Lebanon opposition tells cabinet to quit

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Michel Aoun, the leader of Lebanon's opposition parliamentary bloc and Hezbollah's main Christian ally, has told the government to resign.

Aoun, a retired army general, was speaking as Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, arrived in Beirut on Monday to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Aoun's political ally.

"We hope ... a very peaceful change takes place, preserving stability in the country,"Aoun told a news conference.

"If this change does not happen in such a way, there are other ways to escalate from now on."

al Jazeera