Lebanese struggle to make ends meet for Eid al-Adha
by Simona Sikimic & Wassim Mroueh Daily Star Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
- Photo Beirut skyline view from civil war destroyed building.
People across the country prepared for three days of relative calm as they planned to gather with family and friends Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha.
The break is viewed by many as much-needed reprieve from the heated political rhetoric that has raged over the impending indictment from the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and engulfed Lebanon in a spiral of mistrustful bickering, threatening to reignite sectarian strife.