Beirut (AFP) - Protesters angry over a lack of basic services and Lebanon's political paralysis returned to Beirut's streets on Wednesday as party leaders met seeking to end months of gridlock.

A protest movement across Lebanon's sectarian fault lines has sprung up, initially motivated by a trash collection crisis but increasingly focused on the country's stagnant political class.

On Wednesday, as politicians arrived downtown, the first batch of protesters threw eggs at their convoys, chanting: "Thieves, thieves, get out!"

Authorities beefed up security measures, erecting large metal barricades preventing access to parliament where political figures were meeting.

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File Photo - September 14 2008

Beirut - As Lebanon braces itself for another round of popular protests this week by civil society activists, the country's politicians are scrambling to achieve an agreement on pressing political issues that have so far kept the government in a political deadlock for months.

On Wednesday, a new round of dialogue is expected to take place following a call by parliament speaker Nabih Berri on August 30 to address a number of issues including: the vacant presidency, the parliament and government agenda, as well as the electoral draft law.

A sandstorm shrouds the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The unseasonal sandstorm hit Lebanon and Syria, reducing visibility and sending dozens to hospitals with breathing difficulties because of the fine dust. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Lebanese walk on the Ramlet al-Baida seaside corniche as a sandstorm shrouds the coastal capital of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The unseasonal sandstorm hit Lebanon and Syria, reducing visibility and sending dozens to hospitals with breathing difficulties because of the fine dust. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese anglers cast fishing poles from a rocky coastal area along the Beirut coastline during a sandstorm in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The unseasonal sandstorm hit Lebanon and Syria, reducing visibility and sending dozens to hospitals with breathing difficulties because of the fine dust. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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An unseasonable sandstorm has hit Lebanon and Syria, leaving two people dead and sending hundreds to hospitals for breathing difficulties.

Tuesday's deaths occurred in Lebanon where at least 750 others were hospitalised for asphyxiation or shortness of breath, the health ministry said.

The meteorological department at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport described the storm as being "unprecedented" in Lebanon's modern history.

Visibility was significantly reduced and Beirut's Traffic Management Centre advised drivers to be cautious in order to avoid accidents.

Raghida Dergham, Al Arabiya

Major world powers’ disregard for Lebanese affairs has allowed regional powers influential in Lebanon to neglect the state, constitution, people and independence. The youth movement that began with the slogan You Stink has sought to rouse the international community from its slumber to force the ruling political class to change, and stop ignoring the constitution and ordinary people’s rights, from having a president to collecting waste.

The youthful civil movement’s call for international intervention is aimed at putting international pressure on regional countries influential in Lebanon to reach accords on many levels, starting with the garbage and electricity crises, as well as the presidential vacuum.