In Lebanon, Mustafa Adib gives up attempts to form a new government – a mandate he was given a month ago.
The government in the country is based on a narrow division of power according to religious affiliation and the crises in Lebanon have replaced each other.
The latest government, which continues to rule for a transitional period, resigned in August after the huge explosion accident in the capital Beirut.
President Michel Aoun has warned that the country could be sentenced to death if a new government cannot be agreed.