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by Greg Demarque & Nabila Rahhal November 8, 2019

written by Greg Demarque & Nabila Rahhal November 8, 2019

Photo by Greg Demarque | Executive

October 17: Protesters set fire in Downtown on Thursday on the first day of the revolts.

October 18: Demonstrations continued with protestors closing roads in downtown.

October 20: Sunday’s protest was the largest gathering in Downtown since February 2005.

October 22: This photo depicts elements of an open air carnival in Riad el-Solh.

October 23: Protestors in Jal el-Dib blocked the highway on both sides and the Lebanese Army was deployed to open the road but was unsuccessful.

October 23. Remains from a shop front window which protesters broke on the first day of the protests.

October 23: Protesters sing the national anthem in Martyr’s Square.

October 27: Lebanese form a human chain from Tripoli to Sour (Source AFP).

October 29: An eldery protestor is rescued by his fellow activists after being attacked on Fouad Chehab bridge.

October 29: Security forces attempt to contain the violence in Martyr’s Square.

October 29: A protester in Riad el-Solh surveys the damage done by Hezbollah and Amal supporters who destroyed tents in the area.

October 29: Protesters refuse to be intimidated and instead make a sculpture out of the ruined tents and continue their demonstrations.

Greg Demarque

Greg Demarque is a photo journalist based in Beirut.

Nabila is Executive's hospitality, tourism and retail editor. She also covers other topics she's interested in such as education and mental health. Prior to joining Executive, she worked as a teacher for eight years in Beirut. Nabila holds a Masters in Educational Psychology from the American University of Beirut. Send mail

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