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

Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets. In a country still haunted by the memory of civil war, symbolism is ...

The Lebanese Parliament on Thursday elected the commander of the Lebanese armed forces Gen. Joseph Aoun as the country's next president. Why it matters: Lebanon hasn't had a president for more than ...

Suleiman Frangieh, head of Lebanon's Marada Movement, declared on Wednesday that he was stepping down from the presidential ...

Hezbollah — which has been weakened politically and militarily by the war with Israel — previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern ...

Hezbollah previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar Assad. However, on ...

Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called ...

The candidate previously supported by Hezbollah, Suleiman Frangieh, on Wednesday announced he was pulling out of the race and endorsed Aoun. The Lebanese military has a key role in sustaining the ...

Lebanese MPs are expected to elect a president on Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis. Parliament was ...

After Aoun's term ended in October 2022, Hezbollah backed Frangieh, leader of the Marada Movement, a political party with a ...

Joseph Aoun’s election comes after Hezbollah had previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who then withdrew from the race ...