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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Vatican Envoy Accuses Lebanese Politicians of Profiting from Country’s Suffering

A Lebanese woman walks down Beirut's Fuad Chehab Avenue during anti-government protests on Oct. 29, 2019. (Getty Images)

A Vatican envoy criticized Lebanon's politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to "the few profiting of the suffering of many" in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty.

Archbishop Paul Gallagher's remarks come one week after the World Bank blasted Lebanon's ruling class for "orchestrating" one of the world's worst national economic depressions due to their exploitative grip on resources.

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