epa02778817 Lebanese army soldiers work on re-opening the Khaldeh highway that was blocked by supporters of MP Talal Erslan, Beirut, Lebanon, 13 June 2011. Supporters of Lebanese Democratic Party leader MP Talal Erslan blocked the Khaldeh highway that leads to South Lebanon to protest against the distribution of cabinet portfolios in the new government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Erslan resigned from the cabinet shortly after its formation. Earlier in the day Prime Minister Mikati announced the formation of a 30-member cabinet after almost five months of political vacuum in the country. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH