RT published this video item, entitled “Lebanon is days from a ‘social explosion,’ says crisis-gripped country’s caretaker PM” – below is their description.
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister says the country is now days away from a ‘social explosion’ as it faces an acute social and economic crisis, with petrol shortages and power cuts.
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia, and the transcontinental region of the Middle East.
The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.
Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).