(3 Nov 2019) Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday night in Tripoli city in northern Lebanon, calling for the toppling of the president and Lebanese ruling politicians.
During the day, buses loaded with protesters departed from Beirut, as well as east and south Lebanon, to join the demonstration at Al-Nour Square in Tripoli.
Protesters gathered around an art installation spelling "Allah" in Arabic.
The protesters have called for the overthrow of the political class that has dominated the country since its 1975-1990 civil war, and which includes several former warlords and their relatives.
The sectarian power-sharing arrangement that ended the war gave birth to political machines that have drained the treasury and eroded public services.
Three decades after the end of the war, Lebanon still experiences frequent power outages, the water supply is unreliable and trash often goes uncollected.
The country is meanwhile 86 billion US dollars in debt, accounting for 150% of its GDP.
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