My friend(s) and I are planning to visit Lebanon in spring 2018. so I have few questions before we start planing our trip:

- Is airbnb right application to look for accommodation in Beirut or do you suggest other options?

- Will we be in need to know arabic(we speak serbian, english and a bit of russian) in any moment to accomplish our trip?

- Sinc we're 19 yrs old(with valid driver's license), can we:

a.) Rent a car.

I was looking for rent a car agencies in Beirut, but as i found online, almost every one of them is requiring to have at least 21 or 24 years.

b.) Rent private car

Is it possible to find person who would sell/rent their car for week or two within three conditions- 1. to look very cheap 2. to be very cheap(if sold) 3. to have 75kw or more engine

Of course, as i titled, we would like to visit Syria while we're there and possible to spend night or two in Damascus, so we're looking for any solution which would allow us to use car for Beirut-Damascus trip without any problems(I'm not familiar with rent policies about crossing borders).

- Is it legal to possess body armor and/or kevlar helmet in Lebanon?

- Is it legal to possess dmr radio?

Thanks.

ps: I read few topics about Lebanon/Syria trips in this forum and would like to clear that we're serbian nationality (hint-google bombing of serbia '99) and wouldn't like to be marked as british news reporters, fsa/is militants or anybody else who's hostile toward Syrian government, Cheers!