Diab’s government was formed after his predecessor, Saad Hariri, stepped down in October in response to the demonstrations. It took months of bickering among the leadership factions before they settled on Diab.
“I hope that the caretaking period will not be long because the country cannot take that. Lets hope a new government will be formed quickly,” Public Works Minister Michel Najjar told reporters. “An effective government is the least we need to get out of this crisis.”The explosion is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a 2,750-ton stockpile of highly volatile ammonium nitrate.
State Security had compiled a report about the dangers of storing the material at the port and sent a copy to the offices of the president and prime minister on July 20. The investigation is focused on how the ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port and why nothing was done about it. About 20 people have been detained after the blast, including the head of Lebanon’s customs department and his predecessor, as well as the head of the port. Dozens of people have been questioned, including two former Cabinet ministers, according to government officials.
So now Hezbollah can take over
Get Iran out of Lebanon!
I wish protests would bring that kind of change here in America.
Fica a dica, jairbolsonaro
CindyOtis_ Iran’s government is next!
bizarre
Lebanon: Government resigns My Country: [Insert politically biased bullshit here]. Can you believe it?!
African politicians can't relate.
People really believe it’s because of the port explosion? FIRST you should ask, why the port explosion. You’re focusing on the symptom, not the cause. Expand your thinking folks.
Huh. A leader that takes responsibility.
Useless grandstanding. Hezbolla controls, or controlled, that warehouse. If the citizens of Lebanon want to correct the problem then get rid of Hezbolla. Whoever allowed that AN to stay in the warehouse more than six months is responsible.
Can they come to America next?
Let’s go people life is precious to be wasted by few bad apple among US NEWSLEBANON newsbelarusru
We all love Pompeo,Bannon,Rubio, Cotton ! The CCP is the world ’s largest terrorist organization and rogue regime. It is also a behind-the-scenes supporter of other terrorist org . A global village without the CCP is more peaceful and happy! Let's all take down CCP. Free China!
Lebanon - 160 dead, entire Govt resigns UK - thousands dead, millions wasted, PM pops off to Scotland and ministers line up contracts for friends MakeUpYourOwnMind
Less than a thousand people die and the PM resigns 165,000 die in the USA and trump says it’s Monday
country before self
100 die in Lebanon: Public is outraged and PM resigns. 160,000 die in the US: Public shrugs and half the population wants 4 more years of it MondayMood
That’s a Performing PM yet in Nigeria Buhari has refused to resign after RUINING & LOOTING Nigeria DRY
Nothing has exploded in US but we lost 162,000! I would realDonaldTrump should resign
A good start.
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