Lebanon's information minister George Korhadi has announced his resignation "in the interests of my country and my people". It is unclear if his resignation will give French President Emmanuel Macron leverage to mediate an improvement in relations between Lebanon and Gulf states. Macron is in the United Arab Emirates today. He plans to visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow. Korhadi had made comments about the Yemeni Houthis which are widely regarded to have been a trigger for Saudi Arabia to cut ties with Lebanon.