A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...

Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...

Joseph Aoun now faces the daunting task of steering Lebanon toward a brighter future. However, his tenure is likely to encounter persistent resistance from his opponents, particularly Hezbollah and it ...

minister Suleiman Frangieh." Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut in late September. Aoun, 60, is the current leader of the Lebanese Armed Forces, who are influential in ensuring ...

Momentum built behind Joseph Aoun's candidacy on Wednesday, as Hezbollah's preferred candidate - Suleiman Frangieh - withdrew ... met Lebanese politicians in Beirut on Wednesday.

Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew and declared support for the army commander, and as French and Saudi envoys shuttled around Beirut, urging his election in meetings with politicians, three Lebanese ...

BEIRUT, Jan 9: Lebanon’s parliament has ended a two-year ... Aoun, widely supported by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, won after former candidate Suleiman Frangieh withdrew and endorsed him. Aoun pledged ...

Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew and declared support for the army commander, and as French and Saudi envoys shuttled around Beirut, urging his election in meetings with politicians, three Lebanese ...