**Lebanon’s political opposition has agreed to join a unity government under Prime Minister designate, Saad Hariri.**Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement says its alliance of opposition groups agreed to the move after talks on Friday.
Hezbollah is expected to officially inform the Western-backed prime minister of its decision on Saturday.
Relations between Saudi Arabia, which supports Mr Hariri, and Hezbollah’s backer Syria have improved - leading to the breakthrough, correspondents say.
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri - who is backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia - led what many described as an anti-Syrian coalition to victory in parliamentary elections in June.
He has spent the time since then trying to broker a deal with the opposition to join a unity cabinet, but faced a number of disputes over details, specifically the division of ministerial portfolios.
Syria was a significant political player in neighbouring Lebanon for nearly 30 years, until the death of Saad Hariri’s father, Rafiq, in 2005.
There had been growing concern among Western countries and the United Nations over the political deadlock, and its impact on regional security and the Lebanese economy.