June 15, 2022 Meet the Middle East

Lebanon president to hold consultations on naming new PM Thursday

Lebanese President Michel Aoun will hold binding consultations with members of the recently-elected parliament to name a new prime minister on Thursday June 23, an official source told Reuters.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Once named, the new prime minister must form a government, a process that often takes many months. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is widely seen as a frontrunner. Read more: Lebanon makes new maritime border offer to US mediator: OfficialLebanon preparing to offer compromise on maritime spat with Israel, officials sayUS envoy to Beirut for talks on Lebanon energy crisis, border dispute with Israel
Source: Al Arabiya
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