Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian cost of the ongoing crisis in the cash-strapped Arab country, warning that Lebanon could soon be on the brink of famine and completely relying on aid for survival if the current political paralysis persists. “We are heading towards a very dangerous phase, which we may not be able to avoid later on. We need to form a quick ...
![Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013 as the army deployed following clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's regime. [Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/453444193.jpg?itok=znqC73V9 "Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013 as the army deployed following clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's regime. [Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP]")
![In an ongoing battle between the two countries, Lebanon is now taking UN action on spying threats from Israel. [haaretz]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/lebanon/israeli_lebanon_flag.jpg?itok=hIz-iMlc "In an ongoing battle between the two countries, Lebanon is now taking UN action on spying threats from Israel. [haaretz]")
