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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

'Rampant Chaos': Lebanon State Sector Eroded by Grinding Crisis

Piled files await being processed in Lebanon's Justice Palace in Beirut, in a picture from August 30, 2022 JOSEPH EID AFP

Even as he battles Lebanon's summer heat without air-conditioning, judge Faysal Makki tries not to drink too much water because the toilets at the Justice Palace are broken.

His printer still works, but if he wants to use it he needs to bring his own paper and ink cartridges because the ministry can no longer afford office supplies, AFP said.

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