqad and formerly worked as head of foreign news at Hezbollah's official television channel, Al-Manar, which has been criticised for its allegedly anti-Semitic output.
Mr Moussawi, who was barred from Ireland in 2007, has denied making any inflammatory or anti-Semitic comments. >>> | Friday, March 13, 2009
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