Eid Al-Fitr has just marked the end of Ramadan for 1.8 billion Muslims.

While some were able to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, for other faithful, economic difficulties have somewhat marred the festivities this year. 

In Lebanon, timber trafficking is developing and threatening the country's forests: thousands of trees are cut down illegally, the Lebanese falling back on wood because they cannot buy fuel oil for heating. 

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