Source: United Press International
“Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday formed a new cabinet made up of specialized and clean-handed ministers, ending past dominance by Hezbollah and its allies, with the mission of introducing needed reforms and securing Israel’s complete withdrawal from south Lebanon. … Lebanon has been facing a deep, compounded financial and economic crisis since October 2019 that resulted in soaring poverty and unemployment, the Lebanese pound losing 90% of its value, most of its sectors struggling and people left with few hours of electricity per day and their savings lost to the banks. The new government came to light after Salam, who was nominated to head the new government on Jan. 13, completed three weeks of discussions with the country’s rival political parties, especially Hezbollah and its Shiite Amal Movement headed by its main ally, House Speaker Nabih Berri.” (02/08/25)