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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 567

Beirut trash crisis

Lebanese security forces stand guard outside a polling station as people head to cast their votes for the municipal elections in the capital of Beirut, May 8, 2016. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
May 8, 2016, 9:03 pm
Tight security, low turnout as Lebanon holds local elections
Municipal vote held nationwide for first time since 2010; results expected as early as Monday
By Sarah El Deeb and Bassam Mroue
Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam (L) speaks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri during in a new round of national dialogue at the parliament building in downtown Beirut on September 9, 2015. (AFP/STR)
September 9, 2015, 5:00 pm
Fresh protests as Lebanon parties meet to end gridlock
Lebanese authorities beef up security, erect metal barricades preventing access to parliament
By AFP
A Lebanese policeman, right, tries to drags away an anti-government activist during a sit-in protest against Environment Minister Mohammed Machnouk, inside the Environment Ministry, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
September 1, 2015, 7:47 pm
Police drag Lebanese trash protesters out of ministry sit-in
Group takes over building to demand Environment Minister’s resignation as garbage piles up in Beirut
By Zeina Karam
Lebanese young women take pictures as they hold placards before the start of an anti-government protest organised by a civil society frustrated with a political class they see as corrupt and incapable of providing basic services on August 29, 2015 at Beirut's iconic Martyrs Square. (AFP/ ANWAR AMRO)
September 1, 2015, 1:51 pm
Senators’ support puts Obama on target for Iran deal tally
Democrats Chris Coons, Bob Casey endorse agreement, giving president 33 out of the 34 senators he needs to halt opposition
By Sara Miller
A Lebanese man waves a national flag as he tries to cross the barbed wire separating the protesters from the governmental palace during a mass rally against a political class seen as corrupt and incapable of providing basic services on August 29, 2015 at the iconic Martyrs Square in Beirut. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
August 30, 2015, 12:00 pm
Lebanon’s trash could be Hezbollah’s treasure
As thousands take to Beirut’s refuse-strewn streets to demand change, the Shiite group is looking to hijack popular discontent
By Avi Issacharoff
A Lebanese protester raises a placard during a mass rally against a political class seen as corrupt and incapable of providing basic services on August 29, 2015, at the iconic Martyrs Square in Beirut. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
August 29, 2015, 9:30 pm
Tens of thousands march in Beirut ‘You Stink’ protest against government
Organizers work to avoid violence at non-partisan rally over corruption, lack of services on line dividing Christian, Muslim areas
By Maya Gebeily
Lebanese young women take pictures as they hold placards before the start of an anti-government protest organised by a civil society frustrated with a political class they see as corrupt and incapable of providing basic services on August 29, 2015 at Beirut's iconic Martyrs Square. (AFP/ ANWAR AMRO)
August 29, 2015, 6:12 pm
Lebanon braces for huge anti-government protests
Demonstration in Beirut kicks off; ‘You Stink’ campaign against trash crisis gathers steam; calls for elections
By Maya Gebeily
In this August 22, file photo, a Lebanese activist holds a poster with pictures of Lebanese Cabinet ministers during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
August 29, 2015, 7:47 am
Lebanon: Shiny on the outside, rotting from the inside
Protests over Beirut garbage crisis have spiraled into an expression of general displeasure with a corrupt political system
By Zeina Karam
Lebanese activists shout anti-government slogans as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
August 25, 2015, 7:45 pm
Hezbollah backs protesters in Lebanon trash crisis
After storming out of cabinet meeting, Islamist group says it supports peaceful protests against ‘endemic corruption’
By Zeina Karam
Lebanese activists shout anti-government slogans as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
August 24, 2015, 11:27 am
Organizers call off Beirut trash protest after death
Grassroots ‘You Stink’ demonstrations demand government resignation in violent clashes with riot police
By AP and ToI Staff
Lebanese activists stand next to a police motorcycle that they set on fire during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, August 23, 2015. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
August 23, 2015, 11:13 pm
20 hurt as Lebanon’s garbage protests enter second day
Demonstrators throw stones and bottles, set motorcycle alight hours after PM hints he may step down over crisis
By AFP
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