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Lebanon economic crisis

The Lebanese protests which began in reaction to a government decision to impose tax on messaging services snowballed into a nationwide rejection of the country's rampant economic problems.

Angry Lebanese protesters accuse the government and the ruling elite of widespread corruption and have called for its resignation. In a move to stop the protests; Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced a series of major economic reforms including the scrapping of austerity measures.

Member of Lebanese Communist Party, Mohammad Bzeih (Beirut) journalist and political commentator, Syed Mohsin Abbas (London).


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