Lebanon caretaker premier pleads for aid as crisis worsens
The Peninsula
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister warned on Tuesday that the country is hurtling toward a "social explosion” and appealed on the international community for assistance to prevent the demise of the nation facing multiple crises.
Hassan Diab's plea came as he spoke to diplomats in Lebanon, where politicians have failed to agree on forming a new government, nearly a year after Diab’s Cabinet resigned. His government has been acting in caretaker capacity since August 2020, when he stepped down following a massive explosion at the Beirut Port that only compounded the country’s crises. Diab urged friendly nations to extend assistance despite the lack of a new government, saying that linking aid to reform of a deeply corrupt system has become a "threat to the lives of Lebanese” and to the country’s stability.More Related News