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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, centre left, and President Michel Aoun, centre, and prime minister designate Hassan Diab centre right, pose for a group photo with the newly formed government at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on January 22, 2020. AFP
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From left: Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and President Michel Aoun meet with prime minister designate Hassan Diab at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, centre left, and President Michel Aoun, centre, and prime minister designate Hassan Diab centre right, pose for a group photo with the newly formed government at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on January 22, 2020. AFP
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From left: Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and President Michel Aoun meet with prime minister designate Hassan Diab at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AFP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of Prime Minister Hassan Diab's newly formed government. AP
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