Lebanon's president says consultations on new government start next week

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday said parliament will meet on Oct. 15 to begin consultations to form a new government.

Lebanon's government resigned on Aug. 10 in the wake of a devastating blast that killed nearly 200 people and wrecked swathes of the capital, Beirut. Mustapha Adib initially tasked with forming a new cabinet, quit late last month, amid bickering over ministerial posts.