With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

Widely seen as US, Saudi Arabia's first choice, the 61-year-old general has forged relations across Lebanon's sectarian divides but is often criticized by Hezbollah affiliates ...

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

Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

Some have argued that Joseph Aoun’s election violated the law ... from the United States and Saudi Arabia — and less the result of internal consensus. Hezbollah's war with Israel weakened the militant ...

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in ...

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 out of 128 votes from across the ...

Hezbollah previously backed another candidate ... Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun arrives for a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...

Hezbollah Lawmaker Says Lebanese Opponents Are Working to Exclude the Group BEIRUT (Reuters) - Senior Hezbollah lawmaker ...