BEIRUT Lebanon’s prime minister on Thursday again urged the information minister to “do what needs to be done,” an apparent appeal for him step down over an unprecedented diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia. The spat has threatened to destabilize the new Lebanese government and escalate the country’s economic tailspin.
BEIRUT - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on feuding politicians on Thursday to take action to mend a damaging row with Gulf Arab states over comments made by one of his own ministers. The row, which has prompted Saudi Arabia and its allies to block imports from Lebanon, threatens to further deepen the country's financial meltdown.
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday urged a cabinet minister who triggered a rift with Saudi Arabia to put national interests first but stopped short of asking him to resign, as he struggles for a way out of the diplomatic crisis.The rift ignited by Information Minister George Kordahi's remarks criticising Saudi Arabia over the Yemen war.