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Lebanon names its Berlin envoy, Mustapha Adib, as new PM
BEIRUT, Aug 31, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Lebanon named its envoy to Germany, Mustapha Adib, as the new premier Monday to steer the country through a deep crisis after the Beirut explosion compounded a sharp economic downturn.
The presidency made the announcement in a televised statement as Adib arrived at the palace in Baabda near Beirut to meet President Michel Aoun and parliament speaker Nabih Berri.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1650 hrs