NEWS
Anti-lockdown protests continue in Lebanon's Tripoli
13:26 January 31, 2021 AA
Lebanese people took to the street after new coronavirus measures came into effect on January 14. In Tripoli, the city is suffering the highest level of poverty and unemployment in the country. Local reporter Suhayb Cevher said quarantine negatively affected the people of the region relying on daily wages. “In Tripoli, unemployment level is at 69 percent and poverty at 59 percent. At least 73 percent of the commercial companies and organizations that have been operating in the region in recent years have been closed due to the economic crisis and the COVID-19 process,' he added.