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Yesterday was the anniversary of the enormous non-nuclear explosions recorded: The Beirut blast. As a nation already declining before the blast, Lebanon has been reeling under political anarchy and facing a Sri-Lankaesque economic crisis. Residents of the area made a guillotine and paraded outside the port, which had exploded on August 4th 2022, protesting to catch the unknown perpetrator whose actions cost 200 people their lives and left 7000 injured. The police and armoured forces had to be mobilised to quell the rebellion. Authorities have reported a fire had broken out in the warehouses which stored highly combustible ammonium nitrate, which was placed by the arson to use as a bomb in the middle of the dense populous. Due to the public outrage after the event, Prime Minis...

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Ukraine-Russia War: Middle-East Food Crisis Rises; Yemen, Egypt To Suffer Most

Sonia SolankiMarch 3, 20220

War in any part of the globe doesn't affect the people of two countries only, it affects the whole of humanity as it encircles the issue of survival. Food is the core element and a necessity for survival. Due to the Ukraine-Russia war, the people of the Middle East are facing major hikes in the prices of wheat. If reports are believed then it can lead to major hunger and food crises in countries like Yemen, Egypt and Lebanon. Ukraine-Russia: Key Suppliers Of Grains Both Ukraine and Russia account for 25% of the global wheat exports. Middle-Eastern countries are far more dependent on Ukraine and Russia. Egypt imports 90% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia. It is the largest importer of wheat. Whereas, Yemen imports 27% of wheat grain from Ukraine and 8% from Russia. Already due ...