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Egyptian Family House in Germany Supports Lebanese Demonstrators


Mon 21 Oct 2019 | 11:24 AM
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Head of Egyptian family house in Germany Alaa Thabet and the members of Egyptian family house supported the Lebanese community that demonstrated today in the German capital of Berlin in solidarity with the demonstrations in Lebanon.

The head of the Egyptian family house in Germany called on the Lebanese officials to meet the demands of the demonstrators, warning of the chaos that could hit the country.

Noteworthy, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to streets of Beirut, calling on the government to quit.

The protests erupted over the government’s plan to impose new taxes amid a severe economic crisis.

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Beirut early on Friday after they tried to push through security barriers surrounding government headquarters.

During Thursday’s protests, protesters expressed their anger at the cabinet’s members and accused them of corruption and mismanagement.

The protests are seen as the biggest since the garbage crisis sparked in 2015.

The government is discussing the 2020 budget, and new taxes have been proposed, including on tobacco, gasoline and some social media telecommunication software such as WhatsApp.

Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Choucair appeared on TV after the protests began on Thursday and said Prime Minister Hariri has asked him to drop the proposed tax on WhatsApp.