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The crisis in Lebanon is a warning for the West

Lebanon is trapped in a nightmare of its own making

24 July 2021

9:00 AM

24 July 2021

9:00 AM

  Beirut

On the highway into Beirut the other day, we drove past a petrol queue that was more than two miles long. On and on it went, the drivers sweating and swearing in brutal heat. Some had run out of fuel while they waited, having to push their cars when the queue inched forwards.

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