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Beirut (Lebanon), Jun 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (camera: Wael Hamzeh) Anti-government protesters block the road and burn tires in a protest against power cuts, the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the pound Lebanese, in Jal El Dib north of Beirut.IMAGES OF THE PROTEST IN BEIRUT.
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
Beirut, July 2 (EFE / EPA) .- Members of the Embrace NGO, who seek to help those who want to commit suicide, gathered Friday in remembrance of Ali Al Hok, a Lebanese man who committed suicide due to the economical situation of the country. According to media reports, Al-Hok shot himself due to the economic and social situation in Lebanon and left an note in Arabic that said: "I am not a heretic, but hunger is heresy." (Camera: WAEL HAMZEH)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE GATHERING IN HAMRA STREET, IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
Beirut, Feb 20 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of people protested Thursday against the central bank in Beirut.Protesters are demanding to return stolen money that was transferred into accounts in Swiss banks.Moreover, there was a clash between the supporters of the Progressive Socialist Party 'Of Walid Jumblatt', after they blocked the road and prevented the supporters of President Michel Aoun from the Free Patriotic Movement from reaching the central bank, and the Lebanese army and riot police intervened to separate the supporters of the two parties. (Camera: NABIL MOUNZER) FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLL OF THE PROTESTS IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.