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After Lebanese revolt's fury, waning protests face long road

by Dalal Mawad
| October 17, 2020 12:31 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — A year ago, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets protesting taxes and a rapidly deteriorating economic crisis. A spontaneous and hopeful nationwide movement was born, denouncing an entire political establishment that had for decades pushed Lebanon toward collapse.

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