Published: 22 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Beirut burns as Lebanon protests new taxes (Al-Monitor)
Protests in Lebanon over new taxes continued despite the use of force by politicians' bodyguards.
Hundreds of thousands in Lebanon’s biggest protest for years; PM promises reform (Times of Israel)
In fourth day of demonstrations over crumbling economy, protesters call for ‘the fall of the regime’; Druze party leader threatens to quit cabinet if reforms not enacted
WATCH Lebanon sees largest protest yet as video of woman kicking minister's bodyguard goes viral (Haaretz)
Protests that have swept the country since Thursday have pulled together all segments of Lebanese society, including Hezbollah
Photo: Demonstrators take a selfie in front of burning tyres during a protest at Barja area blocking off a main road leading from South Lebanon to Beirut, October 18 (Ali Hashisho/Reuters)
