Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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A man jumps into the Mediterranean Sea at the American University beach in Beirut. Reuters

Security Fears Threaten Lebanon’s Promising Summer Season

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s tourism season is confronting the same old security crisis following reports that assailants could target tourism sites. The issue, which has become an obsession for the Lebanese and the owners of establishments, seems to have struck the high hopes...

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File photo of tourists in Beirut, Lebanon taken on Thursday, June 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon braces for Arab tourists ahead of the summer season

by Vivian Haddad | Jul 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Preparations are underway across Lebanon to receive Arab tourists, who are expected to flock the country this summer despite fears about the security situation. From the capital, Beirut, all the way down to the mountains and the coastal areas,...

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People walk carrying belongings at the site of the explosion that occurred on Wednesday evening at the Duroy hotel in Raouche, in western Beirut, Lebanon, on June 26, 2014. (Reuters/Sharif Karim)

Lebanese tourism sector will not be affected by latest unrest—minister

by Paula Astih | Jun 26, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s vital tourism sector will not be affected by the latest unrest in the country, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon told Asharq Al-Awsat. A spate of attacks has rocked Lebanon in recent weeks, with the latest a suicide bombing at a Beirut...