‘We’re sick of them’: Lebanon economy freefalls as leaders bicker

Protests flare as Lebanon’s currency spirals and political tensions rise.

Beirut, Lebanon – Leading politicians bickered again on Monday about forming a new government as the economic crisis continued to foment public outrage. Many protesters have set up roadblocks on major highways in recent weeks with burning tyres and rubbish dumpsters set ablaze. At least half the population lives in poverty. “Our goal is not to have an uprising of the hungry, but you have people going hungry,” Beirut protester Nora Abouchakra from independent political party Li Haqqi told Al Jazeera.