Lebanon's Hariri says he is no longer a candidate for the prime minister post on the eve of meetings seeking to call his successor
Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri chats with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun during a military parade to mark the 76th anniversary of Lebanon's independence at the Ministry of Defense in Yarze, Lebanon, November 22, 2019
"I am heading tomorrow to take part in the consultations ... on this basis, insisting that they not be delayed for any reason," he said. But the picture was complicated when the Christian Lebanese Forces said it would name neither Hariri nor anyone else in the consultations, meaning his candidacy would not enjoy the support of either of Lebanon's two main Christian parties.Hariri's announcement comes as a mob in Lebanon attacked the office of a Sunni Muslim religious leader in the northern city of Tripoli, smashing in windows early on Wednesday, reports said.
The military said a mob of men on motorcycles gathered outside the home of Sunni Mufti Sheik Malek al Shaar and rioted, “used profanity” and smashed property. The mob then moved to the square and threw firebombs at the Christmas tree, setting it on fire. The military said it arrested four men and confiscated their motorbikes.
The violence threatened to plunge Lebanon further into chaos and ignite sectarian strife amid two months of anti-government protests and a spiralling financial crisis.said the assailants in Tripoli were angered because the Sunni mufti, al Shaar, had called the powerful Shia parliament speaker and head of Amal, Nabih Berri, to apologise for the video.
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