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Sunday, February 21, 2016
Lebanese minister resigns over Hezbollah domination
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi announces his resignation from the cabinet, saying the militant Hezbollah group is dominating the government.
Rifi has been one of Hezbollah’s harshest critics in Lebanon and his resignation on Sunday came two days after Saudi Arabia halted deals worth $4 billion aimed at equipping and supporting Lebanese security forces.
Lebanon has a sectarian divide that reflects the wider regional split between Sunni and Shiite powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran, and has long been a battlefield where the region’s proxy wars play out.
Rifi says in a statement that “the practices of Hezbollah’s statelet and its allies are not acceptable.”
— AP
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