Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets.

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than ...

The Lebanese army has begun deploying to the coastal town of Naqoura following the withdrawal of Israeli troops as part of a ...

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...

Lebanon has elected a president following a two-year deadlock and power vacuum, signalling a weakened Hezbollah.

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.

Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a more than ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...