Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...
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Lebanon Names Nawaf Salam, a Diplomat and Jurist, as Prime Minister
The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting ...
CNN3d
Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister
The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a surprising turnaround for the crisis-ridden country. On Monday, the office ...
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Lebanon Finally Elects a President
Lebanon’s parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as president on January 9, 2025, ending a two-year stalemate. Parliament had failed to elect a president 12 times following the end of the previous ...
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Habib makes history as first Lebanese to win A Grand Slam match
He was draped in the Lebanon flag as he signed autographs after the match. “This is probably one of the best days of my career honestly,” said Habib. “It’s such an incredible feeling to ...
AOL3d
Lebanon to name a prime minister as new phase begins
The outcome is expected to emerge by the end of the day. The prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim according to Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system which parcels out state positions on the ...
CNN5d
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
It was a last-minute push by Saudi Arabia that decided Lebanon’s fate on Thursday. There were less than 24 hours before parliament was set to choose the next president. But Lebanon’s checkered ...
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UAE to reopen embassy in Lebanon after more than three years
DUBAI/BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation was in Lebanon on Monday to make arrangements for the reopening of the Gulf Arab state's embassy in Beirut after more ...
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Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year vacancy
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out ...
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Trump flies flag at full height before end of Carter mourning period
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued a similar 30-day directive for his state. The AP reported a large flag at Mar-a-Lago had initially been lowered to half-staff but has since been raised.
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The woman who built an 'aidbot' for displaced people in Lebanon
Last autumn Hania Zataari, a mechanical engineer who works for Lebanon's Ministry of Industry put her skills to use as war in the country raged on. Hailing from Sidon, South Lebanon, she created a ...