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The political and economic crisis engulfing Lebanon is getting worse, with blackouts in parts of the country, as electricity, petrol, medicines and even drinking water run short.

Four governments in the region have agreed a new plan to ease the country’s energy shortages by piping gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria.

Life in Lebanon has been paralysed by the crisis that has deepened as supplies of imported fuel have dried up. It is part of a wider financial crisis that has seen the Lebanese currency plunge by 90% since 2019.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Quentin Sommerville in Beirut.

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  1. @lakshipal8180

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Firsty I am An Chritian From Beirut,Lebenon And This The True About
    Beirut And Every Day Electricity goose out 14 hour in a Day And in Some Rural Area Total 20 hours And we will Pay Total 500,000 Lebenese pound And This is the our 80 percent of our spent is gone to pay the bill 😢😢😢😢

  2. @Joe-official

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    the lebanese in Africa are so racist it's shocking to see that this is what they ran away from.😂😂

  3. @anguschoi9122

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    So scared

  4. @JN-0peny0ureye5

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    K.Reeves would be a good leader♥️☮️🙏😭🫂✌️🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

  5. @LalaLa-ze7kv

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Tf? How is Lebanon going to function? They should get rid of Hezbollah first

  6. @toohdvaetihom7088

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Overpopulation is biggest problem

  7. @DonSucksTho98

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Only Lebanese Understand This :
    7PM : EJET L KAHRABA

  8. @nazusmani8923

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Lebanon is a beautiful country with most beautiful people .God bless this country

  9. @Joud_roadto200

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    I loved in Lebanon ever since I was born till I turned 9 and then i moved to England after the beirut explosion and electricity problems and gunfights every night

  10. @gordonbriggs2345

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    The way its going that will be the uk soon.

  11. @britishsoldier1585

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    The corruption in tje country is just

  12. @emsik185

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Russia Is blackmailing Europe and Poland for sanctioning of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. News all over the world are talking about this

  13. @gurjotsingh8934

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    This is the future of world in next 5 years. Mark my words!

  14. @thunder881

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Lebanon presidents are always Billionaire, why they never take money from them?

  15. @oldi184

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    It's incredible how our modern, "advanced" society fully depends on electricity. If it's gone, we are back in the stone age.

  16. @benanderson5553

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Ah Lebanon the epitome of a well run country.

  17. @dino9053

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    good news to me

  18. @serbian_9057

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Ovako ce biti svuda uskoro… Koliko ocigledno da je sve namesteno, odjednom sve zemlje u svetu imaju manjak energenata!

  19. @margaretneanover3385

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    That's startling to think …why? Those trying to make phrases about knees should not. There's no humane reason this so called cost should be like this. Less believed generator power than orders of greed. Enough is enough…

  20. @Chai_biscuits77

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Good go to sleep !! — the Sun

  21. @waderandall4487

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    There is no need for a energy crises … And they know this TOO. It can be almost FREE is the reason . Nicholas Tesla hade it and Westinghouse had him working for him .And it would cause him to loose tons of money . So Tesla died ??? and all of his inventions were stolen and some the Government still have . Ass every one knows there are lightning in the skies [ Right, ] This is what he drew down to a metal globe like a water tower only round and built miles apart to transfer elec. He had to have some way to hold the electric in each tower . And he hat it in the village where he came from. Was the news , before it was hush up .

  22. @kickass7104

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Lebanon is Doom…..

  23. @mariahlavacova7484

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    7 events are coming

  24. @mariahlavacova7484

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    It's called 3days of darkness's the times is starting now

  25. @anthony2769

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    One met the dark with learning. But in the end, learned his knowledge was wanting.
    The world began without knowledge, and without knowledge will it end.
    Dost not this ring clear and true?
    Fear not, the dark, my friend.
    And let the feast begin.
    ~ Klaus Schwab

  26. @hussainzia9717

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Ya Allaha save our brothers of Lebanon from such crices.

  27. @carlosfrancisco9645

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Coming to all countries soon

  28. @well-intentionedwordsmith3187

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    I LOVE BBC NEWS!!!

  29. @Mehedihasan-yt6mx

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    When every muslim country in arabs into darkness imam mahdi will come.

  30. @MrZZooh

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    No mention of the fuel Iran sent through Syria to Hezbollah and the rest of Lebanon. I wonder why?

  31. @Abraham_Tsfaye

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Lebanon has no natural resources & no money.
    The country has nothing to offer the world.
    Lebanon is finished for good. Just forget about it.

  32. @Anglo_Browza

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    No my problem

  33. @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Lebanon 🇱🇧 is still in better condition than Afghanistan 🇦🇫, by a wide margin.

  34. @terintiaflavius3349

    January 7, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Coming to a city near you as the powers that be attempt to save the planet by destroying the citizens lives. They travel on jets around the globe while we will have no lights and be on booster 24.
    Notice the rich still have their roof top bars

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