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Lebanese PM Says Cabinet Will Seek IMF Financial Assistance

Associated Press

   BEIRUT - Lebanon will seek a rescue deal from the International
   Monetary Fund after the government endorsed a five-year recovery plan
   to help the nation find a away out of an unprecedented financial
   crisis, the country's prime minister said Thursday.

   Hassan Diab described the plan, which was adopted unanimously by the
   Cabinet earlier in the day, as a comprehensive "roadmap" for dealing
   with the spiraling financial crisis and the collapse of the national
   currency. The crisis has led to escalating violence as protesters,
   enraged by the financial upheaval and rising poverty, have taken to the
   streets despite a virus lockdown.

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