Lebanon .. Continued mobility and an agreement to end the strike of gas stations

Protesters staged a protest in front of a number of public and private institutions in the northern city of Tripoli, at a time when a government agreement was reached to end the strike of gas stations.

The activists closed the entrance of the electricity company in the city, demanding an end to the financial waste in this sector, and called for holding accountable those responsible for corruption and waste of public funds.

The move included one of the headquarters of the telecommunications company, as well as a number of large commercial institutions, where activists demanded the ministries concerned to monitor the high prices in the markets, resulting from the economic and financial crisis in Lebanon.

Suspend the strike
Meanwhile, Lebanon's caretaker energy minister, Nada Boustany, said the deal, which led to a halt to the gas station strike, would provide for the distribution of dollar-related burdens to oil importers, fuel companies and petrol stations.

The petrol stations in Lebanon have stopped selling to consumers, in protest against what it called the accumulated losses suffered by the sector as a result of the existence of two pricing of the US dollar in the market.

President of the Association of Banks in Lebanon Salim Sfeir said that the meeting, which was held yesterday at the Lebanese Presidency with the participation of political figures and economic officials, led to the mandate of the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon to take temporary measures necessary to maintain the integrity of monetary conditions.

For his part, the president of the owners of petrol stations in Lebanon, Sami Al-Baraks said that the suspension of the strike came after the painful scenes witnessed in the country today, specifically in the vicinity of fuel stations, which translated the suffering of citizens due to the lack of oil derivatives, especially gasoline.

Protests and demands
On Friday, Lebanon witnessed suffocating congestion on a number of petrol stations, with the union of station owners in the country proceeding with its open strike.

A number of citizens gathered in their cars and motorcycles with bottles to fill in front of the gas stations, whose pumps were closed in front of them.

Since Saad Hariri's government resigned on October 29 under popular protests, protesters have been demanding the formation of a technocratic government capable of dealing with the political and economic situation in a country suffering the worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.

Since October 17, Lebanon has witnessed unprecedented popular protests, which began against the backdrop of demands for living and demands for the departure of the political elite without exception, in the wake of a deepening economic and financial crisis.