War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
Lebanon’s new prime minister has formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun ...
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of ...
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Trump Envoy Pushes Lebanon’s New Leaders to Isolate Hezbollah
Her remarks came after she met with Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Aoun, who later appeared to contradict her suggestion. In a statement, his office said that some of Ms. Ortagus’s comments ...
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the ...
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A Better Lebanon Is Possible
At least some of Lebanon’s leaders seem ready to take advantage. Newly elected President Joseph Aoun, the former commander of the Lebanese armed forces, has said that government troops will move back ...
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Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s PM-designate amid political shift?
Beirut, Lebanon – The appointment of Nawaf Salam ... on Monday caps off a rapid period of political change after Joseph Aoun was elected president last week, filling a position that had ...
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Lebanon President Joseph Aoun starts consultations for PM selection
Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun has begun binding consultations with members of parliament to nominate a prime minister. Aoun’s consultations got under way at 8:15am (06:15 GMT ...
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Lebanon Names Nawaf Salam, a Diplomat and Jurist, as Prime Minister
Mr. Salam was endorsed by a majority of lawmakers in the country’s 128-seat Parliament on Monday, after which Lebanon’s newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, asked him to form a government.
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Xi extends congratulations to Joseph Aoun on assuming presidency of Lebanon
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Joseph Aoun on assuming the presidency of Lebanon. Noting that China and Lebanon enjoy a traditional friendship ...
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'Israel Should Withdraw From Southern Lebanon As Ceasefire Deadline Approaches,' Says Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, during which he urged Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon within the deadline set ...
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What Lebanon's shifting political landscape means for Hezbollah
Lebanon elected General Joseph Aoun, the head of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), as president earlier this month, ending a more than two-year presidential vacuum. Just days later, Nawaf Salam ...