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Besieged by protesters, Lebanon assembly postpones session

Nov 19, 2019 - 9:40 PM

From early morning, hundreds of noisy demonstrators and riot police have faced off and at times scuffled outside the assembly in Beirut, with activists also trying to block MPs' convoys

PROTEST. Lebanese anti-government protesters shout slogans in front of a barrier near parliament headquarters in the capital Beirut on November 19, 2019. Photo by Ibrahim Amro/AFP

Lebanon protests flare after president shuns demands

Nov 13, 2019 - 9:11 PM

Hundreds march towards the palace of President Michel Aoun in the town of Baabda outside the capital, where security forces laid coils of barbed wire across the access road

LEBANON PROTESTS. Lebanese demonstrators try to remove the barbed wire and metal rail, placed by anti-riot police (background), on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on the eastern outskirts of Beirut on November 13, 2019, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street movement. Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP

Lebanon reopens but crisis remains after PM resigns

Oct 30, 2019 - 9:34 PM

President Michel Aoun asks Saad Hariri's government to continue on a caretaker basis until a new cabinet is formed

LEBANON. A Lebanese anti-government protester waves his national flag signaling a roadblock to drivers in Beirut on October 30, 2019. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP

Tensions rattle Lebanon anti-graft protests

Oct 26, 2019 - 10:05 AM

Hassan Nasrallah, chief of Hezbollah, warns that any cabinet resignation would lead to 'chaos and collapse' of the economy

Lebanese demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a rally in the capital Beirut's downtown district on October 20, 2019. - Thousands continued to rally despite calls for calm from politicians and dozens of arrests. The demonstrators are demanding a sweeping overhaul of Lebanon's political system, citing grievances ranging from austerity measures to poor infrastructure. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

Protests in Lebanese capital over deteriorating economy

Sep 29, 2019 - 11:33 PM

Lebanon's finance ministry says the country's public debt stands at around $86 billion, more than 150% of the gross domestic product

PROTESTS. Lebanese protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in central Beirut's Martyr Square on September 29, 2019. Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP