The nation took a further knock when a huge explosion on Aug. 4 at Beirut port ruined a swathe of the capital. Adib, a Sunni Muslim based on the sectarian system of power sharing, announced he was stepping down but said Lebanon must not abandon the French plan or squander Macron’s goodwill. “I stress that this initiative must continue,” he said after meeting President Michel Aoun, a Christian. A senior Lebanese political source said much now depended on whether the French would give up. Adib held several meetings with senior Shia politicians but failed to reach agreement on how the minister would be chosen.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2020 10:18 UTC