Lebanese queue at gas stations amid fears over fuel price surge

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Lebanese queue at gas stations amid fears over fuel price surge

STORY: Lebanese queue at gas stations amid fears over fuel price surge DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of cars queuing at gas station 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAYLA AHMADI, Beirut resident 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAJJ MOHAMAD MAKKI, Oil importer 4 various of the gas station STORYLINE: Many Lebanese flocked to gas stations on Monday to fill their tanks in fear that the energy ministry would issue its new elevated oil prices soon, as oil prices jumped to multi-year highs recently amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAYLA AHMADI, Beirut resident "The Lebanese are suffering. I was supposed to do an operation today, but I could not do it because of the fuel issue. We slept in the car yesterday. They promised to fill my car after half an hour, but now they refused to fill it as the minister said he does not accept any increase in prices of gasoline. What's next? What is the solution? How much does it cost? How can people a

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