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In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 photo Singer Tania Saleh takes pictures by her mobile phone at the martyrs square where the ongoing anti-government take place everyday, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Saleh grew up amid a civil war that has robbed her of her childhood. Of her friends and neighbors. And of the Lebanon she so loved. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test

By MARIAM FAM - Associated Press

A student protester waves her national flag during protest against the government in front of the education ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Lebanese protesters are rallying outside state institutions and ministries to keep up the pressure on officials to form a new government to deal with the country's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese banks urge calm amid financial crisis, protests

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

World Bank Regional Director Saroj Kumar Jha, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Jha said during the interview that Lebanon needs to quickly form a new Cabinet within a week to prevent further degradation of the Lebanese economy and the confidence of the Lebanese economy. Jha said in recent weeks the World Bank has observed increasing risks to Lebanon's economic and financial stability and therefore it is very concerned that this will impact Lebanon's poor people, middle class and businesses.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Latest: World Bank official raises alarm on Lebanon

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A student protester holds a smoke flare during a protest against the government in front of the education ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Lebanese protesters are rallying outside state institutions and ministries to keep up the pressure on officials to form a new government to deal with the country's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

World Bank warns of grave risks to Lebanon’s stability

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, protester hits a poster showing the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's foreign wing, or Quds Force, Gen. Qassim Soleimani with a shoe during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi protesters are mocking Iran’s leaders, firebombing the offices of its local political allies and threatening its diplomatic missions. (AP Photo/File)

Protests in Iraq reveal a long-simmering anger at Iran

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

An anti-government protester chants slogans during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government, in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. Protesters are demonstrating outside state institutions in an effort to keep up the pressure on top leaders to form a new government after the current one resigned. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

World Bank sounds alarm about Lebanon amid protests, crisis

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Riot police stand guard on a main highway blocked by anti-government protesters during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Protesters closed major roads in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon Monday, accusing political leaders of dragging their feet on the formation of a new government amid differences over who should be included. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese army opens roads closed by protesters amid scuffles

By HASSAN AMMAR - Associated Press

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Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar not concerned about world’s most oppressive empires

By Clifford D. May

Anti-government protesters chant slogans against the Lebanese government, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. President Michel Aoun and his son-in-law, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, have been among the main targets of mass protests that aim to sweep from power Lebanon's entire sectarian and political elite. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The Latest: Tens of thousands protest in Lebanese capital

Associated Press

Supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun hold his pictures and Lebanese flags during a protest near the presidential palace in the Beirut suburb of Baabda, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. Thousands of people are marching to show their support for Aoun and his proposed political reforms that come after more than two weeks of widespread anti-government demonstrations. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Competing protests in Lebanon bring thousands to the streets

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters march during a protest against the central bank and the Lebanese government, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Lebanese security forces were still struggling to open some roads Thursday as protesters continued their civil disobedience campaign in support of nationwide anti-government demonstrations. The Arabic banner, front, reads:&quot;Lebanon rises up.&quot; (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during an address to the nation in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Lebanon's embattled prime minister says he is presenting his resignation to the president after he hit a "dead end" amid nationwide anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Saad Hariri, Lebanese prime minister, quits amid anti-government protests

By Andrea Rosa and Bilal Hussein - Associated Press

A Lebanese army soldier, center, is overcome by emotions during scuffles between anti-government protesters and Lebanese army soldiers during a protest in the town of Jal el-Dib north of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Lebanese troops have moved in to open several major roads in Beirut and other cities, scuffling in some places with anti-government protesters who had blocked the streets for the past week. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese president vows reforms as protests engulf country

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Lebanese media say Israeli drone shot down over village

Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout slogans against the Lebanese government in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Prime Minister Saad Hariri briefed western and Arab ambassadors Tuesday of a reform plan approved by the Cabinet that Lebanon hopes would increase foreign investments to help its struggling economy amid wide skepticism by the public who continued in their protests for the sixth day. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese troops struggle to open roads closed by protesters

By BASSEM MROUE and HASSAN AMMAR - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout slogans against the Lebanese government during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Lebanon's Cabinet approved Monday sweeping reforms that it hopes will appease thousands of people who have been protesting for five days, calling on Prime Minister Saad Hariri's government to resign. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon PM seeks foreign support for reforms amid protests

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout slogans in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. Tens of thousands of Lebanese protesters of all ages gathered Sunday in major cities and towns nationwide, with each hour bringing hundreds more people to the streets for the largest anti-government protests yet in four days of demonstrations. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout slogans in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. Tens of thousands of Lebanese protesters of all ages gathered Sunday in major cities and towns nationwide, with each hour bringing hundreds more people to the streets for the largest anti-government protests yet in four days of demonstrations. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Latest: Lebanese PM announces sweeping economic reforms

Associated Press

A man passes by an ATM machine damaged by protesters after a protest against the Lebanese government in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The blaze of protests was unleashed a day earlier when the government announced a slate of new proposed taxes, including a $6 monthly fee for using Whatsapp voice calls. The measures set a spark to long-smoldering anger against top leaders from the president and prime minister to the numerous factional figures many blame for decades of corruption and mismanagement. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Latest: Lebanon party pulls out of embattled government

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A motorcycle police officer passes by broken glass doors of a shop in the aftermath of a protest against the Lebanese government in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The blaze of protests was unleashed a day earlier when the government announced a slate of new proposed taxes, including a $6 monthly fee for using Whatsapp voice calls. Arabic on the wall reads &quot;Revolution, left, Leave.&quot; (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon’s Nasrallah says he’s against government resignation

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press