Lebanon’s economic crisis is decimating its middle class - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

May 25, 2020

People work on plants on a rooftop of a building, as many Lebanese turn to grow vegetables and fruits at home as the coronavirus pandemic hammers the collapsing economy and food costs soar to new heights, Beirut, Lebanon, May 17, 2020. — REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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