175K views · 472 reactions | Protests erupted in Lebanon after the government announced that it would tax WhatsApp calls — from bank closures to raves in the streets to calls for a government overall, here’s everything you need to know | NowThis | Facebook

43K views · 294 reactions | #Lebanon is seeing some of the largest protests on its streets for years - sparked by weeks of rotting, reeking rubbish left uncollected due to political in-fighting. The trash debacle is just the catalyst for an explosion of frustration about a number of problems plaguing the tiny Middle Eastern State. Not least, allegations of endemic corruption and a paralyzing political deadlock – at a time of intense regional turmoil. | CNN Connect the World | Facebook