CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prime Minister Hassan Diab who steps down, belongs to which country?
A
Israel
B
Syria
C
Lebanon
D
Taiwan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hassan Diab (Arabic: , romanized: Ḥassān Dyāb; born 1 June 1959) is a Lebanese academic, engineer and politician who served as the 37th prime minister of Lebanon from 21 January 2020 to 10 September 2021. He was appointed by President Michel Aoun in 2019 to succeed Saad Hariri as prime minister.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today’s announcement that Saad Hariri is resigning as Prime Minister-designate is yet another disappointing development for the Lebanese people. It is critical that a government committed and able to implement priority reforms be formed now.

Detailed explanation-3: -On November 14, 2014, Hassan was extradited from Canada to France where he was imprisoned for 3 years and two months while the investigation continued. Diab claimed to have been in Lebanon at the time of the bombing, and charges were dismissed on January 12, 2018. On January 14, Diab returned to Canada.

Detailed explanation-4: -What caused the Beirut blast? A fire at the Beirut port caused the detonation of 2, 750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which had been improperly stored in a port warehouse for six years.

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