The fish market in Beirut's Karantina area will be closed down for a week in order to introduce improvements at the facility.
Fish Market director general Yasser Zebian announced during a press conference that it will be shut starting 3:00 pm on Saturday.
Governor of Beirut Ziad Shebib ordered on Thursday the closure of the market for not meeting health standards, three months after he gave similar instructions to shut the slaughterhouse in the same area for renovations.
His order had prompted angry vendors to block the vital road outside the facility.