which the World Bank estimates cost the country $8.5 billion. Lebanon’s system of government requires the new president to convene consultations with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime ...

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict. The ministry said a total of ...

Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day Thursday to elect a much-needed president, with army chief Joseph Aoun expected to win. The Mediterranean country has been without a president ...

"Today, a new phase in Lebanon's history begins," he told the chamber. Aoun faces the tasks of overseeing a fragile ceasefire in south Lebanon and naming a prime minister capable of implementing ...

Newly-elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews the honour guard (Hussein Malla/AP) Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state ...

By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, three senior political sources said, ending a presidential ...

"Today, a new phase in Lebanon's history begins," he told the chamber. Aoun faces the tasks of overseeing a fragile ceasefire in south Lebanon and naming a prime minister capable of implementing the ...

Army chief Joseph Aoun, 60, is widely seen as the frontrunner, with backers of his candidacy saying he might be the man to oversee the rapid deployment of the military in south Lebanon.