Protesters block major roads around Beirut after Lebanon’s cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices to fund public pay hikes.

By bnm Beirut bureau The Lebanese Cabinet's decision to increase gasoline prices and raise the value-added tax has sparked widespread protests and political opposition, with demonstrators blocking ...

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Lebanese protesters blocked a major highway in central Beirut and the main coastal road south of the capital on Tuesday morning, after the government approved a sharp increase in gasoline prices and a ...

Cabinet says move will help fund higher public sector salaries ...