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For Lebanese pushed abroad by crisis, another Christmas away from home

Financial difficulties, ticket prices, administrative complications or simply not wanting to return: there are many reasons preventing some people from taking the flight home this holiday season.

For Lebanese pushed abroad by crisis, another Christmas away from home

The arrivals hall at Beirut's international airport. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient-Le Jour)

Elie* had to tell his family that he would not be able to travel to Lebanon for Christmas, for the second year in a row. The 28-year-old, who has been living in Montreal since Aug. 2021, has been waiting for six months to obtain his Canadian work...
Elie* had to tell his family that he would not be able to travel to Lebanon for Christmas, for the second year in a row. The 28-year-old, who has been living in Montreal since Aug. 2021, has been waiting for six months to obtain his Canadian work...