Lebanese ex-PM looks to revive French rescue planBEIRUT: Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri has put himself forward as a potential leader in a bid to break the country’s growing political deadlock. He also began political consultations with other parties in order to revive the possibility of a successful French rescue plan on Monday. After a meeting with President Michel Aoun in the Presidential Palace, Hariri said: “We have no time to waste on political polemics. “Macron has pledged to all of us to mobilize the international community to invest in Lebanon and to provide external financing. The Presidency of the Republic said the negotiations are “purely technical,” downplaying rumors that the talks are part of a normalization process with Israel.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2020 15:11 UTC