Now Hezbollah is also at risk of losing the support of Lebanese Shiites, who make up its domestic base. As is usually the ...

AFP Lebanon ex-president wishes newly elected president 'success' Posted: January 10, 2025 | Last updated: January 10, 2025 "To congratulate him and wish him success in these difficult ...

The leading candidate is Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun, no relation to the former president. He is widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose ...

Lebanon’s members of parliament had failed in 12 previous rounds of voting to reach a consensus on a president, leaving the presidency vacant since former President Michel Aoun stepped down in ...

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected ... attempts over the past two years to elect a successor to the former president, Michel Aoun – no relation – whose term ended in October 2022.

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule ...

David Schenker, former head of the Bureau of Near ... as president does not grant him absolute power in Lebanon’s political system. "The president is not the most powerful position in Lebanon.

Under multi-confessional Lebanon's power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite ... and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. Former finance minister and International Monetary Fund ...

After over two years of political paralysis, people in Lebanon are pinning their hopes on new President Joseph Aoun, who promises an end to instability. Many also have high hopes due to U.S. President ...

As Lebanon confronts the aftermath of another war with Israel, non-sectarian MP Michel Moawad discusses the new president, ...

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire ...