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LEBANESE DIASPORA

‘It was unexpected’: Lebanese diaspora returning home for the holidays

In a last-minute decision, many from the Lebanese diaspora are making their way back home to celebrate Christmas and New Year.

‘It was unexpected’: Lebanese diaspora returning home for the holidays

A "Welcome to Lebanon" sign at Beirut airport. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient-Le Jour Archive)

When Charly* left Lebanon for good a few weeks ago, he never imagined he would spend the holidays with his family back home. This autumn, as war raged between Hezbollah and Israel, he turned his back on a life overshadowed by grim news. “For me,...
When Charly* left Lebanon for good a few weeks ago, he never imagined he would spend the holidays with his family back home. This autumn, as war raged between Hezbollah and Israel, he turned his back on a life overshadowed by grim news. “For me,...