The Lebanese army said Saturday it was ready to deploy its forces in the country's south, accusing Israel of "procrastination ...
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat visited Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the small ...
This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the ...
The Israeli security cabinet had earlier recommended to the government that it allow the Qatar, Egypt and US-mediated truce ...
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Lebanon on January 17 to reinforce France's support for Lebanon's sovereignty and ...
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.
Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a week. It held a blitz of meetings with various political parties. By the time ...
Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing ...
“The level of bloodshed was significant and I remember Joseph was steady and focused,” he said. Aoun commanded the Lebanese army’s 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in ...
Aoun, 61, is from Aichiye, a Christian village in Jezzine province, southern Lebanon. He joined the army as a cadet in 1983, during Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.