Move boosts Joseph Aoun's chances of securing presidency during parliamentary session scheduled for Jan. 9 - Anadolu Ajansı
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 Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian president Bashar ...
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 Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar ...
Hezbollah had insisted on electing Marada Movement leader Suleiman Frangieh, but dropped that demand recently. In announcing his withdrawal from the race, Frangieh endorsed Lebanese army commander ...
Lebanon's parliament faces a decisive presidential vote amid regional turmoil, with Hezbollah and allies shifting their support away from divisive candidate Suleiman Frangieh to potentially less controversial figures.
The candidate previously supported by Hezbollah, Suleiman Frangieh, on Wednesday announced ... but his term was extended twice during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Aoun, who has kept a low ...
Lebanon edged closer to electing a new president on Wednesday night, more than two years after Michel Aoun left the presidential palace in Baabda – but hurdles remain ahead of the vote on Thursday morning.
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.
Lebanon’s parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum of over two years.