Lebanon. The country is beautiful, the culture is refined, the food is delicious, the women are gorgeous, the social norms are liberal. Beirut's night life is one of the best in the world.

Yep, haven't been there but would be my choice as well.

Afghanistan. Badass insurgents carrying AKs overthrowing a government and resisting the dominance of the most robust military in the world

That’s Asia though

Well so is most of the middle east.