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Added on the 30/07/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
The Lebanese pound sinks to a historic low against the dollar on the parallel market, as banks in the crisis-hit country resumed an open-ended strike. The Lebanese pound, officially pegged at 15,000 to the dollar, was trading at 100,000 against the greenback on Tuesday, dealers said -- a dizzying plunge from 1,507 before the economic crisis hit in 2019. IMAGES
People gather in front of a branch of Blom Bank in Lebanon's capital Beirut after a man held up the bank to withdraw his frozen savings, the latest in a string of "depositor heists" in the crisis-hit country that have garnered wide public support. IMAGES
Lebanese cast their vote at a polling station in the capital Beirut's district of Furn el-Chebbak after polls opened across Lebanon for the first parliamentary elections since multiple crises brought the country to its knees. IMAGES
Lebanese cast their vote at a polling station in the capital Beirut's neighbourhood of Gemayzeh after polls opened across Lebanon for the first parliamentary elections since multiple crises brought the country to its knees. IMAGES
Beirut (Lebanon), Aug 23 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Nabil Mounzer) Dozens of people came to Beirut on Monday to refuel their gas tanks while the fuel crisis continues in the country.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE REFILLING THEIR GAS DEPOSITS IN BEIRUT.