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Truck drivers protest Syrian job competition

Owners of small trucks staged a demonstration in Zahle Saturday to protest what they called increased competition from Syrian workers in the transport sector, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The drivers protested at Qubb Elias’ vegetable market, saying that Syrian truck drivers “threatened their livelihoods” and calling on Interior Minister Raya El Hassan to find a solution to the problem.

Land mine awareness campaign launched

A campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of landmines was launched Friday in the southern Lebanese border town of Kfar Kila. Students from schools in the town participated in a 1-kilometer race that was organized as a part of the “Run for Lebanon, Free from Landmines” campaign.

The race provided the Lebanese Army an opportunity to explain to hundreds of students the dangers of mines and cluster bombs.

Truck drivers protest Syrian job competition

Owners of small trucks staged a demonstration in Zahle Saturday to protest what they called increased competition from Syrian workers in the transport sector, the state-run National News Agency reported.
The drivers protested at Qubb Elias’ vegetable market, saying that Syrian truck drivers “threatened their livelihoods” and calling on Interior Minister Raya El Hassan to find a solution to the problem.

Civil March Sets Out From Labor to Health Ministry in Protest Against Corruption, Unemployment, and to Claim Economic and Health Rights

A civil march was organized by the "We are all affected means we are all responsible" Campaign against corruption and unemployment in the country, and in demand for citizens' economic and health rights.


The march set out from the Ministry of Labor towards the Ministry of Health, where participants gathered to voice their rejections for the existing stalemate situation.

Beirut Airport Goes on Strike foe One Hour

A one-hour strike was observed from 09:30 am to 10:30 am on Friday by Middle East Airlines (MEA), and all those affiliated to the carrier, at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, in response to a call by the General Labor Confederation (GLC).
The GLC's call for a strike, which has been supported by several other unions, is to protest the cabinet formation delay and the deterioration of the economic situation in Lebanon. 

A sit-in on Halba highway to protest against bumps

The National Media Agency reported that a number of residents carried out a sit-in on the Halba-Sheikh Mohammad highway to protest the road bumps causing traffic accidents and major malfunctions.
The protesters demanded that Akkar and the Ministry of Public Works work to remove it, and appealed to the Interior Ministry to "put an end to the expropriation of public roads and the placement of random bumps that do not conform to technical conditions."

 

Sit-in in front of the ministry of affairs for parents of students with special needs

The Minister of Social Affairs, Richard Kyumjian, met protesters on the road and assured them that "the ministry is open to address the citizens' problems" and wished to organize" an appointment to meet them at his office. He also said  that "their cause is a right issue," noting that he began, within the ministry,"to resolve this issue and to distribute patients to several institutions and increase the funds for them."

South Lebanon town launches initiative to combat poverty

A town in south Lebanon launched an initiative centralizing charity donations, titled “Hand by Hand,” in response to poverty levels in the region.

The organizers of the campaign - in Arabic named “Kulna Labaad” - installed a permanent metal donation box in Nabatieh Fawqa’s town square bearing the campaign’s name and its statement: “Some own a fraction of what we possess. Donate what you can afford to those in need.”

Health campaign reaches 2,500 people in Akkar

 The Future Movement office in Akkar held a health campaign that offered tests and medication to over 2,500 people. The “Your Health Equals the World” campaign coincided with the second day of Health Minister Jamil Jabak’s tour of public hospitals in north and south Lebanon. It provided tests for patients with diabetes, cardiovascular and pediatric diseases. Khalaf al-Habtoor Hospital in Akkar’s Hrar helped organize the event, sending a team of its doctors and nurses.

NGO launches competition to fight celebratory, random gunfire

 A Lebanese NGO dedicated to raising awareness on the dangers of stray bullets announced over the weekend the launch of an annual competition for creative work calling attention to the cause. The award ceremony for the competition’s inaugural edition has been scheduled for May 3 at the Lancaster Plaza Hotel in Beirut’s Raouche, Aphrodite NGO announced at a news conference.

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