Today in Lebanon (NOW Lebanon)
This is Tripoli’s real image…We want to confirm
that the city is a place of coexistence, moderation, peace and sports.
— Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi
Today in Lebanon, thousands of Lebanese and foreign runners took part in a half-marathon in Tripoli–thanks to the recent lull in the city’s violence. Under the slogan “We’ll Keep Running for Peace,” yellow whistles were used in the place of a starting gun to kick off the race.
