Translation: ""Recently, we have noticed unjustified movements by foreigners and Syrians." This is how the Nahr Ibrahim municipality in Byblos clarified the daily curfew it has imposed on foreigners and Syrians, which begins on Monday from 9 PM to 6 AM."
Online, at least two independent Lebanese media sources have reported a decision taken on Monday by the Nahr Ibrahim municipality in the Byblos district, one that has imposed a night-time curfew on "foreign and Syrian nationals."
According to the Lebanon-based Megaphone, the municipality cited "suspicious movements" by Syrian residents of the town as the reason behind their decision.
The decision has been regarded as directly targeting Syrian refugees living in the area, who have been facing a number of difficulties in the country already ravaged by an extreme economic crisis.