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Lebanese MPs Hold Sit-In Inside Parliament

After Lebanon’s parliament failed to elect a new president for the 11th time on Thursday, several deputies decided to stage a sit-in, with lawmakers Melhem Khalaf and Najat Saliba leading the protest. Later, lawmakers Firas Hamdan and Cynthia Zarazir joined the sit-in at parliament. The move was supported by a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023

Fake pistols, sit-ins, and stand-offs: Lebanon’s banks on frontline of crisis

Robberies of banks, by depositors seeking access to their own money, are increasingly commonplace as system collapses

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

Lebanese lawmaker demands trapped bank savings

A Lebanese member of Parliament has entered a bank branch near Beirut demanding some of her trapped savings to cover medical expenses

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022