Saad Hariri in Cairo: Can Egypt Break The Lebanese Cabinet Deadlock?

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri flew to Egypt Wednesday for talks with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on developments in Lebanon and the region, Hariri's media office said in a statement.

The PM-designate will also meet with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the statement added.

Hariri's trip comes as his efforts to form a new government have hit a dead-end following a deepening rift with President Michel Aoun. It also follows an announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron last week that he plans to visit Beirut for a third time in an effort to push through a French proposal to resolve the Lebanese political crisis.

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