Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph ...

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...

Joseph Aoun is first president since 1990s not to be pre-approved by Tehran and Damascus, signaling an end to Iran-backed ...

Election of Joseph Aoun is seen as a step towards reviving government institutions and securing international aid for Lebanon ...

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

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...

Lebanon's parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new head of state, aiming to fill a post which has been vacant since ...

Lebanon's bonds, which have been in default since 2020, rallied shortly after Joseph Aoun's victory was announced ...

In Lebanon, even Muslims think the Christian identity in the country “is important,” according to the Middle Eastern’s ...

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 ...

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