The U.S. Department of Justice vigorously opposed at a French court hearing in December the release of a Lebanese militant ...

The events that have unfolded in Lebanon between the election of a new president of the Republic on Thursday 9 January and ...

Stability and peace in Syria is vital for Lebanon's recovery Discussing Syria’s recent change of regime, El-Khoury also ...

Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.

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The January 2025 election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanese president marks a shift toward sovereignty and stability following Hezbollah's weakened influence after its war with Israel. Aoun faces major tests ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him ...

1920 - The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France, which creates the State of Greater Lebanon ...

The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ... between Hezbollah and Israel which was brokered ...

While 12 previous attempts have failed to choose a successor to former President Michel Aoun, whose term ended ... after a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

While 12 previous attempts have failed to choose a successor to former President Michel Aoun, whose term ended in October 2022 ... as it seeks to rebuild after a 14-month conflict between Israel and ...