Nawaf Salam, has pledged to “rescue, reform and rebuild” the crisis-hit country, and he has extended an olive branch to Hezbollah, which did not back his nomination. In his first speech in the ...

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 ...

Beirut, Lebanon – The appointment of Nawaf Salam ... It is unclear whether Hezbollah and its allies will allow Salam to make the reforms he feels are necessary for Lebanon or will push back ...

Just days later, Nawaf Salam was named as the country's prime minister. Business Insider has taken a look at what the moves mean for Hezbollah. Lebanon elected General Joseph Aoun, the head of the ...

especially following Hezbollah’s declining influence after last year’s conflict with Israel and the diminished clout of its Syrian ally, President Bashar Assad. Nawaf Salam brings a ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers nominated him on Monday, a big blow to Hezbollah, ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday picked international jurist Nawaf Salam to form ... said after endorsing Mr. Salam that it was time for Hezbollah to focus on "political work".

Lebanon now has a new government in waiting for the first time in two years after Nawaf Salam was nominated for prime ...

Nawaf Salam spoke after meeting with Lebanon's new ... an apparent reference to the Hezbollah militant group, which in past years opposed his appointment as prime minister and this year indicated ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his hands were "extended to everyone", in a gesture to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group that accused opponents of ...