BEIRUT, LEBANON – OCTOBER 17: Protesters gather at Martyrs’ Square and march towards Beirut Port where a massive explosion took place on the 4th of August, on the second anniversary of the Oct. 17 demonstrations in Beirut, Lebanon on October 17, 2021. Announcement of additional taxes on Oct. 17, 2019 sparked mass demonstrations across Lebanon in protest of the deterioration of living conditions and widespread corruption among the country’s ruling elites. ( Hussam Shbaro – Anadolu Agency )