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LEBANON-BEIRUT-LIFESTYLE-CIGAR

(230619) -- BEIRUT, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Woody Ghsoubi (L), Co-owner of HandRolled and Co-founder of Lebanese Cigar Aficionado, and Najat Abdo (C), CEO of HandRolled, explain to a customer about their products at the Mareva Cigar Club in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 17, 2023. Despite suffering the worst financial crisis in its history, the Lebanese remain the world's biggest spender on cigars. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Lebanon tops cigar spending list despite economic crisis" (Photo by Dana Halawi/Xinhua)

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