Lebanese graduate turns to the sea as accountancy studies fail him

FILE PHOTO: Ali Sleem, sits on a fishing boat in Sarafand, Lebanon May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

SARAFAND, Lebanon (Reuters) - Ali Sleem graduated in accountancy but the skills keeping him employed in Lebanon were learned before he went to study and instead come from a hobby he picked up aged seven: fishing.

With Lebanon's economy in deep crisis and swathes of the country plunged into poverty as the currency has collapsed, the 25-year-old has turned to his family's business, which means heading out into the Mediterranean to make a catch.