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Thousands join latest protests against Jerusalem designation

More than 5,000 students demonstrated Saturday in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp to denounce U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Prostests in Ain Al-Hilweh against Trump's decision

اطلاق نار في الهواء في مخيم عين الحلوة تبين انه احتجاجا على قرار الرئيس الاميركي رونالد ترامب نقل السفارة الاميركية من تل ابيب الى القدس واعلانها عاصمة لاسرائيل، تزامنا مع قيام عناصر من حركة "فتح" في المخيم باقفال الطريق الرئيسي لبعض الوقت بالاطارات المشتعلة عند المدخل الشمالي الرئيسي قرب مستشفى صيدا الحكومي.

Protests in Beddawi Camp against Trump's decision

عدد من سكان مخيم البداوي، قطعوا الطريق المؤدّية إلى المخيم، كما أضرموا النيران في الإطارات بشوارع المخيم، إحتجاجاً على قرار الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترامب إعلان القدس عاصمة لإسرائيل.

Palestinians in Lebanon protest embassy move

Palestinians across Lebanon took to the streets to express anger at U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

In south Beirut’s Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp, children flashed victory signs, and women waved Palestinian flags in protest.

Meanwhile, in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon, hundreds gathered in front of the entrance to a school run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees to denounce the anticipated move – referring to Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli occupation.

TSC workers protest outside Kuwaiti Embassy

n 19 Oct 17, in Beirut, Lebanese union members and employees of the Kuwaiti-based company behind TSC supermarkets protested in front of the Kuwaiti Embassy to protest not being paid.

Families of Islamist detainees stage protest in Tripoli

Families of the Islamist detainees staged a sit-in outside the Tripoli Serail, calling on the authorities to grant general amnesty.
The protesters raised banners demanding the deputies of the northern city to present a draft law pertaining to releasing the detainees.

Armed men protested the ISF security measures to remove illegal buildings

On October 25, gunshots were fired as police raided homes in Beirut’s southern suburbs to fine and remove illegally constructed buildings.   Armed men took the streets in Hay al-Sellom to protest the measures taken by security forces. Trash bins and tires were placed in the streets and set ablaze as hundreds of local residents headed to the streets.   The resident said that no previous warnings were given at all, and that the security forces started destroying illegal buildings around 3:30 am. 

Veterans protest salary scale outside Parliament

Retired military personnel took to the streets to voice their opposition to the “minimal and delayed” raises provided for them by the new salary scale. They are trying to put pressure on the government to make them pay the raise to us directly, without any postponement, and raise it to an amount equal to that of all other public sector employees Protestors were split into two different groups – one protesting near Parliament and the other near the Finance Ministry, preventing employees from entering.

Lebanon workers step up protests against illegal competition

On 03 Feb 17, in Al Ain – Baalbeck, workers in east Lebanon protested against illegal competition in the country. They demanded that authorities act against the competition imposed by Syrians in the market place.

Citrus farmers dump produce over Syrian imports

Farmers in south Lebanon scattered produce across the Zahrani Highway to protest the lack of supervision of Syrian imports that they say are crippling the sector. Following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, the country’s produce has flowed into Lebanon as fighting closed borders and countries imposed sanctions. South Lebanon farmers threw large quantities of citrus fruits and a mixture of vegetables onto the area’s main highway to demand action from politicians. Traffic came to a standstill before Internal Security Forces intervened to reopen the road.

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