Lebanon names Mustapha Adib, its Germany envoy, as new prime minister

Lebanon's leaders have designated the Mustapha Adib, as the new Prime Minister,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.

Adib will now have to form a government that can push through long-overdue economic, financial and governance reforms in order to unlock international support for the crisis-hit nation, which was already collapsing before the explosion.

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(With inputs from agencies)