BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new government.

Lebanon formed a new government on Saturday, following unusually direct US intervention in the process and in a step intended to bring the country closer to accessing reconstruction funds following a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced the formation of a new government after more than two years under a caretaker cabinet, amid political deadlock and a severe economic collapse, Al-Jazeera reported.

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form.

President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam sign decree forming new government - Anadolu Ajansı

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (R) and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri attend a meeting after the formation of a new government in Beirut, Lebanon,

A senior US official visiting Beirut warned on Friday against any Hezbollah presence in Lebanon's new government, saying the Iran-backed group was "defeated" in its war with Israel.Hezbollah slammed the remarks by US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus as "blatant interference",

Lebanon announced on Saturday the formation of the awaited new government, a day after US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East visited Beirut to impose dictations and set “red lines” on the participation of Hezbollah.

BEIRUT: Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday that a new government had been formed, ending more than two years of an interim cabinet. President Joseph Aoun signed three decrees, the presidency said in a post on X,