Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as prime minister
[France24 Middle-East] - 01/13/2025
Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country's new prime minister. A local media tally had earlier said that Salam had the backing of more than half the country's lawmakers.
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