Lebanon petrol stations suspend strike

Demonstrators gather to stage a protest against the government’s policy on easing the economical crisis in Beirut, Lebanon on 22 October 2019. [Mahmut Geldi – Anadolu Agency]

Lebanon’s petrol stations syndicate chief announced on Friday night that the union will suspend its strike starting tonight, state news agency (NNA) quoted Sami al-Brax as saying, Reuters reports.

Lebanese daily Al-Nahar cited al-Brax saying the union was suspending its strike to hold talks with authorities and added the syndicate would have a meeting on Monday.

The union had called for an open-ended strike starting Thursday because of losses incurred from having to buy dollars on a parallel market, the main source of hard currency during the country’s economic crisis.

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