Lebanese queue at a gas station in Beirut as strike continues Lebanese people queue in front of a petrol station in Beirut's Cola district, following an open strike called for by the Syndicate of Fuel Station Owners. Filling station owners announced the walkout from Thursday over mounting losses due to a dollar liquidity crunch. More than a month into unprecedented anti-government protests, Lebanon is facing a dual political and economic crisis.\\n\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES