MPs and ambassadors start converging on Parliament ahead of the 13th presidential election session

09
Jan.
2025

MPs and ambassadors start converging on Parliament ahead of the 13th presidential election session

05:00

Ocean temperatures hit record high in 2024: EU monitor

05:00

Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor

03:21

S. Korea presidential security chief says must be 'no bloodshed' over Yoon arrest

02:58

NFL moves Los Angeles Rams playoff game to Arizona due to fires

02:20

US Supreme Court denies Trump bid to halt sentencing in hush money case

01:11

National guard being deployed to Los Angeles fire zones: sheriff

00:43

Biden says 'making real progress' with Gaza hostage deal

00:42

Biden says 'climate change is real,' as fires ravage LA

00:38

Venezuela opposition leaders 'should not be harmed,' Trump says

09/01 23:59

Biden says LA fires most 'devastating' in California's history

09/01 23:14

Venezuela govt says report of opposition leader's arrest 'a lie'

09/01 23:07

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado freed after arrest: team

09/01 22:18

Spain expresses 'total condemnation' of arrest of Venezuela opposition leader Machado

09/01 22:11

Venezuela opposition candidate demands 'immediate liberation' of arrested leader Machado

09/01 21:33

Machado arrested after Caracas protest: Venezuelan opposition

09/01 21:28

Britain says looks forward to working with Lebanon's new president

09/01 20:58

Biden hails Aoun as 'right leader' for Lebanon: statement

09/01 20:48

Turkey hopes Aoun election will bring 'stability' to Lebanon: ministry

09/01 20:47

UN Sec. Council hails Lebanon presidential election after long 'vacancy'

09/01 20:45

Europe and US are 'stronger together': EU chief

09/01 20:17

Venezuela opposition leader emerges from hiding to lead protests: AFP

09/01 19:28

United States 'will always be reliable partner': US defence chief

09/01 19:16

Russia says hopes new Lebanon president will bring 'political stability'

09/01 19:11

Ubisoft says reviewing restructuring options as postpones latest Assassin's Creed game

09/01 19:08

Germany says Lebanese president's election is chance for 'reforms'

09/01 19:07

Ukraine's supporters 'must not falter': US defence chief

09/01 18:58

Palisades fire 'one of the most destructive natural disasters' in LA history: fire chief

09/01 18:57

Attack kills 26 soldiers in north Benin: military source

09/01 18:53

Major Los Angeles fires still 'zero percent' contained: officials

09/01 18:43

Biden warns against 'hate' and 'abuse of power' at Carter funeral

09/01 18:40

Poland to grant Israeli officials 'free' access to Auschwitz ceremony: govt

09/01 18:40

EU chief says new president represents 'moment of hope' for Lebanon

09/01 18:35

Everton sack manager Sean Dyche: club

09/01 18:16

Zelensky to visit Rome later Thursday: diplomatic source

09/01 18:11

Abbas says Lebanon will overcome 'repercussions of Israeli aggression' with new president

09/01 17:41

Iran judiciary says Swiss national found dead in prison

09/01 17:12

Qatar welcomes election of Lebanon president, hopes for 'stability': statement

09/01 16:43

France charges founder of adult website linked to mass rape trial: prosecutors

09/01 16:24

US embassy says 'committed to working closely' with new Lebanon president

09/01 16:15

France congratulates new Lebanon president, urges forming of 'strong government'

09/01 16:10

President Joseph Aoun reviews the Presidential Guard on arrival at Baabda Presidential Palace

09/01 16:08

US says claims of plotting Maduro overthrow are 'categorically false'

09/01 15:55

President Joseph Aoun heads to Baabda Presidential Palace

09/01 15:49

France's Sarkozy tells court 'not a cent' of Libyan money in campaign funds

09/01 15:36

Scholz opposes Trump call to raise NATO defence spending to 5% of GDP

09/01 15:30

UN rights chief 'deeply concerned' at 'arbitrary detentions' in Venezuela

09/01 15:22

Lebanon president-elect vows to respect truce with Israel, work to remove 'Israeli occupation'

09/01 15:20

Iran says hopes to serve 'common interests' with new Lebanese president

09/01 15:20

President Joseph Aoun pledges rapid consultations to appoint prime minister

09/01 15:20

President Joseph Aoun pledges to secure Lebanon's neutrality

09/01 15:15

President Joseph Aoun promises to work with the government to secure approval for a law on the independence of the judiciary

09/01 15:11

New Lebanese president says state will have 'monopoly' on arms

09/01 15:10

New Lebanese president vows swift consulations to name PM

09/01 15:10

President Joseph Aoun, in his inaugural speech: “Today marks the beginning of a new stage in Lebanon's history”.

09/01 15:06

Israel hopes new Lebanon president will help achieve 'stability': FM

09/01 15:05

Lebanon president-elect says country entering 'new phase'

09/01 14:55

Lebanon's new president, former army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun, sworn in

09/01 14:40

Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s new president with 99 votes

09/01 14:39

Army chief Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanese president

09/01 14:30

Vote counting in the second round of presidential election starts

09/01 14:15

Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun's wife, Neemat, arrives at parliament

09/01 14:04

Danish PM to gather party leaders to discuss Trump's Greenland comments

09/01 13:26

Ukraine's fight 'matters to all of us': US defence chief

09/01 13:25

US announces new $500 mn military aid package for Ukraine

09/01 13:24

Zelensky says allies entering 'new chapter' of opportunities under Trump

09/01 13:20

Zelensky says Western troops in Ukraine would help 'force Russia to peace'

09/01 13:03

Italy PM says US won't forcefully take Greenland, Panama

09/01 12:45

EU ready to lead Ukraine support 'if US not willing': Kallas

09/01 12:36

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 70 killed in 24 hours

09/01 12:17

Lebanon army chief fails first round of presidential vote

09/01 12:15

Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun got 71 votes, short of the 86 votes needed for him to be elected in the first round

09/01 12:08

Trump must respect Greenland's 'sovereignty': EU top diplomat

09/01 12:05

Presidential Election: Vote Counting Begins in Parliament

09/01 12:00

US greenhouse gas emissions fell only 0.2% in 2024: analysis

09/01 11:55

Kremlin says watching Trump closely over 'dramatic' Greeland situation

09/01 11:45

The voting for electing a president of the republic starts

09/01 11:30

Hyundai Motor says to invest record $16.6 bn in South Korea

09/01 11:01

Lebanon parliament meets to elect president: AFP

09/01 10:55

UK FM Lammy refuses to condemn Trump comments on Greenland

09/01 10:40

The 13th presidential election session to end the two-year-long vacuum in the top post kicks off in the presence of all 128 members of parliament