BEIRUT— A number of residents in Khiam in the Nabatieh area carried out a sit-in in front of the municipality building there “to object to the high cost of the unjustified generator subscription bills.” Protestors expressed their anger at “the lack of transparency by the generator committee.”
Here’s what we know:
The protesters raised banners asking the municipality to consider the situation of people suffering from economic hardship, stressing that generator bills have exceeded what is reasonable, and that the municipality should be in the service of the people.
They also called on the Economy Ministry to “move urgently and control hiking prices in shops and supermarkets.”
BEIRUT— A number of residents in Khiam in the Nabatieh area carried out a sit-in in front of the municipality building there “to object to the high cost of the unjustified generator subscription bills.” Protestors expressed their anger at “the lack of transparency by the generator committee.”Here’s what we know:The protesters raised banners asking the municipality to consider the...