Lebanon’s parliament has elected army commander ... in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced on Wednesday he had withdrawn from the race and ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

the downfall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and strong support for Lebanon both regionally and internationally. "We expect the government formation to be relatively quick so they can start to work on ...

The source said representatives from the bloc met Aoun at the parliament during ... rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month. Under multi-confessional Lebanon's power-sharing system ...

As Lebanon will move to fill the presidential ... family who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011. Frangieh is a former ...

STORY: Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph ... including last month's toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lebanon's presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the ...

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked ... led rebels ousted longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad. Hezbollah's "political defeat follows ...

Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun (centre) leaves the parliament after his election as the ... Hezbollah has lost a major ally after rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month. Under ...