Manal Abdul Samad
Manal Abdul Samad

Beirut: Lebanon’s information minister Manal Abdul Samad on Sunday quit in the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of Beirut.

“After the enormous Beirut catastrophe, I announce my resignation from government,” she said in a statement carried by local media, apologising to the Lebanese public for failing them.