Lebanon information minister resigns in wake of deadly blast
Lebanon’s information minister resigned on Sunday as the country grappled with the aftermath of the devastating blast that ripped through the capital this week.
“Given the magnitude of the catastrophe caused by the Beirut earthquake that shook the nation and hurt our hearts and minds, and in respect for the martyrs, and the pains of the wounded, missing and displaced, and in response to the public will for change, I resign from the government,” she wrote.In Lebanon, where civil war raged for 15 years, most of its warlords remain in power or leading powerful political factions.
Five of the parliament’s 128 members also have announced their resignation since Saturday — including three legislators of the Christian Kataeb party, a member of the Socialist Progressive Party and an independent.
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