Strike paralyzes Lebanon amid worsening economic conditions
ABC News
A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the world's worst economic crises
BEIRUT -- A general strike by public transportation and labor unions paralyzed Lebanon Thursday as the country suffers one of the world's worst economic crises.
The move comes as the country’s ruling class has done almost nothing to try to pull the country out of its meltdown, rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement.
The political class that has run the small nation of 6 million people, including 1 million Syrian refugees, since the 1975-90 civil war is resisting reforms demanded by the international community.
Universities and schools were closed all over Lebanon and many people were not able to reach work because of road closures.
