Protesters locally, nationally rally in solidarity with Lebanese seeking reform, ousting of corrupt government

October 27th, 20190 DEARBORN/ANN ARBOR —Protesters from Michigan to California and everywhere in between have rallied in support of demonstrators in Lebanon this past week, sending the message that large-scale change is needed now, and long overdue. On Wednesday at the University of Michigan, a crowd of nearly 200 people chanted, “The people want the...

Thousands protest in Lebanon over proposed new taxes, dire economic conditions

October 18th, 20190 BEIRUT — Thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut on Thursday against the government's management of a dire economy in what was one of the country's biggest protests in years, leading the Cabinet to pull a proposed new levy on WhatsApp calls. Roads across Lebanon were blocked with burning tires, broadcasts showed. It was the...