Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 25, 2018 / 08:00 am
On the evening before Christmas, the city of Beirut was decked with lights and trees and nativity scenes. A festive glow covered everything as people made their way to the various Catholic and Christian churches for Midnight Mass.
In downtown Beirut, the traffic around the cathedral was heavy with cars and pedestrians as my colleague, Alexey Gotovsky, and I arrived. Muslim families, too, could be seen walking around the streets, enjoying the festive atmosphere and the air fresh off the nearby Mediterranean Sea.