Beirut-Sana
Lebanese citizens today blocked a number of roads in different parts of the country in protest against the decision to lift fuel subsidies and the continued deterioration of their living conditions.
The Lebanese National News Agency stated that the Lebanese cut off the Beddawi International Road in northern Lebanon in both directions near the Akuma gas station, and placed cars and stones in the middle of the road, while those traveling on the road from Tripoli towards Minieh and Akkar and vice versa were forced to take secondary roads.
Protesters also blocked the road linking Tripoli with Akkar with cars, iron obstacles and stones, and others worked to cut off the Masnaa Rashaya road at the Dar Al Hanan point.
In the south, a number of protesters blocked the Al-Hilaliya road, which leads to Abra and the east of Sidon, with cars, while angry protesters and drivers cut off the road of Maksar al-Abed and the Marjan roundabout in the city.
Meanwhile, the head of the Federation of Drivers and Transport Workers Syndicates in Lebanon, Marwan Fayyad, announced in a statement the union’s refusal to cancel fuel subsidies, “because it is a basic economic commodity and will have negative effects on the ability of people with limited income.”
The Central Bank of Lebanon announced in a statement yesterday that it will completely lift fuel subsidies, starting today.
