Saturday, March 23, 2013

Voice of America: Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Over Deadlocked Cabinet

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Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Over Deadlocked Cabinet
Mar 23rd 2013, 07:21

The prime minister of Lebanon has resigned following a deadlock in his Cabinet about preparations for a parliamentary election and a dispute over extending the term of a senior security official.   Najib Mikati, the Sunni prime minister and billionaire, resigned Friday after his Cabinet failed to approve the formation of a supervisory electoral body and opposed extending the tenure of Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi.  Rifi is a fellow Sunni Muslim who is seen as a critical ...

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