Lebanon's president accepts govt resignation, asks it to stay on in caretaker capacity

Reuters , Monday 10 Aug 2020

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FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun is pictured as he addresses the nation at the Baabda palace, Lebanon October 24, 2019. REUTERS

Lebanese President Michel Aoun accepted the resignation of the prime minister's government on Monday following last week's devastating explosion in Beirut port and asked it to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed, a televised announcement said.

 

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