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Things are bound to worsen as Lebanon’s economy shrivels. The currency has lost nearly 80% of its value to the US dollar and unemployment has risen to more than 35%. Divisions among Lebanon’s sectarian leadership hamper attempts to address the crisis.
Monday 08/02/2021
A woman pushes a cart past damaged buildings in Mar Mikhael, Lebanon. (REUTERS)
BEIRUT-  Living in a two-room apartment in the slum of Kobbeh in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli, Nabiha Bishtani, a widow and mother of four young children, relies completely on charity and donations to feed her family.
“I am registered with four different charities that provide me with some cash and food. We have no income since my husband passed away two years ago. Life is so difficult we are barely surviving with the assistance,” said Bishtawi, 43. ....

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