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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Face Long 'Insulting' Queues to Buy Bread

People queue to buy bread outside a bakery in Khaldeh, Lebanon July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

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, AFP said.

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