Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan confirmed on Monday that the cabinet resigned amid increasing pressure to step down in the aftermath of the devastating August 4 Beirut port explosion
BEIRUT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th August, 2020) Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan confirmed on Monday that the cabinet resigned amid increasing pressure to step down in the aftermath of the devastating August 4 Beirut port explosion.
"Yes, the government resigned," Hassan told reporters as he was exiting the cabinet meeting.
The prime minister is expected to address the nation later in the day.