The bargain bins of the upmarket grocery in the Achrafieh area of eastern Beirut are filled with offers that are unusual for its high-end clientele. On sale: 40 rolls of toilet paper, 6-litre jugs of water, 10kg bags of powdered detergent, 5kg of sugar.
Shoppers are ignoring the French cheese and heading straight to the canned goods. Their carts are stuffed with nappies, cartons of UHT milk and dried beans.
