Chinanews, August 11th, a comprehensive report, on the 10th, Lebanese Prime Minister Diab announced the collective resignation of the government in response to popular calls. Lebanese President Aoun has accepted his resignation, but asked the government to stay in office temporarily.
It is reported that Diab said in his speech that he would "stand with the people" and seek change together with them. He said that the current government has been trying to seek change since it took office, but encountered great resistance.
After his speech, Diab went to the presidential palace to hand in his resignation to President Aoun. Aoun accepted his resignation, but asked the government to stay in office until a new cabinet was formed.
The picture above is an aerial photograph of Beirut Port in the past, and the picture below is an aerial photograph after the explosion. The vicinity of the port was razed to the ground.
A violent explosion occurred in the Beirut port area on the evening of August 4, killing 158 people and injuring more than 6000 people so far. After the explosion, large-scale demonstrations in Beirut continued to protest against the explosion and corruption of the authorities.
On the 8th, Diab called for an early parliamentary election to resolve the various crises currently facing Lebanon. In the following two days, Lebanese Information Minister Abdul Samad, Environment Minister Qatar, Lebanese Minister of Justice Najim and Finance Minister Vazni announced their resignations.