FILE PHOTO: two men walk past a closed bank office in Beirut, Lebanon November 15, 2019. Picture taken November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protesters prevented Lebanon's parliament from holding its first session in two months on Tuesday, escalating a wave of demonstrations against rulers blamed for steering the country towards economic collapse.
Banks reopened after a one-week closure, with police stationed at branches and banks applying restrictions on hard currency withdrawals and transfers abroad.
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