Iraq, once synonymous with conflict and chaos, is becoming a land of opportunity for Lebanese job-seekers fleeing a deep economic crisis back home. Akram Johari is one of thousands who fled Lebanon's tumbling currency and skyrocketing poverty rates. Last year, he packed his bags and boarded a plane from Beirut to Baghdad, using social media to search for opportunities. "I had to take quick action, and so I came to Baghdad and began searching for work," the 42-year-old says, speaking in a restaurant he has run for about a month. Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented financial crisis that the World Bank says is of a scale usually associated with war. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES