Lebanese government meets after night of protests

Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab has held an emergency Cabinet meeting after a night of protests that saw demonstrators shut down roads across the country with burning tyres in demonstrations sparked by a plunging national currency. Scuffles with security forces broke out in several locations on Thursday night as people spontaneously took to the streets after the Lebanese pound tumbled to a new low against the dollar. Protesters in central Beirut pelted police and soldiers with rocks and smashed some storefronts,...