Lebanese hold 1st "civil parade" to celebrate Independence Day

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L, Front, Standing), accompanied by Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab, inspects a military parade at the Defense Ministry in Yarzeh, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 22, 2019. Lebanon's top officials celebrated on Friday the country's Independence Day at the Defense Ministry in Yarzeh, the National News Agency reported. (Dalati & Nohra/Handout via Xinhua)