FILE PHOTO: Lebanese national flag flutters in Beirut, Lebanon, August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Powerful Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Amal said on Saturday they would end a boycott of cabinet sessions, opening the way for ministers to meet after a three-month gap that has seen the economic crisis deepen and currency collapse further.
The groups, which back several ministers in a government made up of members from across the political and sectarian spectrum, said the decision was driven by a desire to approve the 2022 budget and to discuss an economic recovery.
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