Pierre Balanian

The young man complained about protesters burning tires in the street near his home. The crowd stirred up violence against the young man and took selfies. The body was desecrated. Shia religious authorities and the government condemn the incident. Videos posted on Twitter.

Paralysed by 50 days of strikes, the country watches powerless as one suicide follows the other. Support initiatives for the unemployed and the desperate by those who can still help are multiplying. So is looting. Some stories are made up to get money via social media.

Naji Diab Al Fliti, 40, was unemployed and didn't even have 50 cents in his pocket to pay for his daughter's school snack. The country is in full economic collapse: hunger, unemployment and high prices are raging. According to the World Bank, in 2020 over 50% of the Lebanese population will live below the poverty line.

Mothers in Chiyah and Ain el Remmaneh hold rally, shout “We are brothers and sisters of two religions, but with the same fate”. Confessional and partisan incidents are multiplying. Two Shias were burnt alive two days ago. Clashes are also reported in Beirut, Tyre, Baalbek, and Bikfaya. Like in a movie, Christian mothers wear veils, and Muslim mothers wear a cross.

Since last June, the exploitation of oil wells in the Kurdish area - controlled by US military - has been granted to an Israeli company. Washington aims to deprive the Syrian government of a valuable financial resource. Meanwhile, Turkey is implementing a demographic change in the occupied area of ​​the north-east.

A young Druze was killed overnight in Khalde by a soldier. Violence breaks out between soldiers and young protesters in Cola. A remark by Michel Aoun is misunderstood, sparking more unrest. The president backs people's demands but warns against forces manipulating the uprising. Al Jadeed TV is increasingly playing the role that Al Jazeera played in the Arab Spring.

The prime minister handed back his mandate to President Aoun, who now has two choices: either re-appoint him, perhaps with technocrats, or look for someone else. Protesters cheered the decision but will not quit the streets. Hated by protesters but valued by Lebanese leaders, Gebran Bassil remains an issue. The country's paralysis costs about $ 500 million a day.

A group of students appeals to the international community. Slogans call for the fall of the regime, but in Lebanon there is a democratically elected government. Checkpoints that require identity card checks recall religious violence in the 1970s.

Demonstrations continue throughout the country. Reforms proposed by Hariri rejected. Muslims, Christians, Druze, men and women are united by wanting to expel "the thieving and unpunished government". Overcoming confessional divisions. Hezbollah militant criticizes Hassan Nasrallah. Yesterday Central Bank employees worked for four hours, transferring large deposits of many politicians to foreign accounts. The governor of the Central Bank, Riad Salameh, branded as "the manager of US policy" in Lebanon.

The prime minister fails to satisfy population "who can't take it anymore". He decided on many measures, including a contribution of 5,000 billion banks to heal public debt. Salaries of parliamentarians and ministers reduced by 60%. Projects launched to support pensions and social housing. Project for five electricity production plants. But people are determined to want the resignation of the government and politicians. The demonstrations continue.

Demonstrations against government and parliament continue. Hariri's speech is expected at 6 pm today. Christians and Muslims united. Shiites criticize Nabi Berri and Hassan Nasrallah. Police block roads to stop the influx of new protesters; the army frees them.

Protests against all politicians have broken out from Tyre to Tripoli, from Nabatiyeh to Baalbek, from Beirut to Sidon. People are saying: "We are one hand: Christians, Muslims, Shias, Druze, Armenians, Alawis ... Confessionalism is dead.” For one Lebanese, “politicians who divide, us are united to steal from us.” Saad Hariri and Gebran Bassil are trying to deal with the situation, whilst Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah issues threats. All ministers with the Christian Forces party have resigned. Patriarch Rahi has called for a “state of economic emergency".