Lebanon Protests Enter Fifth Day as Morocco Sets Up Emergency Line for Nationals

+96181701065 is the telephone number reserved for the Moroccan community living in Lebanon in urgent cases related to the current situation in the country.

Indeed, since Thursday evening, according to Huffpost, tens of thousands of Lebanese have taken to the streets of Beirut and the main roads of the country, to express their discontent with the political class, whom they accuse of corruption and profiteering while the rest of the population is kept in very difficult living conditions.

The straw that broke the camel’s back came from the Government, which announced the inclusion of new taxes, including those on calls made via WhatsApp. A tax intended to replenish the country’s public treasury, but which had to be canceled under pressure from the street.

The protesters’ demands have evolved from the cancellation of new taxes on electronic communication applications to the resignation of the Government. The popular uprising is gaining momentum and reaching the entire country with the sole demand, the fall of the Lebanese regime.