Hariri: Al-Akhbar Seeks to Sabotage Lebanon's Dialogue with IMF

Former PM Saad Hariri’s media office described as “false” the news published in al-Akhbar newspaper allegedly urging the IMF not to provide assistance for lebanon.

“Al-Akhbar daily in its Tuesday edition published an article claiming that figures and advisors close to Hariri have sent messages to the International Monetary Fund inciting it not to help Lebanon,” Hariri’s media office said in a statement.

“The Press office confirms that this article is the brainchild of alAkhbar newspaper that considers resorting to the (help) IMF a conspiracy against the economy of Lebanon, while daily inciting to sabotage the ongoing dialogue with it through various lies and allegations,” added the statement.