Lebanon: The economic cost of Saudi’s power play | Lebanon

Caught in the middle of a bitter Saudi-Iran rivalry, worries are growing about the Lebanese economy’s outlook.  Growth has slowed to just over two percent a year from an average of eight percent before the war in Syria, and some Lebanese politicians and bankers have raised fears of a Qatar-style economic blockade after the recent resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh under