Lebanon-Syria: Smuggling and sanctions, the new front line

Despite being on the brink of collapse, the #Lebanese economy is keeping a troublesome neighbour afloat: Bashar al-Assad's #Syria. In order to dodge international sanctions on the Assad regime – notably the US-imposed Caesar Act – products such as food and petrol are being smuggled across the border into Syria on a massive scale. Our #reporters James André and Mayssa Awad investigated a phenomenon that costs the Lebanese economy a whopping $15 million a day and prevents the international community from coming to its aid.
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