Saad Hariri

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, the Lebanese government adopted a package of economic reforms, which he tried to suppress the largest protests to sweep the country for over a decade.

measures include steps to cut the Lebanon is a huge deficit, cut the politicians salaries in half, and financial assistance for families in poverty.

In a televised address, PM Saad Hariri , said the protesters had heard.

It Comes as protesters in a fifth day of protests and widespread strikes.

hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have taken to The Streets , angry about corruption and austerity measures.

The Lebanese economy is struggling with low growth and high debt and a deterioration of the infrastructure, has made power outages and piles of uncollected garbage are a part of daily life.

What is the latest?

The Lebanese Cabinet adopted the series of measures at an emergency meeting on Monday. Mr Hariri had indicated to resign if The Package was not approved.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (R) chairing a Cabinet session on Monday

The Prime Minister On Television the recognition of the demonstrators " complaints appeared immediately afterwards.

"These decisions are not designed as a trade-off," he said, "you are not, ask them to stop you, with the expression of their anger. This is your decision to make. "

"Your motion is what led to these decisions, you see today," he added.

Meanwhile, protesters blocked the main streets in the centre of Beirut and held fresh demonstrations. Many schools, banks and universities were closed.

People blocked main roads in Beirut ahead of the Cabinet meeting

" Lebanon is getting ruined more and more, day for day, because all of the politicians," Sara, a 17-protester years, told the BBC.

"This is the reason why the Lebanese are hand in hand against corruption and against the poor economic condition. This Revolution is The Key to a better Lebanon . "

Why are People protesting?

The demonstrations began on Thursday, when a proposed $6 (£4. 60) monthly tax on WhatsApp to make VoIP calls has been announced.

The tax was scrapped, but the unrest escalated, and the protesters turned their focus to the larger discontent with the government, including widespread corruption, mismanagement and poor public services.

On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of People gathered in the capital and other cities that saw the largest demonstrations in Lebanon since 2005.

Lebanon , which has the economic situation deteriorated in the last few weeks, The Local currency lost value against the US dollar for the First Time in two Decades .

tens of thousands of People gathered in Downtown Beirut on Sunday

The Lebanese pound was. of the 1,500 U.S. dollars since 1997, but a lack of dollars at local banks led to The Black market exchange rate rose to around 1,650

Lebanon has one of The World 's highest levels of public debt. At $86bn, it is More Than 150% of gross domestic product (Gdp ) is.

the protests have helped People Before on Monday, to clean up garbage left on The Streets

The country's economy has also stagnated. Real Gdp growth was only 0. 2% in 2018 and is estimated to be -0. 2% in the year 2019, according to the World Bank .

Last year, international donors pledged $11bn of subsidies and loans to boost the Lebanese economy. In Return , the government is committed to implement reforms that would help to reduce your debt.

Lebanon 's public infrastructure, which was already stretched before More Than a million refugees came from neighbouring Syria, is also ailing. Electricity and water are not disturbed and the garbage often piles up on The Streets are cared for often.

observers say, one of the most striking features of the protests, as demonstrators have yet to have the sectarian divides led to so much conflict in The Past .

Lebanon has long developed a political system, the balance of power between the country, the main religious groups.

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Source of news: bbc.com