Tuk-tuks parked in the Bekaa, in Sept. 2021. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On Wednesday morning in Saida, southern Lebanon, a motorcyclist without proper papers set his vehicle on fire after being stopped by an Internal Security Forces (ISF) officer.“I would rather burn my motorcycle than hand it over to you,” he said.On the other side of the country, in the north, minibus and tuk-tuk drivers, along with motorcycle delivery workers, have staged several sit-ins in recent days, particularly in Akkar, to protest the Interior Ministry’s decision to impound any vehicle not registered in Lebanon.But the measure is not new. “This is a standing circular,” a ministry source told L’Orient-Le Jour, referring to steps taken “first and foremost to ensure public safety.” Read more Drivers hold sit-in in North Lebanon against crackdown on unregistered vehicles Taxis and minibuses without red license plates (required for...
On Wednesday morning in Saida, southern Lebanon, a motorcyclist without proper papers set his vehicle on fire after being stopped by an Internal Security Forces (ISF) officer.“I would rather burn my motorcycle than hand it over to you,” he said.On the other side of the country, in the north, minibus and tuk-tuk drivers, along with motorcycle delivery workers, have staged several sit-ins in recent days, particularly in Akkar, to protest the Interior Ministry’s decision to impound any vehicle not registered in Lebanon.But the measure is not new. “This is a standing circular,” a ministry source told L’Orient-Le Jour, referring to steps taken “first and foremost to ensure public safety.” Read more Drivers hold sit-in in North Lebanon against crackdown on unregistered vehicles Taxis and minibuses without red license...
