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BEIRUT: Political and economic figures have expressed their opposition to dragging Lebanon into a regional conflict amid the Palestine-Israel crisis and violent clashes.
The Vice President of the General Labor Confederation Hassan Fakih warned against “taking the country into total chaos that will wipe out what is left of Lebanon.”
His comments come as people returned on Saturday to queueing at gas stations and searching for missing medicines in pharmacies.
Sales of meat have dipped after the price of a kilogram of unsubsidized beef exceeded LBP120,000 ($80).
Fakih said that “matters in Lebanon have reached an unbearable level, as the economic situation has become a real threat to all classes of people.”
Protests are erupting in areas traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement
The protests were in Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000. (AFP)
By NAJIA HOUSSARI
BEIRUT: There is growing discontent among Lebanon’s Shiite community, with protests in areas that are traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.
The protests were in the south and northern Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000 on Sunday.
Activist Hussein Ezz El-Din said that many Shiites loyal to the two political parties worked in public institutions or those established by them.
BEIRUT: There is growing discontent among Lebanon’s Shiite community, with protests in areas that are traditionally supportive of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. The protests were in the south and northern Bekaa and came as the national currency continued to slide in value, with the black market dollar exchange rate hitting LBP13,000 on Sunday. Activist Hussein Ezz El-Din