Drivers furious at spiralling fuel prices in Lebanon

Lebanon has raised petrol prices for the second consecutive week, signalling that fuel subsidies may be coming to an end. Twenty litres of petrol on Wednesday were priced at 203,000 Lebanese pounds, up by 16 per cent from last week.

A screen on a gasoline pump reads, "Fail," after the latest increase in fuel prices with most meters unable to accommodate the new five digit price for one liter of gas, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. The technical problem forced most gas stations to shut down, despite the long queues of vehicles waiting to fill up their tanks. Lebanon's new government raised the price of fuel on Wednesday by 16%, the second time in five days, part of a gradual lifting of subsidies in the crisis-struck country. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)
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Sep 22, 2021
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