The election of General Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon ended a two-year stalemate in which the position was vacant, and Lebanon basically had ...

Hezbollah has suffered several major setbacks since Oct. 8, 2023, and significant changes seem to be occurring within Lebanon’s Shi'ite community and the terror group itself.

Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race. In his inaugural speech to ...

Hezbollah, the Shiite terrorist group that became a powerful political force in Lebanon, had refused to allow an election unless its preferred candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, was chosen president.

During the early days of President Suleiman Frangieh's term, Saeb Salam formed a technocratic government composed mainly of young people from the American University of Beirut (AUB), including ...

Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race. In his inaugural speech to ...

Hezbollah-affiliated MPs eventually voted for Aoun, after their preferred candidate Suleiman Frangieh withdrew. Aoun has promised to “confirm the state’s right to monopolise the carrying of weapons”, ...

Lebanese commentators have highlighted what they say is the severe blow Hezbollah suffered to its prestige after failing to secure the country’s presidency for its preferred candidate, Suleiman ...

Hezbollah had previously supported Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon, as its preferred candidate. However, Frangieh announced his withdrawal from the race on ...