RT published this video item, entitled “Protests in Lebanon after currency hits new record low” – below is their description.
Protesters set tires on fire in a protest to the new low of the local currency on the black market. The Lebanese pound is now trading at 10,000 pounds to a US dollar.
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia, and the transcontinental region of the Middle East.
The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.
Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).