A tough job. With Lebanon mired in the worst economic crisis in its history, Aoun must name a prime minister capable of carrying out the difficult reforms that are necessary to unlock funding from ...

Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday ... while working on reforms to resolve a crippling economic crisis. First, he must name a prime minister to help shape the nation’s future after years of crises ...

Aoun, who has been commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since ... without mentioning the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by name. Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to ...

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According to a statement by the Lebanese Presidency, Aoun will start on Monday the parliamentary consultations in the presidential palace of Baabda, eastern Beirut, to name a prime minister and to ...

Jan. 9, 2025 has become a historic date for the Lebanese people as a presidential vacancy that lasted over two years has come to an end. With a divided Christian majority, Lebanon has elected a ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun began consultations with lawmakers on Monday to designate a prime minister in what political sources saw as a tight race between incumbent Najib ...

The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...

He did not name those powers but could have been referencing the rivalry between Iran on one side, which backs the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the U.S. and Israel on the other.

Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday ... working on reforms to resolve a crippling economic crisis. First, he must name a prime minister to help shape the nation’s future after years of crises and ...