Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in downtown Beirut, Feb. 9, 2025. (Credit: @grandserail/X)
“The Lebanese public is used to seeing an army of advisers surrounding high-ranking officials. That is far from the case with Nawaf Salam,” said Wadah Sadek, an MP affiliated with the protest movement, who is close to the prime minister, describing the prime minister’s team.Rather than surrounding himself with advisers and a structured team, Salam prefers to rely on the ministers in his government — a tendency that could shift depending on how political developments unfold.“He has not yet had the time to form a fully-fledged working team,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri. He added, however, that some figures are already performing official roles at the Grand Serail, the government headquarters.So who are they? And what exactly do they do? Read more Nawaf Salam: Connecting the Lebanon of yesterday and tomorrow Salam’s...
“The Lebanese public is used to seeing an army of advisers surrounding high-ranking officials. That is far from the case with Nawaf Salam,” said Wadah Sadek, an MP affiliated with the protest movement, who is close to the prime minister, describing the prime minister’s team.Rather than surrounding himself with advisers and a structured team, Salam prefers to rely on the ministers in his government — a tendency that could shift depending on how political developments unfold.“He has not yet had the time to form a fully-fledged working team,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri. He added, however, that some figures are already performing official roles at the Grand Serail, the government headquarters.So who are they? And what exactly do they do? Read more Nawaf Salam: Connecting the Lebanon of yesterday and tomorrow ...