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Just to be clear that is even less than 1% what is happening in Syria or Yemen or Iraq or Afghanistan. Iraq is like Lebanon but since 2003 USA invasion of Iraq. Iraq makes just from pure oile with petrochemicals 200B USA equivalent, but however most of it goes to mismanagement, money washing with mismanagement, corruption and the government or stright up disappears or goes to Iran in USA dollars lol. Just in perceptive Kuwait suposed to be rich makes 40B and Amirite also makes less than Iraq. Yes Iraq has a larger population of 30M people but it is still enough to do a lot a year. 3T USA dollars of value washed to politicians in total since 2003. There is more which is wasted. Development stopped since 2005. Iraq can do much more than 200B as it used to. But even that is stolen.
@@UTubeqaca heart and will alone can't solve this issue. they need people with the right expertise to handle the economy and make the necessary reforms. the people in charge are unwilling to make the changes so the people must make these changes themselves. first thing they need to do is remove religion in their lives. it has destroyed them completely with how their political system has been set up.
So sad. Lebanon is such a beautiful country, and the Lebanese people are so welcoming and kind. I hope the situation eases soon. Sending prayers and thoughts.
Watching this from South Africa. We are going through similar issues with service delivery, no power for hours on end every day.. we experience water shortages ans we have areas where raw sewage just backs up onto the roads. Nothing is maintained and all our elected politicians just steal every cent instead of actually using that money for upgrading infrastructure. My prayers to Lebanon hang in there ❤
Not sure where in South Africa you are, but we are not even close to this. We have power all day for much more days then we dont, so dont agree with "every day". Yes some infrastructure has not been maintained properly, but its not like everything is dilapidated. Also if they stole every cent, there would be no salaries for police, nurses, teachers, etc. So yes there is corruption but not to the extent that you are implying. Lastly really look at other countries that we deem to be a better option, they all have issues, no country is perfect
@@goldingpie looking at your name , you clearly come from a Jewish bubble in south africa where the community is for the most part affluent and the infrastructure is better than most of South Africa (note that this is not an attack on the Great Jewish community of South africa). When I was born South Africa, she had 120 000 jews, today there's 50 000 to 60 000 tops. South Africa is at junk status. If South Africa continues the way it is going, it will be the next Venezuela. There's no positive future for that beautiful country with the current incompetent loonies that run that place.
@@goldingpie lmao you obviously live in a gated estate away from the rest of the country. Switch on the news sometime, drive past a township. We are certainly not as bad as lebanon overall but there are most definitely certain zones of south africa which are
The strangest thing is that it has one of the most ineffective governments in the world and is close to a failed state. Yet the cities and streetscapes look so beautiful. Almost has the appearance of a developed country with its Euro style architecture and public squares. And the people are well groomed, dressed etc.
yeahhh ikrr, look at cities like byblos (jbeil), batroun or tyre, they all look like spain, and their capital is super developed interms of architecture, i hope things get better overthere, Lebanon is so beautiful and a very good place to live in when its stable.
lol bro dont be fooled by what the media shows u or dosent show u. Every country has its slums and high end places. I live in sydney australia and we have places that look amazing as well as suburbs that look like dirt poor areas.
@@Arrzih ye i get that but the OP was trying to generalise that he cant make it out how the things he is seeing on screen correlate to the situation. jbeil might be nice (in some areas) but like in all areas of the globe they have their high end and low end places.
Pray for Lebanon. They been through so much. And we aren’t forgetting the Syrian and Palestinian refugees that live there too. We pray for everyone. 🙏🏼❤️
Been to Beirut a couple of times as a tourist. It was modern and trendy, but one thing didn't feel right to me. So many ppl there breathe racism. Too often I got asked the unnecessary question, 'What's your religion?' And sometimes I felt hated cuz I'm not Christian. Dear Lebanese brothers n sisters, stop blaming your gov. Look inside your hearts, and cast away this sectarian hate.
Strong report, but the criminal actions are just so deep rooted on all sides of politics, be safe in the struggle that your country is in, my deepest respect to you all from Australia.
It’s the situation in every government that any person of responsibility is always judged on his/her religion and which sect of that religion they adhere to? Or is it the situation in every country to import 100% of goods and necessities and export 0% to the others? I think you should shut up and only speak for your own folk
So tired of seeing the same gang of criminals reappearing. A guy who runs a shawarma shop could have a better understanding of the economy than these delirious oligarchs.
These are lots of things we're facing in Nigeria and we're even smiling. Blackout are just normal, yearly fuel crisis if not recently that's it's gone but still coming back but even if comes we're used to it. Or currency crisis, we just wake up to meet latest price first in the morning
Nigeria is no way near economic collapse, like Lebanon. The poverty rate in Lebanon is at 80%, in just 2 years. You can't even imagine what that's like. The Nigerian currency fluctuates at a couple of percentile per year. Food prices increase, but you can still buy it, that's why you have enough energy to write on your computer. When it comes to power, Nigeria has been surviving off generators for years, the Lebanon currency is so bad, they can't even afford to buy them. So let's keep ourselves grounded in reality, Nigeria's issues are like every developing country, nothing unique there. Why don't need anymore Nigerians fleeing to Libya to live as a slave, because they think being a slave is better than being a Nigerian.
I bet five years ago it were worse. And five year before even more. Really you are prospering in economic and people number. Its just that compared to wealthy countries, not fast enough. Maybe?😎😎
... nothing to do with religion, more that people want to stop sectarian violence if a certian religion gain to much influence, remember they already had a war (not sure on this but I believe that mulism felt it was outside "us" influence at that time) they just didn't realise it would turn into this when they drafted their constitution.
@@iam3336 o.o well if see it like that then I guess it's gridlock, personal don't see it as a religious problem but then again it's just my opinion and I don't live with this framework.
For those with euro/dollar holdings these are great times in Lebanon. Explains why no one in leadership is in any hurry to see them end. Who still pays taxes in Lebanon?
The reason that Hezbollah became a Thing in Lebanon is because the Christian Right in Lebanon under the influence of israel engaged in war then invited israel and syria , and France crated Lebanon as a sectarian state under its policy of minority’s against the majority wish is the source of conflict in the levant .
@@Jewzi123 You do realise that you can't just say this garbage and that it will become factual. None of what you wrote made sense. Besides making up history in your own head my comment did not ask for what you think is the origins of the Hezbollah, I said why were they not mentioned as a part of the political and military class ruining Lebanon when they clearly have power and control the parliament?
Because this is Al Jazeera, a Qatari government sponsored news channel. Qatar and Iran share gas deposits under the Persian Gulf and are politically aligned to back together Shia militias around the Middle East, like Hezbollah.
Years ago, I sponsored a total of 15 Lebanonese needy children. Such dear friends, with high hopes for a great future. I can only pray for them each day.
While the rest of the secular world go to moon and the mars, theocratic states cant even feed their own citizens. Yeah good system, dont change it good luck for the future
You have different clans opposing each other inside the Maronite community (LF/Aoun/Frangieh) or the Druze Community (Joumblatt/Hamade). So unfortunately the country suffers from sectarianism not because of its religious diversity but because of the toxic sectarian mentality of the Lebanese and the fact that they are often used to bring up other countries to fulfill their interests, like the Maronites did with France and Israel, or the Sunnis with the Palestinians and Egypt (at Nasser time), or the Shias with Iran . Therefore they worship war criminals like Joumblatt and Berri and are never ashamed to kill each other, and I say that as a Lebanese.
WTF. Shia sector has the least amount of political power in Lebanon despite having more population than the other two. Their power is simply militaristic.
The marinate Christians in Lebanon oppressed the other groups of people. Then their regime collapsed. This is the fault of the French who made this weak form of government.
It seems that a typical overvalued currency kept too long -- overvalued currencies make import cheap at the expense of domestic industries. It's gonna be a long and painful process...
I feel so bad for the people of Libanon. Not too long ago this place was (or seemed) so free and hopeful, and now it seems like a failed state. What should happen to it? Which power can govern this land?
@@2012slik O Yeah, I don't see Jordan or Turkey suffering. And the former warlords can be Presidents but that doesn't matter as long as they're Christians because you guys have this law that says so. But again way to blame the other because he's different. Although the politicians are corrupted, the Lebanese people have passed this sectarianism idiocy a long time ago so what are you Islamophobic dumbass.
@@2012slik In Lebanese law, Armenian refugees who came to Lebanese land were allowed to get Lebanese citizenship because they were Christians, and they boosted the Christian numbers of the Lebanese demographics. However, Palestinian refugees were put in refugee camps and told they’d never get Lebanese citizenship because they were overwhelmingly Muslim. You can look it up. I just came to make you look stupid :) have a good day!
As subscriber Ahmad states the issue is how this government was formed after the civil war. In my mind Lebanon is ripe for a strong dictator to emerge. When people lose faith in their government they will look for alternatives. My heart goes out to all of the Lebanese people.
What's really strange about Lebanon is that Lebanese outside Lebanon are all rich. Every Lebanese person I know here in the USA is a millionaire. But back home they can't make anything happen. Clearly the problem is religion. Here I have no idea of what religion the Lebanese are. It's never brought up. Without religion in the way, they are all successful irrelevant of religious background. Lebanon is the perfect example of why separating "religion from state" is so important.
Praying for Lebanon 🇱🇧 🙏 ❤ Let's pray that the new government is the light out of its painful dark tunnel. Diminish political corruptions and benefit its people first
They use all kind of security forces and army to protect them. They even don't care of protestors got shot.They are complaining that they can't go to restaurants and cafes like they used to do because nobody wants to see them alive.
Dania Dessine Revolution then. Look what Ukrainians did. It’s their country, their culture, their politicians, their problem to fix it, instead of complaining. If the whole population throw rocks and fire at the police, the government will fall. No excuses. Look at Ukraine.
If all the sanctions that were placed on countries like Lebanon Cuba, Venezuela Iran and others were removed, wouldn't they be in a better position. the countries that put the sanctions on these countries, are more interested in them Collapsing, and becoming Yes men, then they are about the people suffering.
If these counties keep Gold as reserve instead of USD, sanctions would become toothless, however it is extremely difficult to take decisions when people are divided by religion! Dump religion become Inclusive!
@Dr. tharki how about you stop telling people how to live, what type of entitlement and arrogance is this that you think your own values have to be applied to other countries? Is starving a country really worth it?
lebanese society had no issue treating domestic workers from asia and africa like slaves and taking away their rights with the kafala system in place, as well as the treatment of Palestinians and Syrian refugees in the country, and now they are shocked that their government doesn't care about them and treats them the same way. At the end of the day as the saying goes "every nation deserves the government it gets".
Why not just have election and elect people that have the qualifications and abilities to improve the country - REGARDLESS of their ethnicity, race, religion or gender.
I Always asked the question, why are we paid papers for our work why not gold or silver why doesn't our money doesn't have it's real value Imagine you gain 2000 Pakistani rupees a month today you can buy a horse with it, the question is can you buy a horse at 2000 after an year ? If not then it means the money is bogus but why ???? There is a big problem guys The real money was and still has to be the gold or silver
I've lived in Lebanon years back w/Leb ex & mainly all the corruption, under the table crime, 3 sets of business bookkeeping for 1 business have all caught up to them.
Also, Lebanon hosts about 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The State of Israel refuses to take in any Syrian refugees but bc they are one of the wealthiest nations in the area they should assist Lebanon financially.
Unless people of Lebanon dump religion and Stand United as Lebanese and Own their own country it would be very difficult to come out of this crisis. Lebanon has become everybodies bussiness and no ones responsiblity.
You dump religion to work together. There’s a differences between being religiously guided and sectarian. They need to end their sectarian system which never works.
Same happen as today in Argentina; corrupts central bank officers, in partneships with private bank owners empty currency dollars from the nation reserves.
Lebanon has been on the brink for as long as I lived. It allowed itself to be the football for Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it’s people are paying the ultimate price.
Everyone blames the resistance as if they invented corruption, they just got on the scene in the 90s, politically. Its just a tribal society, no scientific progress. No matter how open minded and blablabla they are. And for the record I was born there, and I go back to visit
Stop looking to the government to save you. The government can not give anything that is not taken from someone else. Privatize, privatize, and privatize. Watch what happens in Argentina.
