In shadow of war, Lebanon prepares to try and elect a president after a 2-year vacuum
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, widely seen as favored by US and Saudi Arabia, is likely to win, after endorsement by Hezbollah pick Suleiman Frangieh
Lebanon’s presidential election: A test of Hezbollah’s influence after losing war with Israel
By decimating Hezbollah, weakening Iran, and indirectly contributing to Bashar Assad’s ouster in Syria, Israel has gifted Lebanon with an opportunity to reclaim its sovereignty. Whether Lebanon can seize this moment will be tested on Thursday when its Parliament convenes for the 13th time in over two years to attempt to elect a new president.
Will Lebanon finally elect a president after a 2-year vacuum?
Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a more than 2-year-long presidential vacuum. This time, analysts said, they might finally succeed.
Factbox-Who's in the frame to be Lebanon's next president?
Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by
Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President
Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.
Lebanon Seeks to Elect First President Since 2022 in Wake of War
Lebanese lawmakers will attempt to elect a first president in more than two years this week, with army commander Joseph Aoun one of the two main candidates to lead a country battered by months of war.
Lebanon political crisis: New attempt to elect first president since 2022
Lebanon's politicians have failed to elect a president for over two years. Thursday's attempt coincides with regional power shifts.
Lebanon Set For Yet Another Attempt At Electing President
Lebanese lawmakers are due to meet on Thursday to elect a president, but analysts say that even with key political player Hezbollah weakened by war, white smoke is not guaranteed.
With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote
Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...
US envoy says Israel will withdraw fully from Lebanon, while some Israelis call for residual presence
Outgoing and incoming US administration officials rush to ease conflict in Lebanon as its parliament holds presidential vote ...
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A Christian and a Shiite Confront Loss in Lebanon
With many displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, a believer wrestles with the challenge of coexistence.
US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire
The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to ...
Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, wakes from coma
Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has woken from a coma nearly two months after the 19-year-old suffered a serious head ...
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Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Egyptian poet facing extradition to UAE 'at Beirut airport'
Lawyers for the son of Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi say he was taken to the airport where a rights group says an Emirati ...
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Franjieh Withdraws from Lebanon’s Presidential Race, Backs Army Commander
Head of the Marada Movement Suleiman Franjieh announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing from Lebanon’s presidential ...
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Lebanon, UN appeal for $371 million in urgent humanitarian aid
Lebanon and the UN launched an urgent funding appeal Tuesday for $371.4 million to provide humanitarian assistance in the ...