{"id":41298,"date":"2019-10-23T01:22:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T01:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=41298"},"modified":"2019-10-23T01:22:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T01:22:22","slug":"ankara-accuses-tehran-of-betrayal-is-the-alliance-of-convenience-collapsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=41298","title":{"rendered":"Ankara accuses Tehran of betrayal: Is the alliance of convenience collapsing?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"70\">\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\nBEIRUT: Lebanese banks will remain closed in light of nationwide protests for the fifth consecutive day, the Association of Banks in Lebanon announced.<br \/>However, Banque du Liban, the country\u2019s central bank, on Tuesday provided banks with money from their deposits in order to meet citizens\u2019 needs.<br \/>Meanwhile, Education Minister Akram Chehayeb ordered all schools and universities to resume classes on Wednesday \u201cin order to preserve the interests of students and to preserve the academic year.\u201d<br \/>Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon, which includes envoys from the US, Russia, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, the EU, China and the Arab League, as well as the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis.<br \/>The ISG urged Lebanese authorities to address people\u2019s complaints, demanding \u201cstructural reforms and responsible and acceptable social changes that truly curb corruption and waste, away from sectarianism.\u201d<br \/>Such changes, it said, should \u201censure proper governance and full accountability, and lead to sustainable and stable growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"block-wrapper block-custom-bg padding-1 bottom-spacer--m\">\n<h4>\n<strong><span class=\"chars-style\">FAST<\/span>FACT<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"block-content\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"item-area\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>\nInternational Support Group urges govt to implement \u2018structural reforms.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\nKubis said Hariri \u201ccommitted that the government and its legitimate security forces will continue to protect civilians who are demonstrating peacefully, and will take appropriate measures against any possible violent incitement, to protect public and private property and institutions, and the people\u2019s right to peacefully express their views.\u201d<br \/>On behalf of the ISG, Kubis urged \u201cofficials and political actors in Lebanon to listen to the legitimate demands of the people, work with them on solutions, apply them, and refrain from any statements and acts that could inflame tensions and incite confrontation and violence.\u201d<br \/>After meeting Hariri, Kuwait\u2019s ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel Aal Al-Kinai, said: \u201cNow is not the time to speak but to act.\u201d<br 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