Retired Lebanese soldiers demonstrate on Jan. 29, 2026, near the Parliament building, in downtown Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Following the publication of this article, Land transport unions head Bassam Tleis announced on Wednesday Sept. 23 a general strike, protest, and sit-in across the whole of Lebanon and involving all branches of the road transport sector, to be held on Wednesday Sept. 30. Meanwhile, Lebanese civil servants went on strike for two days on Wednesday and Thursday and confirmed that public offices would remain closed every Friday in protest against insufficient travel allowances.Will the growing anger over soaring inflation and the high cost of living in Lebanon soon spill out onto the streets? Calls for strikes have multiplied in recent days, as the price of a 20-liter tank of gasoline soared to $32 on Tuesday amid the regional war between Iran and the United States. A few days earlier, the price of a package of bread had also risen, as...
Following the publication of this article, Land transport unions head Bassam Tleis announced on Wednesday Sept. 23 a general strike, protest, and sit-in across the whole of Lebanon and involving all branches of the road transport sector, to be held on Wednesday Sept. 30. Meanwhile, Lebanese civil servants went on strike for two days on Wednesday and Thursday and confirmed that public offices would remain closed every Friday in protest against insufficient travel allowances.Will the growing anger over soaring inflation and the high cost of living in Lebanon soon spill out onto the streets? Calls for strikes have multiplied in recent days, as the price of a 20-liter tank of gasoline soared to $32 on Tuesday amid the regional war between Iran and the United States. A few days earlier, the price of a package of bread had also risen, as...