2015–16 Lebanese protests

Protesters and police were injured as a result of clashes in Lebanon's capital Beirut as demonstrators continue to demand a change in government.

Protesters took to the streets in Lebanon for a sixth day on Oct. 22 despite an economic reform plan announced by the government.

Turkey issued a warning on Oct. 21 to its citizens traveling to Lebanon over mass protests in the country.

Lebanese security forces clashed with protesters near the United States embassy in Beirut on Sunday over President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, CNN reports.

Lebanon's cabinet on Dec. 21 agreed to export the country's waste in a move that could end a crisis that led to a wave of protests and threatened the downfall of the government. 

Scuffles broke out in the centre of the Lebanese capital on Sept.20 as thousands of demonstrators protested near parliament to demand that MPs be replaced in a general election.

Lebanon's cabinet on Sept.9 approved a plan to end a trash crisis that sparked unprecedented protests targeting the country's stagnant political class.

Tens of thousands of protesters from across Lebanon staged a mass rally in downtown Beirut on Aug. 29 against a political class they accuse of corruption and failing to provide basic services.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has offered to help his Lebanese counterpart Tammam Salam in overcoming the huge garbage crisis in the country, which has shaken Salam's national unity government amid angry street protests. 

Organizers of the "You stink" protests that have captivated the Lebanese capital postponed anti-government demonstrations set for the evening of Aug 24 after a night of violent clashes with police during which dozens of protesters and police officers were wounded.