Macron was received at Beirut’s international airport by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and was expected to head to ...

France's president said Friday that Paris will soon host an aid conference to help rebuild Lebanon after the Israel-Hezbollah ...

"Today there are two options in the country: a serious reform option, called Nawaf Salam, and an option that takes us back, called Najib Mikati," he said. Some opposition lawmakers on Saturday ...

Prior to that, incumbent caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was widely viewed as the most likely contender for the post. Salam’s designation is a blow to Hezbollah and its allies Amal ...

A tally given by Lebanese media put Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, ahead of any other candidate including the incumbent Najib Mikati.

If able to form a government, Salam will replace Najib Mikati, whose administration has been functioning in a caretaker capacity for over two years. Salam's designation comes without the support ...

The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for ...

BEIRUT — New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a government that will have to face major challenges in the ...

The announcement on Monday reflects the weakened position of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, which wanted caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to keep the job, following its devastating war with ...