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Beirut, Lebanon – A new president. A new prime minister. And the sense that Hezbollah, arguably the most powerful group in the country, has been…
Beirut, Lebanon – A new president. A new prime minister. And the sense that Hezbollah, arguably the most powerful group in the country, has been…
Lebanon’s new president’s comments come after the UN chief called on Israel to end its ‘occupation’ of southern Lebanon.Lebanon’s new president has demanded that Israel…
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun shake hands as they attend a press conference after their meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, on…
France’s Emmanuel Macron is the first foreign head of state to visit Beirut since Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon’s president.French President Emmanuel Macron has…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Photo by Lebanese…
1 of 11 | People celebrate In Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between…
Beirut, Lebanon – The appointment of Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as prime minister of Lebanon has many Lebanese feeling…
NewsFeedAfter two years of political turmoil and paralysis, Lebanon has appointed a new prime minister. Nawaf Salam, who was a judge at the International Court…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Support for Salam shows a big shift in the power balance in Lebanon as Hezbollah wanted PM Mikati to keep the job.Nawaf…
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners.Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun has begun binding consultations with members of…
As seen from Misgav Am in northern Israel and unidentified attack on a southern Lebanon village close to Metula show smoke billowing up seconds after…
Palestinians, including children, hold metal pots and pans as they gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip,…
Syria’s new leader Ahmad Shara met with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus to lay "the basis for a new phase” in their…
Lebanon’s Mikati and Syria’s al-Sharaa discuss bilateral issues, including smuggling between the two countries and border challenges.Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut…
Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis.After a two-year political deadlock, Lebanon has a president. The election of army chief Joseph Aoun…
1 of 6 | Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (C) stands next to the Parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, as he delivers a speech Thursday.…
Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than…
NewsFeedLebanon’s parliament has selected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s president, ending a more than two-year gap without a head of state. Al Jazeera’s…
Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured…
Amnesty International warns that al-Qaradawi could be at risk of human rights violations if extradited to the UAE.Lebanon’s government has decided to extradite Egyptian opposition…