Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a ...
Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah
The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of ...
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President Barzani congratulates Lebanon's new leader on election
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday congratulated Joseph Aoun on his election ...
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With US-Saudi backing, can Lebanon’s new president rein in Hezbollah?
With top general’s election, the United States and Saudi Arabia aim to draw Lebanon further from Iran. To do that, a new ...
Lebanon Chooses a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have ...
Lebanon Elects President Following a Two-Year Power Vacuum Signalling a Weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year ...
Lebanon selects president after 2-year impasse
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Gen. Joseph Aoun president Thursday, ending a political deadlock that had kept the ...
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With election of nationalist president, Lebanon moves to exit the Axis of Resistance
With a nearly unanimous 99 out of 128 votes, the Lebanese parliament elected the head of the army, Gen. Joseph Aoun, as ...