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Women form a barricade between angry male protesters and police lines protecting Parliament. Protesters in Beirut successfully prevented politicians from reaching a planned parliamentary session on Tuesday 19 November. The session has been indefinitely posteponed as the people insist that the interim government focuses on forming a cabinet rather than on passing new legislation. 58 of 128 members of parliament also boycotted the session.
Author: Elizabeth Fitt
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