Description
Added on the 02/12/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Beirut, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Barricades made with garbage containers blocked Beirut's main avenues during the general strike staged Thursday by Lebanese workers' unions in protest against the ongoing economic crisis.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT DURING THE STRIKE, GARBAGE CONTAINERS BLOCKING THE STREET
Beirut, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Nabil Mounzer) Most shops, restaurants, and supermarkets opened Thursday in Beirut despite the general strike called by various worker unions to protest against the Lebanese government's neglect of the country's growing economic crisis and scarcity of necessity goods.In the capital, taxis and pedestrians went about their daily routines, disregarding the strike, which sectors like banking did engage in, with roughly a thousand bank branches shutting their doors, according to the Association of Banks in Lebanon.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT DURING THE STRIKE
Hundreds of protesters paralyze 9 de Julio Avenue in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, as crowds gather in defiance against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei. IMAGES
Unionists and residents of La Matanza, outside Buenos Aires, protest against a series of measures unveiled by President Javier Milei to deregulate the country's struggling economy, calling on Argentina's courts to declare them unconstitutional. IMAGES
Protesters run for cover from tear gas as clashes break out following a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza near the US Embassy in Beirut. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
