Lebanon minister to resign in bid to ease crisis with Saudis

By ZEINA KARAM
Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s information minister says he will announce his resignation in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Minister George Kordahi has told local TV stations that he intended to step down Friday, weeks after televised comments he made that were critical of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen sparked the crisis. In response, Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador and banned all Lebanese imports, which used to bring in about $240 million a year, adding to Lebanon’s immense economic troubles.