Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis that the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s government resigned amid accusations of entrenched corruption and negligence after the Aug. 4 explosion that killed nearly 200 people and devastated entire districts of Beirut. “This country is on the brink,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on RTL radio, citing growing poverty, unemployment and inflation.
Lebanon is in such a deep political and economic crisis that the country risks collapsing altogether, France’s foreign minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s government resigned amid accusations of entrenched corruption and negligence after the Aug. 4 explosion that killed nearly 200 people and devastated entire districts of Beirut. “This country is on the brink,” Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on RTL radio, citing growing poverty, unemployment and inflation.