President Michel Aoun on Wednesday signed a decree appointing caretaker Defense Minister Zeina Akar as acting Foreign Minister, hours after the resignation of caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe over remarks that sparked a diplomatic storm with the Gulf countries. Aoun asked Akar -- who is also deputy prime minister -- "to proceed with her duties as acting foreign minister" as well as her original portfolio. Wehbe said in a televised ...