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A queue at a Beirut petrol station. Lebanon remains without a fully functioning Cabinet, following a massive explosion at Beirut port that killed more than 200 people last August. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters set up a mock petrol pump with inscription reading in Arabic 'Dignity Petrol Station' at the Tabaris road in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
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Lebanon is in the midst of an economic crisis. Dwindling foreign currency reserves have led to acute shortages of fuel, as well as other imported commodities. EPA
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Fed-up motorists queue for fuel at a Beirut petrol station. In recent days, some have waited for hours only to find that supplies have run out when they reach the top of the queue. Reuters
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Tensions among motorists waiting for petrol have sometimes led to scuffles, as Lebanon struggles to secure fuel supplies. Reuters
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A petrol station worker fills up a customer's car in Beirut. The fuel crisis has also led to disruptions in vital infrastructure services, with more frequent power blackouts, water shortages and internet outages. Reuters
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Motorcyclists wait in line for fuel at a Beirut petrol station. Fuel shortages have affected supplies for private generators that make up for state power rationing. Meanwhile, hospitals are also running low on medical supplies. Reuters
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A queue at a Beirut petrol station. Lebanon remains without a fully functioning Cabinet, following a massive explosion at Beirut port that killed more than 200 people last August. Reuters
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Anti-government protesters set up a mock petrol pump with inscription reading in Arabic 'Dignity Petrol Station' at the Tabaris road in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
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Lebanon is in the midst of an economic crisis. Dwindling foreign currency reserves have led to acute shortages of fuel, as well as other imported commodities. EPA
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Fed-up motorists queue for fuel at a Beirut petrol station. In recent days, some have waited for hours only to find that supplies have run out when they reach the top of the queue. Reuters
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Tensions among motorists waiting for petrol have sometimes led to scuffles, as Lebanon struggles to secure fuel supplies. Reuters
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A petrol station worker fills up a customer's car in Beirut. The fuel crisis has also led to disruptions in vital infrastructure services, with more frequent power blackouts, water shortages and internet outages. Reuters
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Motorcyclists wait in line for fuel at a Beirut petrol station. Fuel shortages have affected supplies for private generators that make up for state power rationing. Meanwhile, hospitals are also running low on medical supplies. Reuters
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A queue at a Beirut petrol station. Lebanon remains without a fully functioning Cabinet, following a massive explosion at Beirut port that killed more than 200 people last August. Reuters