Swimming afternoon

Beyrouth, Europe with a Middle-East flavour

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May 18th 2007
I have been in Beyrouth for a couple of days now, and I think I fell in love with it. It has a little something that Syria, or Turkey didn't have, the immense opening to the outside world, to Europe, to becoming after all the tragedies, war, terror and destroys, once again and for all the party capital of the Middle East. and it is quite succeeding into becoming one. The first impression I had ... read more

Middle East » Lebanon » Beirut

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Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable po... ... read more