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Lebanon set to finally elect president after two-year vacancy
Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.
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
Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections to fill the top post, potentially ushering in a new era of leadership.
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.
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.
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 Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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 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 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.
Lebanon tries, yet again, to elect a president
Lebanon’s fractious parliament will try on Thursday to do something it has failed at a dozen times over the past two years: elect a president. How it works: In Lebanon, parliament chooses the president.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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Lebanon Headed Towards Promised Sovereignty
Syria has liberated itself from the Assad regime. Israel’s ferocious military campaign against Hezbollah has effectively liberated Lebanon, too. Unlike Syria, however, Lebanon hasn’t yet internalized ...
Now Is the Time to Reimagine Lebanon
The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate into ...
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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 ...