Protests in Beirut amid political stalemate and economic crisis

Video. Protests in Beirut amid political stalemate and economic crisis

Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators marched through Beirut on Sunday to protest a political stalemate that has denied the small country a government for months amid a crushing economic crisis.

Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators marched through Beirut on Sunday to protest a political stalemate that has denied the small country a government for months amid a crushing economic crisis.

The protest, organised by Lebanon's Communist Party, blocked traffic in central Beirut.