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Fighting between the Lebanese Army and Islamic extremists intensified in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp outside Tripoli on Monday, with the death toll in two days of clashes rising to at least 79. Heavy black smoke hung in the air as the army reinforced positions around the camp and rolled in heavier equipment. Daily Star

Then a bit later a new explosion at Verdun, in which - thank God- nobody was killed. Are these explosions becoming our daily bread? People already are leaving the country.

The violence that broke out Sunday in the North has further battered Lebanon’s reeling tourism sector, although industry insiders held out hope that some visitors might yet arrive this summer if the unrest is quickly snuffed out. Airlines and hotels reported a minimum of canceled bookings on Monday.

But we should not give up…

The big event we were planning to have on Saturday May 26, was postponed but NOT canceled. We hope to have it as soon as possible!