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Lebanon’s sprawling diaspora may have introduced ... one of the more atmospheric of Beirut's numerous faux-rustic trattoria. The tiny restaurant... This cosy, dimly lit bar in the backstreets ...

But look beyond appearances, and Lebanon has changed. Hizbullah’s Shia heartlands in south Beirut and Lebanon’s southern ...