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People in Lebanon have refused to end their protests even though a new government has been announced.
Many say they’re tired of the corruption and a never-ending economic crisis.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab put together a new cabinet that he says is made up of technocrats with no political affiliations.
But many protesters say that’s not the case and are demanding an overhaul of Lebanon’s political system.

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In This Story: Lebanon

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).

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