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Lebanon: A week in Beirut

Lebanese and Lebanese Army flags seen in Beirut, Lebanon, August 9 2022. (Photo by Elisa Gestri/Sipa USA). Credit: Elisa Gestri/Sipa USA

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Lebanon's dire economic crisis was emphasised to the world recently after a man entered a bank with a gun and a can of petrol demanding to withdraw his own money.

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