PROTESTS have reignited in Lebanon as the continued political deadlock raised fears that the country is on the verge of collapse.

Roads were blockaded in southern Beirut on Thursday night as hundreds of protesters in the poor, predominantly Shia neighbourhoods burnt tyres and banged pots and pans in anger over the deepening economic crisis.

They chanted slogans condemning US imperialism for its continued sanctions which are crippling the country’s economy and pushing people into starvation.