Lebanon PM renews call for minister in Gulf Arab row to quit
ABC News
Lebanon’s prime minister has again urged his information minister to step down over an unprecedented diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia that has threatened to destabilize the new Lebanese government and escalate its economic tailspin
BEIRUT -- Lebanon’s prime minister on Thursday again urged the information minister to step down over an unprecedented diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia, saying his resignation would be “a priority."
The rift has threatened to destabilize the new government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, sworn in less than two months ago, and escalate Lebanon's economic tailspin.
Mikati said the information minister’s resignation would help resolve a crisis with the kingdom and its Gulf Arab allies, and preserve the “depths and good relations with the Arab and Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia.”
He also had stern words for his partners in government — the militant Hezbollah group and its allies — who have rejected calls that Information Minister Georges Kordahi resign.
