Tag: #SaadHariri
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Lebanese protesters clash with police for a second night
Beirut, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Lebanese protesters clashed with police Sunday for the second consecutive night near parliament on the eve of much-delayed consultations to form a new cabinet needed to fix a deepening economic crisis. The renewed clashes in Beirut came as Interior Minister Raya El-Hassan ordered security forces to open a “rapid and transparent”…
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Banks to reopen in Lebanon after week-long strike
Beirut, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Banks in Lebanon will reopen Tuesday after a week of strikes following incidents with clients angered by restrictions on withdrawals, as a protest movement entered its second month. The Federation of Syndicates of Banks Employees in Lebanon announced the end of the strike on Monday, saying new security measures had been…
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Lebanese protest again as army works to open blocked roads
Beirut, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): Lebanese demonstrators hit the streets again on Tuesday evening to demand a new government, facing off in some areas with security forces attempting to re-open blockaded roads. An unprecedented protest movement has gripped Lebanon since October 17, demanding an overhaul of a political class that has remained largely unchanged since the…
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Roads blocked in Lebanon as protests enter third week
Beirut, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): Demonstrators kept up their roadblocks across Lebanon on Thursday, as their unprecedented protest movement demanding systemic political change entered its third week. Traffic came to a standstill on major highways, as protesters erected metal barricades. They waved through security and medical personnel, in a scene that has become routine since a…