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Lebanon to form Cabinet after impasse that has lasted 13 months

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati gestures as he talks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 26, 2021. [Courtesy, Reuters]

Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati on Friday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening the way to a resumption of talks with the IMF.

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