Peace brings tourists back to Lebanon
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: August 08, 2009 at 05:38 AM • gadling.com
Even by the standards of the Middle East, Lebanon has had a rough time of it. A bitter civil war and periodic Israeli invasions have left much of the country in ruins, but now that order appears to be restored, the country’s tourism ministry is wooing visitors back.
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