Lebanon’s president on Monday called for an end to a government boycott, implicitly criticising his ally Hezbollah for blocking cabinet meetings since October over demands to fire a judge. Lebanon’s fragile government, formed in September to stem the country’s worst financial crisis, has not met for more than two months, since October 12. The Iran-backed Shia movement Hezbollah and its Amal movement ally headed by parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri are spearheading the boycott. They are demanding the replacement of judge Tarek Bitar who is investigating a blast that ripped through the capital B…

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