среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Lebanon festive for now, but tough issues ahead

Businessman George Jabra isn't certain the stability Lebanon has enjoyed for more than half a year is going to last. Still, he took a chance and opened up a new restaurant on a Beirut hilltop, betting on the craze for fun sweeping Lebanese.

The Lebanese capital is hopping this holiday season. Planeloads of expatriate Lebanese coming home for Christmas and New Year's are greeted by crowds of relatives at the airport. Downtown Beirut is choked with traffic jams, and shops and boutiques are full of customers.

But the festive mood, only months after bloody street clashes threatened to throw the country into civil war, is tinged with concern for what lies …

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