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Diplomat tapped to be PM vows reforms in crisis-hit Lebanon

by Associated Press
| August 31, 2020 5:03 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister-designate on Monday called for a new government to be formed “in record time,” pledging to speed up the investigation into the massive Beirut explosion and implement reforms after winning the backing of major parties in the crisis-hit country.

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