Our journalists went to meet the people of Tripoli, in northern Lebanon. Among them, Mohamed, a street vendor, tells the story of his difficult month ends.
"For 8 years I was a waiter in restaurants, I decided to put my own: I bought this truck, I decorated it for my taste and I started, I give my body and my soul at this work I start at six o'clock and never come back before 4.00 pm I have the consequences of a serious accident, normally I should not work as much, "explains this father of four.
His little business brings him about $ 5 00 a month.
"It's hard life here ... Honestly, Tripoli is a city stricken."
According to the UN, in Tripoli, the second largest city in the country, one inhabitant in two lives in poverty.
"Just for basic needs, I would need at least $ 1,000 a month - first, food, water, fuel for the bike, and the car. tuition, notebooks, milk and diapers. All that, you have to buy it. "
Every evening, Mohamed goes to al Nour Square, held for three weeks by the protesters. "I dream that the government is finally fighting corruption," he says, "that's the most important thing, I want our airport to reopen, and the port, so I think Tripoli could go back."