Lebanon Information Minister Resigns in Wake of Deadly Blast

Lebanon Information Minister Resigns in Wake of Deadly Blast
Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad attends a news conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Feb. 25, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters
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BEIRUT—Lebanon’s information minister resigned Aug. 9 as the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating blast that ripped through the capital and raised public anger to new levels.

The resignation comes as public anger is mounting against the ruling elite, blamed for the chronic mismanagement and corruption that is believed to be behind the explosion in a Beirut port warehouse.