Sunday, 18 April, 2021 - 11:45
Beirut is plunged into darkness as the penniless state electricity company Electricite du Liban rations output. (AFP) Asharq Al-Awsat
Beirut s roads are riddled with potholes, many walls are covered in anti-government graffiti and countless street lamps have long since gone dark.
At night, car drivers creep cautiously past broken traffic lights and strain their eyes for missing manhole covers, stolen for the value of their metal.
Many parking meters have been disabled in protest over an alleged corruption scandal, while cars are parked randomly on sidewalks.
Charred patches from burnt tires are seared into the asphalt downtown, reminders of angry street protests of past years against the political leadership held responsible for the malaise.
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