Lebanon's government collapses as Miqati cabinet resigns [1]

The Guardian Martin Chulov in Beirut Friday 22 March 2013 18.57 EDT

Lebanon's government was led by Najib Miqati, who has announced the resignation of his 30-strong cabinet. Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

Lebanon's government fell late on Friday adding more instability to an already volatile region straining to cope with the fallout from Syria's civil war.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati announced the resignation of his 30-strong cabinet when it failed to make decisions on the extension of a security chief's role and the make-up of a commission that would oversee elections due in June.

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