Lebanon Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks during a news conference at the government palace in Beirut. (File photo: Reuters)

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab has informed the country's President Michel Aoun that he is planning to resign shortly.

Iran PressMiddle East: Following a massive explosion in the port of Beirut that killed at least 158 people and injured nearly 6000 others, multiple Lebanese MPs and ministers have resigned.

Various countries have sent messages expressing their sympathy and readiness to help the Lebanese people and government. 

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