Lebanon Closer to the Abyss

As if the deepening political deadlock as well as rapidly worsening living standards were not enough for the small yet once thriving Mediterranean country now facing an economic meltdown, rising tension in Lebanon took on an even worse new dimension this week. The increased problems started after a fresh row with Trump’s ambassador to Beirut, which became embroiled in a diplomatic spat with the United States over the weekend after a Lebanese judge banned local and foreign media outlets from interviewing the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea.