Lebanon Forms New Government, Excludes Hezbollah from Key Roles

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UN Secretary General António Guterres announced this Sunday that he “welcomes” the formation of a new government in Lebanon led by Nawaf Salam, after weeks of negotiations and after two years of political crisis, while he has shown hope of “working closely” with the new authorities, reports EP.

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forms a cabinet to contain the political power of the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah. The ceasefire with Israel will expire next week

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The formation of the executive, even with the presence of an Amal minister (for Finance), marks the liberation from Tehran. Among the deadlines on the agenda are the application of Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire with Israel. A priority is to find a solution to the bankruptcy of the banks.

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Lebanon's First Government In 2 Years

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News BEIRUT (Worthy News) – Lebanon faced a new political era Sunday after the new prime minister formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun said he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker cabinet and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam creating the new government. Without naming Israel, Salam vowed to “restore confid…

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Lebanon's new govt poised to focus on reform, rescue

Lebanon's first full-fledged government since 2022, formed on Saturday after weeks of tough political deliberations following unusually direct intervention from the United States, is expected to focus on "reform and rescue" as cited by President Joseph Aoun.

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Lebanon government named after two-year caretaker cabinet

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday that a new government had been formed, after more than two years in which an interim cabinet had led the crisis-hit country.   President Joseph Aoun signed a decree "to form a government of 24 ministers", the presidency said in a post on X.   It also announced two other decrees, in which the newly appointed president "accepted the resignation of [caretaker] prime minister Najib Mikati'…