This is Beirut, 16/01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam continued his non-binding parliamentary consultations for the second consecutive day, meeting with 10 MPs. Salam is scheduled to meet with President Aoun at the Baabda Palace to update him on the outcomes of these discussions. At the conclusion of the first round, which ended at 1 PM on Thursday, the majority ...
This is Beirut, 15/01 22:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Free Patriotic Movement Hezbollah Nawaf Salam government
Wednesday’s non-binding parliamentary consultations began with the notable absence of Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, who was expected to meet with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam before the beginning of discussions with MPs. Instead, consultations were launched by Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab, who commended Salam’s ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 15/01 11:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived at the Parliament this morning at 10 AM. However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who was scheduled to meet with him, boycotted the non-binding consultations. Meanwhile, the Shiite duo Amal and Hezbollah had been considering boycotting the parliamentary consultations since Tuesday evening, a decision ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Amal and Hezbollah blocs declared its decision to abstain from participating in the non-binding parliamentary consultations scheduled by Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam on Wednesday to form his government. During an interview with the local channel LBCI on Wednesday, MP Qassem Hachem, affiliated with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 14/01 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Amal Hezbollah Israel
“I did not come to engage in politics, but to build a state that can only be founded on justice and equality for all its components.” This statement, delivered by General Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's first president after its centenary, during his first official meeting with a congratulatory delegation, succinctly summarizes his vision and ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Amal Hezbollah Joseph Aoun president election\
Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun was elected on Thursday as the 14th president of Lebanon in a second round of the voting, ending more than two years of vacuum in the top post. Aoun obtained 99 votes of the 128-member unicameral parliament, against 9 blank votes, two votes for Chibli Mallat and 18 invalid ballots. The second round of the voting ...
Yara Germany, 09/01 14:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army Amal Hezbollah President election
When considering the implementation of a ceasefire—fragile at best—a devastating war between Hezbollah and Israel, the second-largest non-nuclear explosion in history, an unprecedented economic collapse, an unparalleled political paralysis, an attack by ISIS on Lebanese soil, all compounded by Lebanon's deeply rooted sectarian tensions, one ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 13:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amal Free Patriotic Movement Hezbollah Joseph Aoun presidential election
Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun failed to get elected as Lebanon’s new president in the first round of parliament voting on Thursday. Aoun received 71 votes, short of the 86 ballots that he needs to be elected in the first round. The ballots included 37 blank votes, two for Chebli Mallat and 18 invalid votes. The blank and invalid votes have ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 09/01 10:50 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Amal Gebran Bassil Hezbollah Israel
Since the end of former President Michel Aoun's term in October 2022, Lebanon has been facing a period of presidential vacancy, accompanied by overlapping economic and security crises, the most recent being the war between Hezbollah and Israel. From political divisions to diplomatic visits, the Lebanese political scene has become mired in ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amal Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Marada Presidential election
Head of Marada Party Sleiman Frangieh, MP Neemat Frem and former Minister Ziyad Baroud have each announced on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their candidacy for Thursday's presidential election, in favor of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun. Frangieh, whose candidature for president was supported by the Shiite duo – Amal and ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 2024-12-24 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The key issue Walid Joumblatt brought back from Paris, coupled with the information shared with Nabih Berri about Joseph Aoun’s rising presidential prospects – stemming from his leadership of a key institution and his role in ensuring stability – has revitalized the stagnant presidential process. This development has prompted candidates to ...
Sonia Rizk, 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amal Baalbeck Hamas Hezbollah Israel Palestine
At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...