Lebanon presidency announces new cabinet line-up after months of impasse

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Publish Date: 22:34 - 31 January 2019
TEHRAN, Jan 31 - Lebanon's presidency has announced the formation of a new national unity government, putting an end to a nine-month stalemate on the political stage that fueled the Arab country's economic woes.

Lebanon presidency announces new cabinet line-up after months of impasseTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -The new cabinet was unveiled Thursday during a press conference at the presidential palace in the capital, Beirut, after rival political factions managed to hammer out their differences over its line-up.

The government -- headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri -- includes 30 ministers from most Lebanese political factions, which have been in talks since the country's first parliamentary elections in nine years in May 2018.

Source: Press TV

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