Lebanese government resigns over deadly Beirut port blast
23 August 2020 |
3:34 pm
Lebanese PM Hassan Diab has announced he is stepping down in wake of last week’s deadly Beirut explosion. A number of ministers had already stepped down after mass protests against the government erupted in the country.
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