The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting ...

BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Joseph Aoun summoned jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to designate him as Lebanon's prime minister, after a majority of Lebanese lawmakers nominated him for the post.

A majority of Lebanese lawmakers endorsed Salam, the presiding judge at the ICJ in The Hague, after two years of a caretaker government Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday picked ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his hands were "extended to everyone", in a gesture to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group that accused ...

Salam backed by most lawmakers, but not Iran-backed Hezbollah Nomination shows power balance has changed, with Hezbollah weakened after disastrous war with Israel Salam says his hands are ...

Prominent diplomat and president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague Nawaf Salam has been named as Lebanon’s new prime minister. Salam was asked to form Lebanon’s ...

The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a surprising turnaround for the crisis-ridden country. On Monday, the office ...

BEIRUT — In another political twist in Beirut, Lebanese judge and veteran diplomat Nawaf Salam secured the nomination to be the country’s prime minister and form a new government on Monday. The move ...

Nawaf Salam was nominated for prime minister after a meeting with newly elected President Joseph Aoun. Lebanon has been grappling with multiple crises, including a devastating economic collapse ...

BEIRUT - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Jan 13 picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government for the war-scarred country and pull it out of economic crisis. A majority of ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 13 (UPI) --Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, was named Monday as Lebanon's new Prime Minister after he won the support of 84 parliamentarians in ...