Lebanese face long ‘insulting’ queues to buy bread ...Middle East

BEIRUT: In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can’t afford any.In a country which once boasted the nickname “Switzerland of the Middle East” for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019, the chronic shortage of the staple of the Lebanese diet has been hard to take.Lebanon defaulted on its national debt in 2020 and its currency has lost around 90 percent of its black market value.The World Bank has branded the financial crisis one of the worst since the 19th century while the United Nations now considers four out five Lebanese to be living under the poverty line.Faced with demands from inte

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