Move boosts Joseph Aoun's chances of securing presidency during parliamentary session scheduled for Jan. 9 - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Hezbollah — which has been weakened politically and militarily by the war with Israel — previously backed another candidate, ...

Hezbollah had insisted on electing Marada Movement leader Suleiman Frangieh, but dropped that demand recently. In announcing his withdrawal from the race, Frangieh endorsed Lebanese army commander ...

Lebanon's parliament faces a decisive presidential vote amid regional turmoil, with Hezbollah and allies shifting their ...

Officials close to the matter told ABC News on Sunday that a high-level Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad -- ...

Lebanon edged closer to electing a new president on Wednesday night, more than two years after Michel Aoun left the ...

Aoun ran against Hezbollah candidate Suleiman Frangieh, who eventually withdrew to support Aoun. He was eventually elected in a second round of polls when no candidate achieved the required ...

Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for more than two years. A first round of voting showed ...