Lebanese Protests

Protesters block roads across Lebanon as currency hits new low

Roads were closed with burning tyres, set ablaze by protesters, after the Lebanese pound sank to more than 25,000 against US dollar last week.

Hundreds in Lebanon mark first anniversary of protest movement

There is little energy left as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads, unemployment rises and the capital city reels from a huge explosion in August that left thousands homeless.

Lebanese burn ruling parties' offices after night of clashes

Hundreds of people had been marching in the capital as part of a historic wave of protests that has swept Lebanon since October 17, furious at a ruling elite that steered the country towards its worst economic crisis in decades.

'Laugh at what's hurting you': Lebanon cartoonists stir debate

Anti-government protests swept across the country, has given Mohamad Alameddine a broader audience as protesters denounced the very same issues he had been drawing all along.

Lebanon protests rage on as politicians stall

Lebanese protesters are vowing to keep up their street movement until all their demands are met, including the formation of a technocratic government.

Protests spread across Lebanon over proposed new taxes

Hundreds gathered near the government headquarters and parliament building in central Beirut where riot police were deployed.