Lebanese cabinet to convene to discuss way out of crisis
Lebanon to hold a cabinet meeting on Sunday to
discuss way out to the economic crisis, government sources said on Saturday.
Lebanon’s finance minister said on Saturday
following a meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri that they had agreed on a
final budget that did not include any additional taxes or fees in a bid to
appease nationwide protests.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said in a
tweet that there would be a “reassuring solution” to the economic crisis.
On Saturday, Thousands of demonstrators poured into
Lebanon’s streets for a third day of anti-government protests, directing
growing rage at a political elite they blame for driving the country to the
economic brink.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave his government
partners a 72-hour deadline on Friday to agree on reforms that could ward off
economic crisis, hinting he may otherwise resign.
