Lebanon

Lebanon the city of land of milk and honey . It’s got nickname which is “Paris of the east”. Famous people are from Lebanon, for instance Shaikira is half from Colombia and half Lebanese. Also Keanu Reeves was born there. Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus amd Syria are the countries surround Lebanon.

In 1943, Christians held the balance of power whereas Muslims had a little power. 10000 Palestinians were moved in Lebanon in 1948 after the Arab-Israel war. Tensions in Lebanon reached it peak in 1975 when members of Christian group killed a bus full of Palestinians which made a lot of tensions since then. In Addition, the trust between the two religions has completely breakdown as a result of the tensions. 1982, Israel army invaded Palestinian Liberation Organization (LBO). Peace deals were reached in 1989 after a lot of loss. Nearly 150,00 – 200,000 people died and also 300,000 people were wounded and the Lebanese economy were paralyzed for a long period of time.

Lebanon has changed a lot by rebuilding the clock tower in the middle of the city which is obvious seen from far away. Lebanon government worked hardly to recover Lebanon economic by Tourists and as well as the locals by spenting time in their day time and also enjoying the night life in the clubs and restaurants. Moreover, Lebanon is now the third rank in the new cars models and also in phones and Beirut has as the same malls, culture lifestyle as in America. These are the social and economic recovery signs in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut. Finally the current problems now in the country are that business and land are taken by foreigners which results of people migration out of Lebanon.