(FILES) In this file handout photo released by Dalati and Nohra on March 22, 2013 shows Lebanese former prime minister Najib Mikati announcing the resignation of the Lebanese government during a press conference in Beirut. – Najib Mikati, a billionaire businessman and Lebanon’s latest premier-designate, is a political veteran viewed by some as emblematic of the crony politics that steered the country towards collapse. The parliamentarian and two-time premier who was again appointed to form a new cabinet on July 26, 2021 after months of stalled negotiations, returns to the post amid a financial crisis branded by the World Bank as one of the world’s worst since the mid-19th century. (Photo by – / DALATI AND NOHRA / AFP)
Lebanon’s new prime minister-designate Najib Mikati was due to start consultations with leading political parties Tuesday with a view to forming a long-awaited government.
The billionaire politician, already twice a prime minister, was designated on…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
