WHY I LOVE BEIRUT STORY

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[{"selector":"#anim-18c7639a-aa3d-4bbe-88d4-f4fbbd01ec94","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] OPTIMISTIC The term joie de vivre could have been invented by or for the Lebanese people. They are friendly and welcoming to every visitor who finds his way to their country . They are rebuilding the city at breakneck speed and they are full of optimism

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