Edit: Igil, sorry, did not mean to address this to you.Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora on Saturday rejected the resignation of Hizbullah and Amal Cabinet ministers from his government, hours after the five Shi'ite Muslim members broke away in protest.
Saniora "rejects the resignation of the colleagues representing Hizbullah even if he receives the formal written resignations," said a statement issued by his office.
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It was not immediately clear whether Hizbullah would stick to the ultimatum it gave political leaders to reach a deal on the national unity government or face mass street protests beginning Monday.
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Saturday's breakdown of the talks and Cabinet resignations came day after the government received a draft document setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri - another potential land mine in the escalating tensions between Saniora's government and its opponents.
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