Lawmakers elected Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, the first step in forming a government to lead a ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than ...

The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire agreement that ended a major war between the two countries last November is on a knife’s edge. CNN joins the United Nations’ Indian peacekeeping contingent in south ...

The outcome showed the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group after its devastating war with Israel.

Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets.

Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...

Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of the two-thirds majority to become president in the first round of ...

Lebanon's parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new head of state, aiming to fill a post which has been vacant since ...

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...

Lebanon's lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a ...