Lebanon information minister quits in first cabinet resignation

Manal Abdel Samad apologises for failing Lebanese people over fatal Beirut port explosion

Lebanon's information minister, Manal Abdel Samad, has quit in the first government resignation since an explosion in the port of Beirut killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of the capital.

After the enormous Beirut catastrophe, I announce my resignation from government," she said on Sunday in a statement , apologising to the Lebanese public for failing them.