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A man strolls down a street leading to Beirut's Parliament Square. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Pedestrians walk on a street leading to Parliament square in Beirut after security forces removed roadblocks and barbed wire barriers. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Lebanese army soldiers remove concrete blocks in downtown Beirut. The security measures had been in place around the square for a number of years, but were significantly tightened in 2015 following large-scale protests over a garbage crisis. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

There is hope the move will revive central Beirut's business district and cement improved political stability after a prolonged period of upheaval. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

Many shops and businesses in Beirut's showpiece Place d'Etoile quarter were forced to shut down. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Workers remove roadblocks surrounding the commercial district. Husein Malla / AP Photo

People gather in front of the Parliament Building, after Lebanese security forces removed roadblocks. Husein Malla / AP Photo

A man strolls down a street leading to Beirut's Parliament Square. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Pedestrians walk on a street leading to Parliament square in Beirut after security forces removed roadblocks and barbed wire barriers. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Lebanese army soldiers remove concrete blocks in downtown Beirut. The security measures had been in place around the square for a number of years, but were significantly tightened in 2015 following large-scale protests over a garbage crisis. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

There is hope the move will revive central Beirut's business district and cement improved political stability after a prolonged period of upheaval. Mohamed Azakir / Reuters

Many shops and businesses in Beirut's showpiece Place d'Etoile quarter were forced to shut down. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Workers remove roadblocks surrounding the commercial district. Husein Malla / AP Photo

People gather in front of the Parliament Building, after Lebanese security forces removed roadblocks. Husein Malla / AP Photo

A man strolls down a street leading to Beirut's Parliament Square. Husein Malla / AP Photo

Beirut lifts security cordon in boost for battered business quarter

Crowds thronged the Place d'Etoile square for the first time in a decade on Sunday night to usher in the new year with fireworks, music and dancing

Reuters

January 04, 2018

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