Prime Minister Diab said today during a meeting with the diplomatic corps that “The State is no longer able to protect the Lebanese" and that “We are facing immense difficulties, and the State’s mechanisms are constrained with sectarianism and the government’s burden is really heavy and complicated". This doesn't come as a surprise as Lebanese have lost trust in this government and all the institutions, and this fear for their present and future is what…

Update March 3, 2020: Lebanon's Central Bank has agreed to grant Lebanese industrialists 100 million dollars to import raw materials and keep their factories running. Even though this is not enough, but it's a positive step to avoid further closures and mass layoffs. Around 195,000 workers in 5,500 Lebanese factories might lose their jobs if the country's raw materials shortage is not addressed. Factories won't be able to operate soon if banks don't secure for…