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Lebanon’s Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse

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BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back and is being held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019. French pianist Simon Ghraichy performed in front of a full house on Sunday night in what organizers described as a night of hope for Lebanon’s revival.  The annual festival in the ancient northeastern city of soaring Roman columns has long attracted celebrities from around the world. It took a major hit as a result of Lebanon’s ongoing, nearly 3-year economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, which forced organizers for the past two years to broadcast live from the site, without an audience.

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