Following the bitter objections of the "Shiite Duo" to Dr. Nawaf Salam’s designation as prime minister, he is seeking to reassure them by stressing that he has two choices: "accommodation" or ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) vision ...

Lebanon’s former president, Michel Aoun (not related to Joseph Aoun) was a longtime ally of Hezbollah. The group had hoped it ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has appointed International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new ...

Analysis: After a two-year vacuum, the election of army chief Joseph Aoun as president reflects a changing balance of power ...

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.

Aoun’s predecessor is the Hezbollah-backed former President Michel Aoun (the two are not related). His tenure, which ended more than two years ago, was widely seen as an era of Iranian ...

The political division had derailed Lebanon, leaving the country without a president following the end of the tenure of Michel Aoun — who is not related to the new head of state — in October 2022.

After many attempts, Lebanon has finally elected a president, ending more than two years of deadlock and raising hopes of a ...

One of the most influential Christian parties in the country, the Free Patriotic Movement of former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the current president — opposed his candidacy.