Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
Anne Bradstreet
A soldier passes by a phrase written in Arabic that reads “The road to Jerusalem doesn’t pass through the Ring”, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Hasan Shaaban) A girl riding her bike while holding a Lebanese flag during a demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon. (Nabil Ismail) Protestors march towards the entrance of the central bank building, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Hussam Chbaro)A crowd participate in the funeral of Fawwaz Fouad As-samman (26 years), a protester who was shot and killed presumably by a bullet from the Army, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (NNA)A policeman distributes masks to protesters during a demonstration in Beirut, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)A barefoot protester lies on the tarmac in front of riot police in the capital Beirut, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)Members of the Lebanese Collective “Nuage” play music and laser projections from the roof of a building to entertain confined residents, as a new form of entertainment during the COVID-19 lockdown, in Dekwaneh, Lebanon. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)People buy sweets during Ramadan amid COVID-19 pandemic in Beirut, Lebanon. (Bilal Jawich / Xinhua)An elderly woman gesture victory signs in front of the member of the internal security forces during a demonstration, in Beirut, Lebanon. (João Sousa / L’Orient Le Jour) Health Minister Hamad Hassan receiving a framed photo from one of the two images that went viral and started a large debate online, after being snapped by photographer Guevara Abboud, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Dalati Nohra)An anti-government protester wearing a mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus with Arabic that reads, “Revolution,” attends a protest against the deepening financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Hussein Malla / AP)Palestinian fighters from the Fatah movement, left, wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, stand guard next to a Palestinian worker from UNRWA, right, who is waiting to spray disinfectant at any car that needs to enter inside Jalil refugee camp, in Baalbek, Lebanon. (Hussein Malla /AP)An anti-government demonstrator argues with an army officer during riots in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Marwan Naamani / DPA)An army soldier throws a tear gas canister towards anti-government protesters in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. (Bilal Hussein / AP)A policeman gestures to firefighters as they extinguish a police car that was set on fire by anti-government protesters, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Bilal Hussein / AP)An anti-government protester confronts police with a stone during a protest against the deepening financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon. (Hussein Malla / AP)A protestor carry placards with Arabic word read “My salary is worth two cans of milk” during a protest against the collapsing Lebanese pound currency and the price hikes of goods, in Al-Zouk area, northern Beirut, Lebanon. (Nabil Mounzer / EPA)Soldiers clear the road next to a burning bank branch, set ablaze by demonstrators following the funeral of protester Fawaz al-Samman, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)Army soldiers disperse protesters, following the funeral of protester Fawaz al-Samman, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)Protesters hurl rocks at soldiers as anger over a spiralling economic crisis re-energised a months-old anti-government movement in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (AFP)Security forces stand guard outside the entrance of a Fransabank branch after it was targeted with an explosive device, in Saida, Lebanon. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)A demonstrator gestures to a soldier, during a protest against the collapsing Lebanese pound currency and the price hikes, in Zouk, Lebanon. (Mohamed Azakir / REUTERS)The aftermath of a bank set ablaze overnight by protesters following a demonstration over the country’s deteriorating economy, triggering clashes with security forces despite a coronavirus lockdown, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)A youth, wearing a protective mask, walks past a mural reading “We are tired” in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)Mourners gather at Al-Nour Square during the funeral of protester Fawaz al-Samman, who died of a gunshot wound sustained during clashes between anti-government protesters and the army, in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)A protester smashes the facade of a bank at Al-Nour square following the funeral of a fellow protester in Tripoli, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)A protester wearing a face mask takes part in a demonstration in front of the central bank building, in Beirut, Lebanon. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)Security forces chase after protesters who gathered for a demonstration against soaring prices and inflation in Saida, Lebanon. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)A man wearing a face mask takes Lebanese pound banknotes at a currency exchange shop in Beirut, Lebanon. (Mohamed Azakir / REUTERS)Medical staff members of the Lebanese American University Medical Centre-Rizk Hospital, currently dealing with coronavirus patients, look out from windows as they listen to music played by a band thanking them for their efforts to support patients during the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Beirut, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)A Greek Orthodox priest blesses members of the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in charge of COVID-19 coronavirus patients, in Beirut, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)Medical staff members in charge of COVID-19 coronavirus patients, are seen in reflections off a window as they listen to music played by a band thanking them for their efforts to support patients during the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Beirut, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)An elderly man wears a face mask as he walks past traditional sweets ahead of Ramadan, in Saida, Lebanon. (Ali Hashisho / REUTERS)A peddler pushes a cart loaded with potatoes past open shops along the Abu al-Foz street mainly inhabited by Syrian and Palestinian-Syrian refugees, in the Baddawi Palestinian Camp, Lebanon. (Ibrahim CHALHOUB / AFP)Medical staff members of the Notre Dame des Secours hospital dance to music played by a band thanking them for their efforts to support patients during the coronavirus pandemic, in Byblos, Lebanon. (PATRICK BAZ / AFP)People release sky lanterns as they celebrate the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in Saida, Lebanon. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
