The World Bank blasted Lebanon's ruling class this week for “orchestrating” one of the world's worst national economic depressions due to their exploitive grip on resources.

The global lender said the country's elite were still abusing their position despite Lebanon suffering possibly one of the three biggest financial crashes globally since the 1850s...

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