Top Saudi diplomat to visit Lebanon for first time in 15 years
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, ...
New York Sun13d
Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...
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Lebanon Picks US-Backed Aoun as President in Shift From Iran
Lebanon’s lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a ...
With a weakened Hezbollah, does Israel have an opportunity for peace with Lebanon?
In May 2000, when Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon, I was serving as an IDF operational liaison officer, working with ...
Saudi foreign minister says Trump does not raise risk of Iran-Israel war
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration increasing the risk of an ...
Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step ...
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US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate
Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to ...
Middle East geopolitical shifts offer Lebanon chance to control its own fate
Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's ...