Premier Quits in Lebanon, but It May Not Stick
Times Wire Services
BEIRUT —
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri submitted his resignation Friday, but he is expected to return at the head of a more united government.
Official sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Hariri, a 50-year-old billionaire, submitted his Cabinet’s resignation in an apparent bid to enable him to form a government more supportive of his $18-billion reconstruction program.
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