In Beirut, a green paradise off-limits to Lebanese
Beirut (AFP) June 30, 2015 - With 30 hectares (74 acres) of pine forest, it could be Beirut's answer to New York's Central Park, but for 20 years the capital's largest green space has been de facto off-limits to Lebanese. It's a galling situation for residents of the city's concrete jungle, where activists have spent years campaigning for Horsh Beirut to be reopened to the public. They have faced reluctance from the ... more

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