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ICJ President Nawaf Salam Named New Lebanese Prime Minister

HeadlineJan 14, 2025

Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, has been named Lebanon’s new prime minister. He has served on the ICJ since 2017. On Monday, Salam received the backing of a majority of lawmakers in Beirut. This comes less than a week after Lebanese lawmakers picked Joseph Aoun to be Lebanon’s new president.

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