Violence in Lebanon
Jan 24 2007, Suman Arya

Citing the current violence in Lebanon Australian government has asked its citizens to avoid visiting country as far as possible.

The government has called travelers to avoid public protests and most violent areas. Notably, yesterday protestors...

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