The Daily Star issued a blank issue today to take a stance on the deteriorating situation in Lebanon, calling on officials to wake up before it's too late. The print edition listed on the 10 blank pages inside a list of woes including the ongoing government deadlock, the ever-increasing sectarian rhetoric, unemployment rates and public debt, the dangerously high pollution level, illegal weapons and the garbage crisis of course. The real question that one has…

Anywhere in the world, authorities try to support local industries by lowering taxes and offering preferential rates on raw materials, electricity consumption and other services. Anywhere except Lebanon of course. Knowing that we have over 5000 industries employing over 125,000 Lebanese families, these industries are struggling year after year due to the deteriorating economy but more importantly illegal competition and imports and no serious initiatives are being taken to help them out. The industry sector…