Shiites allies Hezbollah and the Amal Movement are trying to prove that consensus between them will continue in the new ...

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

Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets.

Lebanon will try to elect new state head on Thursday, with officials seeing better chance of success in political landscape shaken by Israel's assault ...

Head of the Marada Movement Suleiman Franjieh announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing from Lebanon’s presidential election and backing the candidacy of army commander Joseph Aoun. Lebanon is ...

Lebanon risks losing vital reconstruction aid if parliament fails to elect a president during its session on Thursday. The high-stakes, long-awaited exercise comes about two weeks before the expiry of ...

The New Arab presents the candidates whose names are circulating ahead of 9 January's parliamentary session to elect a ...

Major-General Elias Baysari, 60, has been interim head of the General Security directorate since the term of his predecessor, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, ended in 2023 with no consensus among ...

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the ...

On Sunday, a senior official in the group, Wafiq Safa, signaled that it would not veto Mr. Aoun’s candidacy as many feared. “They have calculated that they are still powerful, but they will ...