Diplomat asked to form new government in crisis-hit Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib (AP/Bilal Hussein)

A Lebanese diplomat has been appointed to form a new government in the crisis-hit country after winning the backing of major political parties.

President Michel Aoun asked Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib, to form a new government after he secured 90 votes in the 128-member parliament.