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Security crisis takes toll on Beirut’s restaurants

Copyright: The Daily Star


May 22, 2012


Restaurants that eagerly await Arab tourists and Lebanese expatriates every summer are once more paying a hefty price because of heightened security fears and advisories by some countries warning against travel to Lebanon. Restaurants in Beirut that are nearly devoid of patrons have become a common sight these days, with security concerns keeping customers away. “We have lost more than 60 to 65 percent of our usual business,” said Raja Charrouf, manager of Karamna, a popular Downtown eatery that was ...


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