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Lebanese soldiers dismantle a burning roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Beirut. EPA
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Drivers wait in a long queue for fuel in Beirut, Lebanon, where the caretaker prime minister on Friday granted approval to allow fuel imports to be financed at a rate higher than the official exchange rate, effectively reducing fuel subsidies that have been in place for decades. AP Photo
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A woman in a queue for petrol in Beirut uses the time to work on her laptop. AP Photo
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Drivers queue for fuel as traffic flows past on the Tripoli-Beirut motorway in the coastal city of Batroun. The head of Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement on June 8 said that the country could soon be forced to rely on fuel imports from Iran. AFP
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An anti-government protester in Jal El Dib, in north Beirut, next to Lebanese soldiers during a protest against power cuts, high cost of living and low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound. Protesters, closed the streets with rubbish bins and burning tyres to express their anger at the growing economic crisis, as well as the failure of political leaders to form a government after months of deadlock. EPA
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Protesters block a motorway in north Beirut, Lebanon, where state-provided electricity has reached record-low levels. EPA
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A traffic jam in Jal El Dib, Beirut, caused by protesters expressing their anger at the growing economic crisis. EPA
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Traffic in Beirut backed up by a protest against the Lebanese government's inability to find a way out of the economic crisis crippling the country. EPA
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A Lebanese soldier tries to re-open the main motorway leading to Rafik Hariri International Airport that was blocked by anti-government protesters. EPA
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Burning tyres block the road to Rafik Hariri International Airport during anti-government protests in Lebanon. EPA
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Lebanese soldiers dismantle a burning roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Beirut. EPA
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Drivers wait in a long queue for fuel in Beirut, Lebanon, where the caretaker prime minister on Friday granted approval to allow fuel imports to be financed at a rate higher than the official exchange rate, effectively reducing fuel subsidies that have been in place for decades. AP Photo
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A woman in a queue for petrol in Beirut uses the time to work on her laptop. AP Photo
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Drivers queue for fuel as traffic flows past on the Tripoli-Beirut motorway in the coastal city of Batroun. The head of Hezbollah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement on June 8 said that the country could soon be forced to rely on fuel imports from Iran. AFP
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An anti-government protester in Jal El Dib, in north Beirut, next to Lebanese soldiers during a protest against power cuts, high cost of living and low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound. Protesters, closed the streets with rubbish bins and burning tyres to express their anger at the growing economic crisis, as well as the failure of political leaders to form a government after months of deadlock. EPA
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Protesters block a motorway in north Beirut, Lebanon, where state-provided electricity has reached record-low levels. EPA
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A traffic jam in Jal El Dib, Beirut, caused by protesters expressing their anger at the growing economic crisis. EPA
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Traffic in Beirut backed up by a protest against the Lebanese government's inability to find a way out of the economic crisis crippling the country. EPA
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A Lebanese soldier tries to re-open the main motorway leading to Rafik Hariri International Airport that was blocked by anti-government protesters. EPA
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Burning tyres block the road to Rafik Hariri International Airport during anti-government protests in Lebanon. EPA
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Lebanese soldiers dismantle a burning roadblock set up by anti-government protesters in Beirut. EPA
Lebanon partially lifts fuel subsidies to ease shortages
Central bank will now finance subsidised fuel imports at the rate of 3,900 pounds to the dollar instead of 1,500
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