Hiking in Lebanon (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
It’s been a long road, but after a 10-month stalemate, Lebanon has finally formed a government. The new twenty-four member government, led by Prime Minister Tammam Salam, unites Hezbollah and its allies with the Sunni coalition of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The two blocks have each been allotted eight ministries–with the remaining eight going to neutral candidates. To see a list of the new cabinet members, please click here. With a war next door in Syria, weekly bombings in Lebanon, and a devastating refugee crisis affecting the entire region, the new government in Lebanon will have no shortage of crises to confront…
