Lebanon: Hezbollah, Amal end boycott of cabinet sessions
Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement and Amal group announce ending a three-month boycott of the country's cabinet sessions.
The groups, which together back several ministers from various portfolios, made the announcement on Saturday.
They said the decision was driven by their desire to join consultations over the 2022 budget and the country's ongoing economic recovery.
Since late 2019, Lebanon has been mired in a deep financial crisis that has caused the Lebanese pound to lose around 90 percent of its value to the dollar and led its banking system to collapse.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a statement he welcomed the decision to end the boycott and would call for a cabinet meeting as soon as he received a draft budget from the Finance Ministry.
Hezbollah and Amal initiated the boycott as a form of protest against the handling of an investigation into the huge Beirut port blast in 2020.
The groups have sought the removal of Judge Tarek Bitar, who has been overseeing the investigation, denouncing his "politicization" of the probe.
Last year, Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, said Bitar “tends to pin the blame on others. He is not reliable anymore," adding, "families of the victims have grown very suspicious of his behavior."
Lebanon says Israel ‘rejecting efforts made to secure ceasefire’
Hezbollah strikes more Israeli military bases, settlements in retaliation
Yemenis rally in thousands to support Palestinian, Lebanese resistance
Palestinian media rights group condemns killing of two journalists by Israel
VIDEO | A Tale of Bombs, Blame, and Bedtime Stories
VIDEO | Starmer Targets Journalists
Nov. 1: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Brazilian journo fined, ordered to delete posts over criticizing Gaza onslaught
IRGC: Israeli regime incapable of calculating Iran’s decisive response
Russia rejects 'baseless' US claims of producing fake vote videos
Ambassador: Japan studying recognition of State of Palestine
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
