A man counts US dollar banknotes next to Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut. Reuters, file
Anti-government protesters carry Lebanese flags and burn tyres as they block the main highway in north of Beirut during a protest over deteriorating living conditions. EPA
Lebanon has been seeing months of protests against the current government fuelled by the dire state of the domestic economy. EPA
Many citizens fear that the combination of rising unemployment, poverty, sectarian tensions, the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and the ongoing pandemic disease may spark another violent conflict. EPA
Lebanese army soldiers intervene as anti-government protesters attempt to block the main highway but with crashing currencies salaries have lost most of their value with soldiers reportedly earning the equivalent of as little as $110 a month. EPA
Anti-Government protestors burn tyres as they block the main highway during a protest over deteriorating living conditions after the government raised subsidized bread prices. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads during a protest over deteriorating living conditions. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
A man counts US dollar banknotes next to Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut. Reuters, file
Anti-government protesters carry Lebanese flags and burn tyres as they block the main highway in north of Beirut during a protest over deteriorating living conditions. EPA
Lebanon has been seeing months of protests against the current government fuelled by the dire state of the domestic economy. EPA
Many citizens fear that the combination of rising unemployment, poverty, sectarian tensions, the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and the ongoing pandemic disease may spark another violent conflict. EPA
Lebanese army soldiers intervene as anti-government protesters attempt to block the main highway but with crashing currencies salaries have lost most of their value with soldiers reportedly earning the equivalent of as little as $110 a month. EPA
Anti-Government protestors burn tyres as they block the main highway during a protest over deteriorating living conditions after the government raised subsidized bread prices. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads during a protest over deteriorating living conditions. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
Anti-Government protestors set garbage bins on fire and block the majority of the main roads. EPA
A man counts US dollar banknotes next to Lebanese pounds at a currency exchange shop in Beirut. Reuters, file
Lebanon-IMF talks hit 'rock bottom' as France fears violence
Politicians have no unified vision, plan and can’t even seem to agree on the scale of the crisis in which they find themselves