Lebanese constitutional institutions are expected to return to normal operation next week with a cabinet session scheduled for Tuesday. The meeting will reveal the details of the new settlement that was reached to tackle the crisis that erupted in the country last month when Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his shock resignation. He has since suspended his resignation pending consultations to tackle the reasons that prompted him to step down, mainly Iran’s meddling in Lebanese affairs and “Hezbollah’s” interference in regional conflicts. Political powers agree that the government meeting will be “decisive” in dealing with Hariri’s resignation and he is expected to announce soon after that he will be retracting it in order to allow the settlement to take effect. Sources from the presidential palace told Asharq Al-Awsat that the situation appears positive and so far there have been no developments that could dampen the optimism.

Source: GNN Liberia December 03, 2017 08:48 UTC