Every weekend, the flea markets of Beirut and Tripoli come alive. What others discard, someone here will sell. A parallel economy that has long outlasted the crises that fueled it.

People shopping at an outdoor marketplace with stalls selling clothes and food, under a clear blue sky.
Man sitting on a chair at an outdoor flea market with various items on tables and tents in the background.
A boy drinking water from a plastic bottle at an outdoor marketplace filled with shoes, tables, and people shopping and walking.
A woman with dark hair and a black scarf carries a large burlap sack on her head at an outdoor market. She is surrounded by other people and market stalls.
A street scene with a small mobile yellow fruit stand decorated with yellow and white striped ropes, selling lemons. Two men sit on a motorcycle in front of the stand, one in a gray shirt and the other in a yellow shirt. A man in a checked shirt and
Street market with a large pile of green chilies in the foreground, and vendors and shoppers in the background amidst urban buildings and palm trees.
A pile of assorted electronic and household items including tangled wires, a keyboard, a lamp, a roller shade, clocks, and small electronic components sitting on a woven mat.
Close-up of a middle-aged man with a beard smiling, showing missing and crooked teeth, wearing a blue sleeveless shirt, in an outdoor setting with a wooden structure and trees in the background.
A man wearing a blue cap and red shirt holds a plastic container with a orange cap, standing near a large pile of green leafy plants at an outdoor market with many people walking and shopping in the background.
A man wearing sunglasses, a Ferrari cap, and a sports shirt is eating a sandwich while holding a napkin. In the background, a woman with glasses and a dark polo shirt is holding a hot dog and a soda, with trees and power lines behind her.