Residents walk along the seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, February 17, 2021. A strong storm in Lebanon brought cold temperatures and snow to Lebanon's mountains and heavy rainfall, strong winds on the Lebanese coast. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)





Relatives of victims of Beirut port explosion stand near burning tires during a protest, after a Lebanese court removed the judge leading the investigation into the explosion, outside the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on February 19, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)





A protester flashes the victory sign, as others burn tires to block a road in front of the house of judge Fadi Akiki during a demonstration calling for the release of anti-government activists detained following riots in northern Lebanon late last month, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, February 24, 2021. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)





A view shows snow covered town of Jezzine, southern Lebanon, February 19, 2021. (Photo by Aziz Taher/Reuters)





People clean a beach in the aftermath of an oil spill that drenched much of the Mediterranean shoreline in Tyre nature reserve, Lebanon on February 27, 2021. (Photo by Aziz Taher/Reuters)





A demonstrator sits on the ground near burning fire during a protest against the fall in Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardship, in Beirut, Lebanon on March 2, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)





A protester waves a Lebanese flag near burning tires set to block a main highway, during a protest in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 8, 2021. The dayslong protests intensified Monday amid a crash in the local currency, increase of consumer goods prices and political bickering between rival groups that has delayed the formation of a new government. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





A displaced Syrian boy, Omar, 10, who sells flowers on the street and who fled the war from his hometown of Hassakeh, holds a toy gun and flowers in Hamra street, Beirut, Lebanon, January 31, 2021. UNICEF said Wednesday, March 10, 2021 that Syria’s 10-year-long civil war has killed or wounded about 12,000 children and left millions out of school in what could have repercussions for years to come in the country. The country's bitter conflict has killed nearly half a million people, wounded more than a million and displaced half the country’s population, including more than 5 million as refugees. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





An anti-government protester stands on a traffic light as holds a placard that reads in Arabic "Unite" during a protest against the rising prices and worsening economic and financial conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 12, 2021. Lebanon’s parliament on Friday approved a $246 million loan from the World Bank that would provide cash assistance for more than 160,000 families in the small country hit by an unprecedented economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)





A protester throws stones towards the central bank building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March. 13, 2021. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of people who protested near parliament building in central Beirut Saturday amid deteriorating economic and financial conditions and as the local currency hit new low levels. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)





A Maronite Christian priest pleads anti-government protesters to let him pass with his vehicle as he stands next to burning tires at a make-shift roadblock in Zouk Mosbeh north of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on March 8, 2021 as they protest against the deteriorating value of the local currency and dire economic and social conditions. (Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP Photo)





Carnival participants dressed in costume and wearing body paint pose for a group picture during the annual Zambo carnival held in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on March 14, 2021, marking the last period of excess on the eve of the Christian Greek Orthodox lent. The inspiration of the annual Zambo celebration is unclear, despite it being a tradition that stretches back over a century to when an emigrant to Brazil returned to his native Tripoli bringing the carnival with him. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)





A demonstrator holds a Lebanese flag during a protest against the fall in Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardships, in Beirut, Lebanon on March 12, 2021. (Photo by Aziz Taher/Reuters)





A protester shouts slogans in front of burning garbage containers used to block a main road during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Scattered protests broke out on Tuesday in different parts of the country after the Lebanese pound hit a new record low against the dollar on the black market. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





A Syrian boy who sells flowers on the street watches protesters burn tires to block a main road during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





A protester flashes a victory sign as he brings tires to be set on fire to block a main road, during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





Cars are caught in a traffic jam as protesters block a main road that links the Lebanese capital Beirut to the southern suburbs, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)





Ibrahim Farshoukh, 28, owner of a leather bracelets and bags shop, carries a stand with his products, on Beirut's commercial Hamra Street, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. More than half the population now lives in poverty, while an intractable political crisis heralds further collapse and Lebanese are gripped by fear for the future. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





People pass next of a woman, center, who is sits on the ground with her daughter begging on Beirut's commercial Hamra Street, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)





A protester shouts anti-politicians slogans during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2021. Lebanon's local currency has been in a free fall since late 2019, losing about 90% of its value. The government defaulted on its foreign debt last year and nearly half the population has been pushed into poverty and unemployment. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)