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Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promised to reform Lebanon's judiciary, implement economic reforms and bring about stability [Emilie Madi/Reuters]

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has announced the formation of a new government after more than two years of an interim cabinet amid political wrangling and a major economic collapse.

The presidency said on Saturday it accepted the resignation of the caretaker government and appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam‘s new cabinet of 24 ministers, the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.

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