Name: Cyprus: Forbidden Love Island - ARTE Reportage
Uploaded: 2021-11-16T14:35:52.000+01:00
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Description: Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.

Cyprus: Forbidden Love Island

Cipro, l'isola dei matrimoni proibiti

Zypern: Die Insel der verbotenen Ehen

Chypre : l’île des mariages interdits

Chipre: la isla de los matrimonios prohibidos

Cypr: wyspa zakazanych małżeństw

Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.

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<p>Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.</p>

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Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. Nearby Cyprus has become a centre for foreigners wanting to tie the knot.

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