Elie Saab
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, a Middle East Airlines jet takes off at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon. On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, Beirut's airport is partially reopening after a three-month shutdown. Lebanon's cash-strapped government hopes thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer, injecting badly needed dollars into the sinking economy. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash

By Zeina Karam Jul. 01, 2020 02:06 AM EDT