Lebanon state TV suspends broadcasting amid employees’ strike
BEIRUT (AA): Lebanese state television stopped broadcasting on Friday its regular programs amid employees’ strike over unpaid wages.
“In accordance with what is being circulated in the media about the closure of Lebanon TV, I will have a position shortly that clarifies the truth of the matter,” Information Minister Ziad Makary said on social media platform X.
The TV reportedly stopped broadcasting its regular programs by a verbal decision from the minister until the employees return from their strike, an anchorwoman from the state-run TV told the media on condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisal.
The employees staged a strike recently over not receiving their dues for 22 months.
Lebanon is already in the midst of a crippling, unprecedented economic crisis that has made survival increasingly difficult.
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