Why do Lebanese couples get married in Cyprus each year?

Al Jazeera English 2017-11-19

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The island of Cyprus, according to legend, is the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. So it seems fitting that it is the destination each year for hundreds of Lebanese couples to get married - because they cannot do so back home.
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