Lebanon's new PM forms country's first government in over 2 years

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announces in a statement that he has accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, forming the new government.

Salam’s cabinet of 24 ministers, split evenly between Christian and Muslim sects, was formed less than a month after he was appointed, and comes at a time when Lebanon is scrambling to rebuild its battered southern region and maintain security along its southern border after a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah. A US-brokered ceasefire deal ended the war in November.

If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.

JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY

Lebanon’s new PM forms country’s first government in over 2 years

podcasts