Lebanon leaders try to buy time to address protests 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseLebanon’s embattled leaders tried to buy time Monday, dodging mounting public pressure over the country’s unprecedented economic and political crises. The peaceful protests against corruption and sectarianism have paralysed Lebanon, worsening an economic crisis that has brought the country to the brink of default. – Victory of sorts –Protesters demand a complete overhaul of a political system they say has been dominated by the same families of political leaders since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. Corrupt political leaders “have stolen 30 years of our lives, but they won’t be able to steal a single second off the young generations”.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 11, 2019 23:03 UTC