Lebanon’s newly-elected president, Joseph Aoun, will visit Saudi Arabia following an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a statement posted on X on Saturday. The statement said Saudi Arabia would be Aoun’s first foreign trip in his new role but did not...

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati led a delegation on Saturday heading to Syria on a one-day visit to meet with the new Syrian leadership, the Central News Agency said. The visit comes at the invitation of Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of the new Syrian administration. The...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday reaffirmed his country's insistence on Israel’s full withdrawal from all Lebanese territories, according to a statement. It came during Aoun's meeting with the leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration, Nikos Christodoulides, at the Presidential...

Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday. The presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun’s term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions unable to agree on...