Protesters march in Lebanon to reject new government Hundreds of Lebanese marched through the streets of the capital and the main northern city to reject a new government named to deal with an economic crisis which they say lacks a popular mandateAnti-government protesters wave Lebanese flags and chant slogans, during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. The new government named in January came after weeks of political stalemate and amid nationwide protests while Lebanon grappled with an unprecedented economic crisis. But protesters say the government is an extension of traditional political parties they have denounced as corrupt. Security forces and protesters clashed outside the country's parliament and the central bank in pitched street battles that left hundreds injured. They stopped at the central bank, the Finance Ministry and the Banks Association before reaching central Beirut.

Source: ABC News February 01, 2020 18:33 UTC