FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab arrives at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government agreed a procedure on Tuesday to allow citizens abroad to come back despite a coronavirus lockdown after its expat policy drew criticism from political leaders.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, one of the country's most powerful figures, had threatened to withdraw support for the cabinet if it did not act to bring home Lebanese stranded abroad during the pandemic.
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