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Kataeb Students Rally in Beirut
Hundreds of students from the Lebanese Kataeb Party led a march through downtown Beirut last week to protest their growing frustration with the current March 8th government.
The students presented a list of ten demands to the Hezbollah-controlled government and allege that government infractions are rampant and widespread. The allegations include illegal construction, illegal development of communications networks, illegal acquirement land and controlling
Hundreds Rally in Unified with the Syrian People in Downtown Beirut
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Hundreds of local students, intellectuals and activists rallied in Beirut as international pressure grows against the Syrian regime.While the exact number of protestors cannot be confirmed, at least 500 people met in Martyrs Square Monday night to protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The protest was peaceful as activists chanted, “The Syrian youth want freedom” and held signs that said “No to Silence in Lebanon” and “The Syrian Regime Murders in Syria and Lebanon.”
