Moves to form new Lebanese government

By Issam Abdallah and Maher Chmaytelli
Updated August 13 2020 - 9:26pm, first published 9:21pm
Lebanese security forces block a road to the UNESCO Palace where Lebanon's parliament met.
Lebanese security forces block a road to the UNESCO Palace where Lebanon's parliament met.

Lebanon's parliament speaker has called for quickly forming a new government in the first legislative session since the catastrophic explosion that killed 172 people last week and pushed the cabinet to resign.

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