(CNN) -- A new Lebanese government was announced Saturday by Suhail Bawji, secretary general of Lebanon's Council of Ministers. He announced the formation of the new Cabinet and named the new ministers in a televised news conference. The new government brings months of political infighting to an end following Prime Minister Najib Mikati's resignation in March 2013. Tammam Salam was named in a presidential decree as the head of the new government, the state news agency NNA reported. Another presidential decree accepted Salam's suggested Cabinet and named the new ministers, while a third formally accepted Mikati's resignation. There have been increased tensions in Lebanon in recent months, where sectarian divisions reflect those in neighboring war-torn Syria, and a number of explosions have rocked the capital. Mikati urged the Lebanese people last month to overcome their differences and engage in dialogue or see the situation worsen.
A new government is announced, bringing to an end 10 months of uncertainty . Tammam Salam is named as the new head of government . The president formally accepts Najib Mikati's resignation as prime minister . Lebanon has witnessed increasing tensions in recent months .