Lebanon’s caretaker PM charged over Beirut port blast

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab (AP/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and three former ministers have been charged over the massive port explosion in Beirut in August, the country’s official news agency has said.

Judge Fadi Sawwan filed the charges against Hassan Diab and former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, as well as Ghazi Zeiter and Youssef Fenianos, both former ministers of public works.