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Army, protesters open main roads on day 20 of uprising

On Tuesday, the 20th day of the uprising, the Lebanese Army and protesters opened some main roads across the country. Other protesters refused follow suit, in a bid to pressure politicians to form a technocratic government quickly.

The Lebanese Army opened the northern highway at Jal al-Dib, after protesters refused to open the road.

About a hundred soldiers rushed to the area, moving away the cars blocking the eastern lane of the highway. Protesters then gathered and sat on the western lane, refusing to allow cars through.

Uprising day 19: Highways blocked, protesters insistent on demands

On the 19th day of the Lebanese uprising, people again blocked main highways across the country Monday after calling for a general strike to pressure the state to listen to their demands. Protesters started to block the roads Sunday night after tens of thousands gathered in Beirut’s Downtown for the third consecutive Sunday. Protesters managed to block the Ring bridge, the seaside highway north of Beirut was blocked at Nahr al-Kalb and Jal al-Dib. The highway was also blocked at Khaldeh, just south of Beirut, along with a road in south Lebanon connecting Hasbaya and Marjayoun.

Protests resumes across the country

Protesters Sunday evening blocked the main highway that connects Beirut to Tripoli at Jal al-Dib.

Initially, demonstrators gathered on an internal road in the area before making their way to the highway as the Lebanese Army heavily deployed to the area. The highway had been closed for days before the Army forced protesters to remove their cars and tents on Wednesday.

In Beirut, protesters closed the "Ring Bridge" that connects Hamra to Achrafieh, as well as Sassine Square.

Women marched from Mathaf to Riad el Solh

بالتزامن مع التظاهرات التي تعمّ مختلف المناطق بعد انتهاء التحرّك الداعم لرئيس الجمهورية ميشال عون في بعبدا، نظّمت عدد من النساء تظاهرة على أدراج المتحف الوطني تحت شعار "القوّة للنساء".

ونادت النساء باسقاط "النظام الذكوري"، مطلقن الشعارات الوطنية مع التشديد على أنّ "ثورتنا أنثى".

كما رفعت النساء شعارات مطالبة باعطاء الأم اللبنانية الجنسية لأولادها، منّددن بـ"النظام الأبويّ القاتل".

Road blocked across the country

Protesters Sunday evening blocked the main highway that connects Beirut to Tripoli at Jal al-Dib.

Initially, demonstrators gathered on an internal road in the area before making their way to the highway as the Lebanese Army heavily deployed to the area. The highway had been closed for days before the Army forced protesters to remove their cars and tents on Wednesday.

In Beirut, protesters closed the "Ring Bridge" that connects Hamra to Achrafieh, as well as Sassine Square.

Thousands rally in Baabda in support of Aoun, Bassil

Supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement and President Michel Aoun gathered Sunday near Baabda Palace, in a demonstration of support after weeks of anti-government protests. Thousands of supporters, holding Lebanese and FPM flags and wearing orange clothes and FPM accessories, took cars and buses across Lebanon to the gathering point at a road leading to the presidential palace.

The state-run National News Agency reported that convoys were sent from locations across the country, from Tripoli to Nabatieh.

Protests not stopping just yet

Tripoli showed itself once again to be the heart of the protest movement, with hundreds gathered in Al-Nour Square by early evening. Earlier in the day, buses departed from Beirut and Bekaa to take protesters to join the demonstration, which has become known for its DJ sets and party atmosphere.

In Sidon, dozens gathered at the Eliya intersection, waving signs that read, "Honk if you're with the revolution." Others handed roses to Lebanese Army soldiers stationed in the area.

ISF forcibly removes protesters at banking association

Police arrested four protesters who had occupied the entrance of the Association of Banks in Lebanon Friday, and beat and arrested another protester outside moments later.

Using a chain and lock they had brought, three men and one woman locked themselves inside the gate at the entrance of the ABL's headquarters near Beirut's Gemmayzeh district Friday morning. They then “threw away the key.”

Protesters marched from BDL to Beirut Central District

A number of protesters marching from Beirut's Central Bank in Hamra arrived at the Ring area facing "Burj Al Ghazal", NNA correspondent reported on Thursday.


Protesters headed towards Gemayzeh.

Protesters block roads after Aoun’s speech

 After a day of quasi-normality in Lebanon, protesters returned to the streets Thursday evening, almost immediately after a televised speech delivered by President Michel Aoun, closing roads in the capital and beyond. Life across the country had taken a cautious step toward returning to its regular rhythms, with roads reopening, people going back to work, educational institutions opening their doors and banks resuming internal operations.

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