Lebanese cabinet meets after hiatus, amid friction over budget


Lebanon's President Michel Aoun heads a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday for the first time since October, convening after Iranian-backed Hezbollah ended a boycott but with the powerful group and others objecting to a draft budget that was the main agenda item.

With Lebanon mired in one of the world's sharpest financial crises, Prime Minister Najib Mikati hopes passing a budget will help talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which Lebanese officials say will begin on Monday.

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