Lebanese retired soldiers, left, clash with riot police, as they try to enter the parliament building where lawmakers and ministers are discussing the draft 2019 state budget, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 19, 2019. The budget is aimed at averting a financial crisis in heavily indebted Lebanon. But it was met with criticism for failing to address structural problems. Instead, the budget mostly cuts public spending and raises taxes. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla), APTOPIX