Lebanon: Truck drivers staging sit-in protest outside Beirut Port Sept. 5

Truck drivers are holding a sit-in outside the Port of Beirut Sept. 5. The purpose of the action is to demand better salaries and employment benefits.

The sit-in is likely to prompt localized ground transport and business disruptions. Protesters may block roadways with vehicles as well as march along them, causing localized transport disruptions. Authorities will likely monitor any protests that materialize and may try to disperse gatherings that are particularly disruptive.