President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new ...

Iran's supreme leader says negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable,” after U.S. President Donald ...

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The funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will be held on February 23, the group's current chief said on Sunday, ...

The Lebanese Hezbollah group Sunday announced the funeral of its longtime leader will take place on Feb. 23, months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a ...

The terms require the Lebanese army to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Raad said Hezbollah would follow the next steps, and “proceed with calm and ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the war ...

Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader. Aoun headed the country’s army since ...

Lebanon's new president and former army commander ... Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. SourceAssociated Press ...

BEIRUT-Lebanon’s Parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Jan 9, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has US support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president ... Aoun commanded the Lebanese army’s 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as commander, he oversaw ...