Parliament will convene on Thursday in effort to end country’s prolonged political crisis, fill presidential vacancy that has ...

The Lebanese Parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new president after two years of political vacuum in the country. The ...

The Lebanese parliament ended the first round of voting on Thursday without electing a new president. The assembly convened ...

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (of the Shi'ite Amal party) adjourned the session for two hours for "consultations," before ...

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...

Lebanon's Prime Minister-desgnate Nawaf Salam began non-binding parliamentary consultations on Wednesday to form his ...

Aoun only needed a simple parliamentary majority of 65 votes on Thursday afternoon to be elected as Lebanon’s new leader.

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...

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.

The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as ...

The post, reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel ...

The Lebanese parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun president on Thursday, ending two years of political vacuum in the ...