A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar ...

As I write on 12 January, talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement continue in Qatar. Benjamin ...

The leading candidate is Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun, no relation to the former president. He is widely seen as the ...

Aoun ran against Hezbollah candidate Suleiman Frangieh, who eventually withdrew to support Aoun. He was eventually elected in a second round of polls when no candidate achieved the required ...

Joseph Aoun now faces the daunting task of steering Lebanon toward a brighter future. However, his tenure is likely to encounter persistent resistance from his opponents, particularly Hezbollah and it ...

Hezbollah — which has been weakened politically and militarily by the war with Israel — previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in ...

Newly-elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews the honour guard (Hussein Malla/AP) Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state ...

Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The session was the legislature’s ...