Protests sweep Lebanon for a second day
A video circulated on social media showed protesters in the Chouf mountains burning a large poster of President Michel Aoun, yelling in unison “come on get out and leave”. Across the country, protesters chanted against the country’s top leaders including Hariri and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
The unrest prompted Hariri to cancel a cabinet meeting due on Friday to discuss the 2020 draft budget. He is set to make a speech instead. Fatima, a dentist, said: “We are protesting against the politicians to force them to give back the money they stole and put it back at the service of the people. If it wasn’t for their corruption there would be no economic crisis.”
Seeking ways to boost revenues, a government minister on Thursday announced plans to raise a new fee of 20 cents per day for calls via voice over internet protocol , used by applications including Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
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