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Citizens cutoff roads leading to the town of Kfarmatta in protest against Bassil's visit

A number of roads leading to the town Kfarmatta in the district of Aley have been cut-off this afternoon with burning tires by several youth members in protest against the visit of Free Patriotic Movement Chief, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, to the town to meet with Druze Sheikh Nassereddine al-Gharib at his residence in the aforementioned town, which led to the intervention of the Lebanese army and friction between its soldiers and a number of protesters.

LU students protest in support of striking professors

Dozens of Lebanese University students gathered in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square Friday to support the LU’s professors and protest the draft state budget. The students held signs reading, “We support the nation’s university. Yes to a national, independent and productive university.” Professors have been striking since May 6 to protest the draft budget’s allocations to LU and articles affecting state employees.

Few hundreds gather in silent protest opposing hate speech

A few hundred people gathered in Downtown Beirut for a “silent protest” against hate speech called for by journalists, activists and human rights advocates.

Students excluded from upcoming exams protest outside Education Ministry

Days before students across the country are due to sit for their official exams, a number of students and parents protested in front of the Education Ministry Tuesday after failing to receive the exam cards required to take them. Education Minister Akram Chehayeb said after meeting with President Michel Aoun that the students had not received exam cards because their schools were not licensed an

Hundreds protest to oppose special needs support cuts

Hundreds of Lebanese people with special needs and social workers assisting people with disabilities Thursday across Lebanon staged protests to demand that NGOs receive the funds necessary to continue providing services to those in need.

Tripoli kiosk owner sets truck alight to protest crackdown on street vendors

The owner of a kiosk in Tripoli Thursday set his truck alight in the middle of a highway in the northern city to protest a crackdown on street vendors

A sit-in for the residents of Harouf town protesting about the waste

فاد مراسل "النشرة" في ​النبطية​ بأن "أهالي ​بلدة حاروف​ نفذوا اعتصاما عند دوار البلدة احتجاجا على النفايات فيها".

Mansourieh power protests escalate

Residents in Mansourieh Thursday escalated their protests against the erecting of high-voltage power lines in the area after a high-level meeting held in Bkirki failed to lead to compromise on the issue.

Baalbeck towns residents protest water cuts

Residents of multiple towns in Baalbeck blocked roads Saturday to protest water cuts in multiple villages in the area.

The head of the Union of East Baalbeck Municipalities Jaafar al-Musawi called on Energy Minister Nada Boustani to resolve the issue of the water supply, which he said was due to one contractor handing the water distribution to another.

Dozens protest against Bisri Dam project

Dozens of protesters gathered at south Lebanon’s Bisri Valley Saturday to protest against the building of a dam in the area.

The activist groups National Campaign to Protect the Bisri Valley and Lebanon Eco Movement organized the demonstration, called Human Chain for Bisri, to protest against building the dam as part of a World Bank-funded project. The project aims to create a 125-million-cubic-meter reservoir in the Bisri Valley.

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