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Added on the 20/12/2019 12:02:37 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters in Lebanon's capital Beirut take to the streets to burn tyres and close roads as they rail against the nomination of Hassan Diab as prime minister-designate. IMAGES
Iraqi anti-government protesters burn tyres to block roads in the southern city of Basra as parliament is in deadlock over the selection of a replacement for previous prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. IMAGES
In Normandy, "yellow vest" protesters block the bypass at the Ifs interchange south of Caen with burning car tyres and wood pallets, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. IMAGES
Protesters block a road in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo after waiting in queues overnight for cooking gas. Public demonstrations have for weeks condemned the government over the worsening economic and political crisis. IMAGES
Demonstrators block key roads across Lebanon in protest at the country's political paralysis after the Lebanese pound hit record lows on the black market. Lebanon is in the grips of its worst economic crisis in decades, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. The value of the Lebanese pound has plunged by more than 80 percent, sending pricing soaring, and more than half the population are living below the poverty line. IMAGES