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.

Presidents in Lebanon are brought to power by near political consensus, but more than six contenders were still in play.

The new president, a favorite of Washington, Paris and Riyadh, says he wants to rebuild his country, now in tatters.

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

BEIRUT: The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach ...

Lebanese PM Najib Mikati visits Damascus for talks with new Syrian leader amid improving relations and regional developments.

Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is ...

Israel’s military says it carried out new airstrikes in Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets. Its statement ...

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against free speech ...

Newsom Orders Inquiry Into Why L.A. Firefighters Ran Out of Water In one of L.A.’s richest ZIP codes, food service workers also lost their homes. One Altadena resident is being the ‘eyes on ...

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