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Lebanese diaspora’s summer dilemma: To visit or stay away?

Fearing an airport closure, some expatriates are hesitating to visit Lebanon, while others have made their minds up.

Lebanese diaspora’s summer dilemma: To visit or stay away?

At Beirut International Airport, relatives welcome Lebanese expatriates. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient-Le Jour)

“I hope so,” Dana* said when asked if she plans to visit Lebanon this summer.From Canada, where she has lived for 14 years, this mother of two teenagers was still calling insurance companies yesterday to check the terms and conditions for postponing...
“I hope so,” Dana* said when asked if she plans to visit Lebanon this summer.From Canada, where she has lived for 14 years, this mother of two teenagers was still calling insurance companies yesterday to check the terms and conditions for postponing...