Mikati Says Not Resigning So That May Elections Are Held

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Najib Mikati speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 16, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Najib Mikati speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 16, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
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Mikati Says Not Resigning So That May Elections Are Held

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Najib Mikati speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 16, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Najib Mikati speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 16, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Tuesday he was not resigning his post so that parliamentary elections scheduled for May 15 would be held.

“I won’t be dragged into resigning so that it is not an excuse for obstructing parliamentary elections,” Mikati said in televised remarks outside a session of parliament, Reuters reported.

“This is a reason for not resigning.”



KSrelief Distributes 759 Food Baskets to Syrian Refugees in Beirut

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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KSrelief Distributes 759 Food Baskets to Syrian Refugees in Beirut

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 759 food baskets to Syrian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon, benefiting 3,795 individuals.
The initiative is part of a food assistance project aimed at supporting the most vulnerable families in Lebanon, SPA reported.

This effort falls within the humanitarian and relief work carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to assist refugees wherever they are located.