Lebanon's Bassil suggests government talks nearing "happy ending"

Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, said on Tuesday he hoped that difficult talks over forming a new government were nearing a "happy ending".

Politicians must agree on a new government to stave off an even deeper economic crisis and attract foreign support. Talks have been in deadlock since Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister under pressure from an unprecedented wave of protests.

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