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'Island of Love' Lures Lebanese, Israelis to Tie Knot |
2013-12-07 |
[An Nahar] Cyprus, dubbed the "Island of Love" as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite, is a magnet for Lebanese and Israeli couples from across the water to tie the knot in a civil wedding. "We don't have the same religion," shrugged Yohana, resplendent in a white dress fresh out of her suitcase. The young Lebanese woman, a member of the Mohammedan Druze minority sect, arrived from Beirut with her Christian fiance -- after a flight lasting less than half an hour. |
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