Iran fuel arrives in Lebanon Sept 16

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 15, 2021 12:55 am

GAZA CITY: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has said that a first delivery of Iranian fuel would arrive on Thursday in Lebanon to help ease dire shortages in the embattled country.

Lebanon is facing one of its worst-ever economic crises with more than three out of four Lebanese considered to be under the poverty line and mains electricity only available a handful of hours a day while petrol, bread and medicine shortages are sowing chaos across the country.

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