Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced the government's resignation on the evening of August 10 after more than a third of ministers had resigned, forcing Diab to resign, The Guardian reported.
The Lebanese government resigned less than a week after a major explosion in Beirut killed more than 160 people and sparked days of forced protests.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab said in a statement that he personally and the government resigned after the blast, which he called an "uncountable disaster".
In his resignation speech, he mentioned Lebanon's ruling political classes having nurtured "a corruption apparatus larger than the state".
"We fought bravely and with dignity," he said when referring to his cabinet members.
"There is a strong barrier between us and change," Diab added.
Mr. Diab compared the shocking explosion on August 4 to a "national shake-up" that forced his government to resign. We have decided to stand on the peoples side, he said.
Previously, three ministers in Hassan Diab's government and seven members of the Lebanese parliament resigned.
violent protests broke out outside the prime minister's office on the evening of August 10.
Lebanon has experienced its worst economic crisis in decades, along with rising COVID-19 infections.
The explosion in Lebanon on August 4 damaged or destroyed much of the capital Beirut. The explosion involved a warehouse containing explosives that had not been properly handled for many years.
Prime Minister Hassan Diab took office in December last year. His government is made up of political analysts and has been supported by major parties in Lebanon.
After Prime Minister Hassan Diab's government resigns, Lebanon will have to find a third prime minister in less than three years to address a series of crises in many fields.
