Public anger in Lebanon simmered since parliament passed an austerity budget in July to help trim a ballooning deficit and flared on Thursday over new plans to tax calls on messaging applications such as WhatsApp, forcing the government to axe the unpopular proposal. AFP
Public anger in Lebanon simmered since parliament passed an austerity budget in July to help trim a ballooning deficit and flared on Thursday over new plans to tax calls on messaging applications suchShow more

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