Beirut protesters occupy ministry, demand minister resigns
Dozens of protesters occupied the environment ministry in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, calling on minister Mohamad Al Machnouk to resign over a rubbish disposal crisis, the latest in a wave of protests against the paralysed political system. The "You Stink" anti-government campaign has brought thousands of disaffected Lebanese onto the streets in recent weeks in an unprecedented mobilization by civil society groups acting independently of the country's big, sectarian parties. "Machnouk - out, out, out!" chanted several dozen ...
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