U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior military posts is a security concern and bad for their image as they...
The U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, announced on Friday the "allocation of 30 million dollars from the Humanitarian Fund for Lebanon." These funds will be...
The Mufti of the Republic, Abdel Latif Deriane, the highest Sunni authority in Lebanon, extended his congratulations on Friday to the new Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, who was elected the...
The leader of the Kataeb party, Sami Gemayel, hailed the election of the new President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, which he described as a "new chapter in the history of Lebanon,"...
The Yemeni news agency (SABA) reports that Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom targeted a major power plant near the capital Sanaa during a series of airstrikes on several regions in...
“I undertake to quickly convene binding parliamentary consultations for the appointment of a prime minister,” newly elected President Joseph Aoun said during his inaugural speech, officially...
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported the public execution of a local official accused of being linked to the fallen regime.
The Lebanese Army handed over to the National Litani Office a building on Friday that was occupied by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) and Fateh...
Why was Joseph Aoun elected as the 14th president of Lebanon after more than two years of deadlock? The answer lies primarily in his inaugural address — a powerful, even historic, speech that was...
Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun visited the Baabda Palace on Friday to congratulate his successor, Joseph Aoun, who was elected the previous day after a two-year vacancy in the presidency....
BEIRUT — Newly elected President Joseph Aoun started his time in office with a packed schedule: a meeting with the head of the resigned government, Najib Mikati, at the to start the day off, and...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun after the country went more than two years without a head of state, saying unity will...
There is no better way to celebrate the reopening of the Metropolis Cinema association than with the 19th edition of the Screens of Reality festival, which will take place from Jan. 10 to 21. The...
Elected president on Thursday, after a vacancy of more than two years, Joseph Aoun is the fifth head of state to have held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces, following...
Yesterday’s election not only filled a two-year and three-month-long presidential vacancy, but it also marks the start of a new phase for Lebanon, following a series of successive crises and a...
Amid a resounding round of applause, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil stood out — for his silence. He did not share the same enthusiasm of the rest of the 127 MPS, including those...
The caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, will travel to Syria on Saturday for his first official visit since a coalition led by Islamists took power, his press office told AFP on...
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Beirut on Friday afternoon to extend his congratulations to his new Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, according to the state-run National...
The 14th president, General Joseph Aoun, was elected on Thursday, Jan. 9, in the second round, receiving 99 votes in Parliament out of 128 seats. His election follows more than two years of...
"Here come the real voters." "All the better for us, otherwise we would never have had a president ... at least not a real one." Two members of the parliamentary guard chatted...
The Italian Foreign Minister started a visit to Damascus on Friday, where foreign delegations have been arriving one after another since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a month ago to...
The average price of Eurobonds, Lebanese dollar debt securities, recorded a significant rise in the wake of General Joseph Aoun's election as president on Thursday, gaining nearly two points in...
After years of using Syria as a strategic corridor to deliver weapons and logistic support to Hezbollah in line with its regional strategy, Iran has largely withdrawn its forces from the country,...
19:36 Beirut Time South Lebanon The death toll from the Israeli strike on a vehicle in Tayr Debba has risen to at least five, according to the Health Ministry. At least two of them...
At what point can one indulge in optimism as a Lebanese? Just a few weeks ago, the future seemed entirely bleak. The war was still present. The country appeared on the verge of implosion. Regional...
The body of an Israeli hostage who was held in the Gaza Strip and whose body was brought back to Israel has been identified a few days after his repatriation, the army announced in a statement on...
19:26 Beirut Time In a press release, the Beirut Merchants' Association congratulated the new president, regarding his election as a “new beginning” for the country, particularly in...
The official Palestinian death toll from the Israeli offensive in Gaza is likely underestimated by 41 percent over the first nine months of the conflict, according to a new academic study published...
Egyptian activist and poet Abdel Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi was extradited to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the outgoing Lebanese government made its decision...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
