1 hour ago · Beirut
Beirut's $13 chicken sandwich becomes symbol of Lebanon divide
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beirut. The first report grouped here was at 25 Oct 2026, 10:10 UTC. The headline in use is “Beirut's $13 chicken sandwich becomes symbol of Lebanon divide”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
BEIRUT, Oct 25 - Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend freely and those struggling to get by.
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
Beirut's $13 chicken sandwich becomes symbol of Lebanon divide
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