Ministers

Tonga govt meet with AG to improve relationship

In a statement Akilisi Pohiva said he had met Attorney General Aminiasi Kefu "to seek a common pathway forward".

The meeting also involved the Justice Minister Vuna Fa'otusia and the Police Minister Mateni Tapueluelu.

Mr Pohiva's government and Mr Kefu have clashed over a number of issues in the past year, including last August's dissolution of parliament, the royal Privy Council, the Constitution and more recently the arrest of two MPs on separate fraud-related charges.

Tonga PM returns to hospital after Cabinet Ministers swearing in ceremony

It is understood his doctor accompanied him to Parliament.

Pōhiva missed the first sitting of Parliament last week because he was in intensive care.

No details about his illness have been released.

During yesterday morning’s sitting Ha’apai MP Veivosa Taka was re-appointed as the Whole House Committee Chair.

Tongatapu MP Losaline Mā’asi and Noble’s Representative Lord Vaha’i were assigned to submit the House’s response to the King’s message from the throne.

6 ministers storm out Lebanese Cabinet amid trash crisis

Hezbollah later issued a statement saying it supported peaceful protests against "endemic corruption," calling it a legitimate right. The statement suggested the powerful group was throwing its weight behind the protest movement now calling on the government to resign.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam had called for the emergency meeting after a weekend of clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting against corruption and poor public services.