What’s behind Algeria’s decision to send fuel to Lebanon? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Marwan Tahtah/Getty images — A women walks on a darkened street on April 28, 2022 in Beirut, Lebanon. — Marwan Tahtah/Getty images

Lebanese protesters burn tyres during a demonstration called for by the banks depositors committee against monetary policies, on May 9, 2023. Lebanon's economic meltdown, described by the World Bank as one of the worst in recent global history, has plunged most of the population into poverty according to the United Nations. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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