Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet
Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday the formation of a new government, bringing an end to over two years of a caretaker cabinet.
President Joseph Aoun signed three decrees, the presidency said in a post on X, one "accepting the resignation of (caretaker) prime minister Najib Mikati's government", another "appointing Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to form the government", and a final one "to form a government of 24 ministers", News.Az reports citing foreign media.
UN welcomes Lebanon’s government formation
The United Nations welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon on Saturday, which ended more than two years under a caretaker cabinet.
"Today's government formation heralds a new and brighter chapter for Lebanon," the office of the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a statement.
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