By Padmini Arhant
The Mediterranean country in the Middle East is situated between Syria up north all the way to the east and Israel down south.
A French Colony post World War 1, Lebanon gained independence in 1946.
The secular society enriched in cultural diversity experienced tremendous economic boom from agriculture, service sector viz. banking and the hospitality industry – tourism.
During that period it was regarded as the Switzerland of the East and the capital city Beirut – Paris of the Middle East.
Lebanon is also known for political upheavals predominantly attributed to foreign power intervention, invasion and occupation following independence up until now.
The prominent crises are – the prolonged civil war (1975-1990), Hezbollah and Israel confrontation referred to as July war or Second Lebanon war (12 July 2006 – 14 August 2006) with Israeli blockade of Lebanon ending in September 2006.
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