Protests over the collapsing economy and political deadlock have gripped Lebanon in recent days NABIL MOUNZER/EPALebanon has no prime minister, no money and no hope. After nine fruitless months trying to put together a government able to get a grip on the collapsing economy and rising social tensions, Saad Hariri has quit without designating a successor. The currency has lost 90 per cent of its value against the dollar and inflation is approaching Weimar proportions. There is no diesel for generators, no medicine for hospitals and no power to keep the country running. Since the 1975 civil war Lebanon has

Source: Daily Nation July 18, 2021 23:03 UTC