<span>‘Rampant chaos’: Lebanon state sector eroded by grinding crisis</span>

Al-Monitor | Sep 1, 2022 at 1:06 PM
  • Even as he battles Lebanon’s summer heat without air-conditioning, judge Faysal Makki tries not to drink too much water because the toilets at the Justice Palace are broken.
  • State institutions have reached a state of disrepair that mirrors Lebanon’s broader unravelling amid a political crisis and economic turmoil branded by the World Bank as one of the worst globally in modern times.
  • Ever more civil servants have gone on strike or just stay home with their employer’s blessing.