17 October 2019

●The October protests

Beirut & suburbs#Economic collapse #Lira & the economy #Corruption

PartiesGovernment

On 17 October 2019 demonstrations broke out in every region after a proposed tax on WhatsApp calls, and turned into an uprising against the political class. The banks closed for two weeks and restricted withdrawals, and the collapse of the lira and the depositors' crisis began.

▲ The Kennedy-Lugar YES exchange programme for school students Nasrallah: we will not allow the presidency to fall ▼

Cause

The Kennedy-Lugar YES exchange programme for school students (context)MEPI "Tomorrow's Leaders" scholarships (context)USAID University Scholarship Program for public-school students (context)USAID programmes in public schools: D-RASATI, then QITABI (context)The CEDRE conference in Paris (context)Sanctions on Jammal Trust Bank (context)

Leads to

Nasrallah: we will not allow the presidency to fall Resignation of Saad Hariri's government Banks close and informal capital controls begin

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