The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has left behind lots of rubble. Some experts fear that much of it will be dumped ...

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament ...

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule ...

The unusually direct U.S. intervention in Lebanon's sectarian politics appears aimed at capitalizing on shifts in the power ...

Mansouri didn’t respond to phone calls seeking comment. Jaber, who stepped away from parliament in 2022 after 30 years, has been a vocal critic of Lebanon’s political class for its failure to ...

The new leadership in Lebanon may bring much needed positive change to the country - and that may spread to the rest of the region.

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, on his country's first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that ...

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous cease ...

By Euan Ward and Dayana Iwaza Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon’s fractured Parliament overcame more than two years of gridlock on Thursday to select a new president, a critical step toward ...

An array of domestic and foreign powers are vying for influence in Lebanon, including the Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, Israel, Iran, Syria, and the United States.