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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Lebanon disburses funds to temporarily avert bread crisis | History Defined

People queue to buy bread outside a bakery in Beirut, April 12, 2022. (Reuters)

Lebanon's government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country, Economy Minister Amin Salam told Reuters, while saying that the funds would only last a few weeks.

Long lines had begun forming outside bakeries across the country since Monday after industry insiders warned that the government had not extended a long-promised credit line for the subsidized good.

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