U.S. urges Lebanon to elect president after 6 months without a leader

A Lebanese flag in Beirut. Photo: Liu Zongya/Xinhua via Getty Images

Beirut, Lebanon – The U.S. this week urged crisis-hit Lebanon to move “expeditiously” to elect an “appropriate” president six months after the last head of state departed the presidential palace.

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