“There’s great frustration with the Lebanese political class, because it’s incapable of placing the common good above its personal interests,” a French diplomatic source said. Bread has become more expensive and petrol scarce, while at home and work Lebanese swelter during increasingly long power cuts. The French diplomatic source said the international community was ready to help Lebanon. ADVERTISEMENTBut, said the French source, “we’re not going to provide the Lebanese state with a blank cheque”. But “humanitarian aid cannot be a sustainable solution,” the official noted, adding that the international community will not “take over the state’s… role”.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 13, 2021 08:03 UTC