Lebanese PM-Designate’s Resignation Raises Questions on Future of Maritime Dispute Talks With Israel

Lebanese PM-Designate’s Resignation Raises Questions on Future of Maritime Dispute Talks With Israel

Prime Minister Designate Mustapha Adib announced that he would be stepping down on Saturday, saying Lebanon’s political factions “failed to refuse to politicize the process of forming a government.” Adib was appointed in August, after Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned in the turmoil following the Beirut explosion, which killed nearly 200 people.

Prime Minister designate Adib’s surprise resignation raises questions on the future of US-mediated Lebanese-Israeli talks aimed at resolving the two Middle Eastern nations’ long-standing maritime dispute.