Skiing in Lebanon too steep for most with currency in freefall


  • World
  • Sunday, 20 Feb 2022

People ski at a ski resort in Kfardebian, Lebanon, February 13, 2022. Picture taken February 13, 2022. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Skiing in Lebanon has long been a luxury for the well-off, but the eastern Mediterranean country's financial meltdown has thrown most people into poverty and made taking to the slopes even more exclusive.

The Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value since 2019.

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