Lebanon’s prime minister has stepped down amid public fury sparked by the Beirut port explosion, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in Lebanon is “bigger than the state”.
In a brief televised speech after three of his ministers resigned, Hassan Diab said he was taking “a step back” so he could stand with the people “and fight the battle for change alongside them”. “I declare today the resignation of this government.
May God protect Lebanon,” he said. The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new cabinet amid urgent calls for reform.
It follows a weekend of anti-government protests after the August 4 explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the facility and caused widespread destruction, killing at
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