Cars gather for fuel in front of a gas station near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 21, 2021. Lebanon has been facing a serious shortage in fuel oil given the financial collapse in the country and its inability to secure U.S. currency to import the much-needed basic commodities. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

A Lebanese army member tries to keep order at a gas station near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 21, 2021. Lebanon has been facing a serious shortage in fuel oil given the financial collapse in the country and its inability to secure U.S. currency to import the much-needed basic commodities. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

A Lebanese army member tries to keep order at a gas station near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 21, 2021. Lebanon has been facing a serious shortage in fuel oil given the financial collapse in the country and its inability to secure U.S. currency to import the much-needed basic commodities. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)

Cars queue up at a gas station near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 21, 2021. Lebanon has been facing a serious shortage in fuel oil given the financial collapse in the country and its inability to secure U.S. currency to import the much-needed basic commodities. (Xinhua/Liu Zongya)