Protests erupt across Lebanon as government scrambles to rein in crumbling currency - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Michal Kranz

Michal Kranz

Jun 12, 2020

Lebanese army soldiers open a road that was blocked by demonstrators during a protest sparked by a rapid fall in the pound currency and mounting economic hardship, along a highway in Antelias, Lebanon June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RC2K7H9DQBEB — Lebanese army soldiers open a road that was blocked by demonstrators during a protest sparked by a rapid fall in the Lebanese pound and mounting economic hardship, along a highway in Antelias, Lebanon, June 12, 2020. — REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Demonstrators set fire during a protest against the collapsing Lebanese pound currency and the price hikes, in Beirut, Lebanon June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah - RC277H9NCETT

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Demonstrators are seen near a bank on fire during unrest, as an economic crisis brings demonstrations back onto the streets in Tripoli, Lebanon April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim - RC2ODG9O5VDN

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A demonstrator holds a Lebanese flag during an anti-government protest in the southern city of Nabatyeh, Lebanon October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RC1B83B80160

Amid Lebanon’s ongoing protests, army finds itself caught in the middle

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