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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is shown in a close-up photo standing behind a microphone and wearing a dark suit.

Lebanon’s Hariri says he will not be prime minister again

December 19, 2019Global Politics

Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri withdrew as a candidate for prime minister on Wednesday, and Shiite Hezbollah with its ally Amal moved toward nominating a former education minister for the job, two senior sources familiar with their position said.

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