Tarek Ali Ahmad | طارق علي أحمد

Human Rights Law MA Candidate at @SOAS / Journalist at @ArabNews / Previously at @AlArabiya_Eng / Views are my own / RTs not endorsements

[Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam]

Extraordinary scene from Beirut #Lebanon tonight: Protest square has turned into one big Christmas dinner.

Video of people gathered in the open downtown around a 🎄 tree that bears the flag and word “Revolution”:

[Tarek Ali Ahmad | طارق علي أحمد @Tarek117]

The road leading towards Adlieh completely cut off with burning trash

[Tarek Ali Ahmad | طارق علي أحمد @Tarek117]

Received footage of people burning tires and trash in Corniche al-Mazraa - this was a site of clashes with Hariri loyalists and ISF

[Salman Andary @salmanonline]

الأمل هو احلى شي .. ساحة الشهداء اليوم بالعشاء الميلادي كتير حلوة ♥️ #لبنان_ينتفض

[Salman Andary @salmanonline]

عشاء ميلادي في ساحة الشهداء نظمه المتظاهرون بمبادرات فردية. الكل يتشارك ♥️ #لبنان_ينتفض

[Lara Bitar @LaraJBitar]

In Martyrs Square at 6 pm:
Free Christmas dinner will be served to 1,000 people.

Usually this time of year, the only activity that takes place here is families snapping pictures by the expensive tree. Most can't afford to eat in downtown Beirut (not my video).
#LebanonProtests

[Ziad Daoud @ZiadMDaoud]

Final update of #Lebanon's crisis dashboard for the year. Includes Oct banking data (first post protests), Dec market prices and usable reserves estimate. Unsurprisingly, flashing red, very red. More on @TheTerminal

[Dalal Mawadدلال معوض @dalalmawad]

In downtown Beirut , protesters are organizing a Christmas soup kitchen to feed around 1000 people tonight #Lebanon #LebanonProtests

[Arab News @arabnews]

7:55PM - huge turnout of protesters on the streets leading up to the parliament’s entrance, wholly peaceful with chants and slogans being sung as riot police and army on standby #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Army and riot police reinforcements gather at the gate of Nejmeh Square - this was the area were clashes between them and protesters erupted last week #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

The tension has subsided and protesters have come together to march to the Parliament’s entrance in Nejmeh Square #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Protesters march towards Parliament’s Nejmeh square #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Protesters from Tripoli chant outside the PM’s Grand Serail against Hassan Diab #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Tense atmosphere around the area after sudden bursts of violence and altercation - people are staying put while riot police stands ready #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

It is unclear who is provoking who but scenes of sudden chaos erupted near Al-Amine Mosque #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Clashes erupt in the middle of Martyrs Square - people seen running and riot police entering #LebanonProtests https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Protesters from Tripoli have arrived to Martyrs Square chanting solidarity with Beirut, Nabatieh, Baalbek and many more cities #LebanonProtests

https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

A Christmas market stands in the Azariyah parking lot, a space where several debate and discussion tents were set up and burnt at least 3 times at the hands of political party thugs https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

A trolley passes around handing out “air” - a joke referring to two things:

. The pollution sweeping the country
. “Useless/Baseless talk” based on an Arabic saying “selling air”

https://t.co/Be4WqSnQIC

[Arab News @arabnews]

Protesters continue the symbolic banging of pots and pans and against metal walls in Riad al-Solh - chanting “Down with the corrupt government”

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