Lebanese academic and former minister Hassan Diab, was designated on Thursday as Lebanon’s new premier. The little-known 60-year-old engineering professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB) replaces outgoing premier Saad Hariri after nearly two months of protests that erupted on October 17 over the imposing of new taxes. The ...
Prime Minister-designate, Hassan Diab, maintained that he would exert all necessary efforts in order to form a new government as soon as possible, in remarks made following his meeting with President Michel Aoun Thursday. “We hope the formation of a government that considers the concerns of the Lebanese and leads ...
