FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai speaks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 15, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday the nation faced "multiple dangers" that would be hard to weather without a government, speaking after the prime minister-designate quit and dealt a blow to France's bid to lift the country out of crisis.
Muslim religious figures also said Lebanese needed to unite following Mustapha Adib's decision to step down on Saturday after his efforts to form a cabinet hit a roadblock over ministerial appointments in the sectarian system.
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