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Lebanon's New PM Says Reaching Out To All Sides To Save Country

Lebanon's new prime minister Nawaf Salam has said he wants to include all sides to help save the country (Credit: AFP)

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he was reaching out to all political persuasions to help "rescue" his crisis-hit country ahead of talks aimed at forming a government.

He also promised to extend state authority across all of Lebanon, a challenge in a country where the Shiite militant group Hezbollah has long held sway in certain areas.

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