Day94 in Pictures : Protests Turn Violent in #Beirut

Three months without a government, three months of ignoring people's demands and this is what you get. People are frustrated, they're angry, they're fed up and things will only get worse if this ruling class doesn't stop being so arrogant and negligent. Here's a compilation from tonight's events:

After 90 Days, The Revolution is Back in Full Force

After weeks of relative calm in the streets, protesters were back today to block roads and burn tires across the whole country. Major roads were blocked as well as three highways leading to the capital as well, and there were clashes with the security forces in several areas, followed by several arrests made in Beirut mainly. The protesters gave the authorities and more specifically prime minister Hassan Diab 48 hours to form a new government,…
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Lebanese Lira Exchange Rate Websites CANNOT Be Trusted

5 years ago
I’ve seen a lot of websites and even a mobile app pop up in the past weeks, showcasing the fluctuating LBP rates exchange by the day and even by the hour. The likes of LebaneseLira.net, ...
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Three Months Later, Politicians Still Don’t Give a Sh*t About People’s Demands

5 years ago
Who would have thought we’d have a revolution still going strong after three months? Who would have thought people would be taking the streets and shaming politicians anywhere they go? One thing we knew for ...
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Towards A Just Lebanon

5 years ago
For all those still wondering what this revolution stands for and what are their demands and goal, and more importantly the steps to get there, AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs ...
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Few Words on Philippe Ziade

5 years ago
Let me start by saying that I had no idea who this guy was until a couple of weeks ago. I had heard the name before in some real estate success story but didn’t give ...
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#Lebanon Loses Right to Vote at UN General Assembly

5 years ago
As of January 9th, Lebanon has lost the right to vote at the United Nationals General Assembly after failing to pay its membership contribution for the past two years. Six other countries including Tonga, Venezuela, ...
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Stop Attacking Bank Employees, It’s Wrong & Useless

5 years ago
This is not a post to defend banks in Lebanon or undermine their role in the monetary and economic crisis, nor a post to criticize protesters and what the revolution has achieved so far. There ...
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Carlos Ghosn to Hold Press Conference on Jan 8

5 years ago
No one still knows how Carlos Ghosn managed to slip past the cameras set at his house, past the police and border control in Japan and Turkey all the way to Beirut. The sure thing ...
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#Lebanon Has The 20th Largest Gold Reserve WorldWide

5 years ago
New reports are emerging on which country has the largest gold reserves in the world, with Lebanon ranked 20th worldwide with 286.84 tons of gold and second largest (After Saudi Arabia) in the Middle East. ...
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