Lebanon protesters angered by a lack of services and political paralysis returned to Beirut’s streets on Wednesday after party leaders failed to achieve results in talks on ending the gridlock.

Lebanon protesters angered by a lack of services and political paralysis returned to Beirut's streets on Wednesday after party leaders failed to achieve results in talks on ending the gridlock.

The unproductive dialogue was met with anger by demonstrators on Wednesday, who gathered despite an intense regional sandstorm that has claimed three lives in Lebanon.

"If any of you ever felt an ounce of responsibility, you wouldn't allow any postponement of the meeting before finding a solution and a response to the people's demands," wrote the "You Stink" campaign, which has organized protests for nearly two months.

"This dialogue is a lie to the people," said Tarek Al-Maleh, an activist with "You Stink".

"They've besieged us as though we were in a military barracks and confined us to a single area, but we are here to stay," he said.

Samer Mazeh, a 23-year-old student, ridiculed the political dialogue as a farce.
"The dialogue only aims... to circumvent us," he told AFP.

"The trash crisis can be solved and there are many options available to countries around the world, but they don't want a solution because trash is a goldmine for them."

Lebanon's protest movement began in mid-July as garbage piled up in Beirut and its environs after the closure of the country's largest landfill.

But it has since grown to incorporate frustrations that cut across sectarian and partisan lines, including over electricity and water shortages, and endemic political corruption and stagnation.