Voice of America: Beirut Bounces Back from Civil War

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Beirut Bounces Back from Civil War Dec 25th 2012, 10:11 Only 20 years ago, Beirut was in ruins after its civil war. Today, it's the turn of neighboring Syria to go through civil war. But the rebirth of Beirut, Lebanon's capital, shows how cities can bounce back. Beirut's old Holiday Inn, pockmarked by bullet holes, reminds visitors how gun battles once raged along the Green Line that divided Muslim West from Christian East. One generation later, street cafes are filled. Beirut's new cityscape is one of elegant shop windows, high-rise ... Media files: 3DDCAB56-23BD-4D0C-8E20-5616BC52BAFC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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