Lebanon anti-government protests continue for fourth day
Protesters in Lebanon flooded the streets on Sunday, October 20, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri as a self-imposed deadline to deliver a package of badly needed reforms for the country's crumbling economy drew near.
Anti-government protests that have swept the country since Thursday, October 17, have pulled together all segments of Lebanese society in an unusually unified call for the downfall of a political elite that protesters blame for plunging the economy into crisis. On Sunday demonstrators clogged streets across the country for a fourth day with marches resembling outdoor festivals.
Hariri gave his feuding coalition partners a 72-hour deadline on Friday, October 18, to agree to reforms that could ward off economic crisis, hinting he may otherwise resign. He accused his rivals of obstructing budget measures that could unlock $11 billion in Western donor pledges and help avert economic collapse.
(Source: Reuters)
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