The Latest Breaking News from Gebran Bassil

Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

Lebanon’s parliament is to vote for the country’s next president after a two-year void.

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2025

Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President

Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.

International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025

Biden Admin Stops Telling Americans Which Foreigners They Can Debate

The Treasury Department tried to stop an overseas conference that included politicians under sanctions. Now they’re backing down.

Reason · Nov 13, 2024

Nasrallah Snubs Bassil after MP Rejects his Candidate for Lebanese Presidency

Head of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah has refused to hold a meeting with Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief MP Gebran Bassil over his rejection of the party’s candidate for the Lebanese presidency. Bassil has compiled a list of potential candidates that does not include the party’s favored pick, Marada Movement leader…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Bassil Accuses Hezbollah Candidate for Lebanese Presidency of Corruption

Head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil ended on Saturday all hopes for a “comprehensive settlement” over the presidency after launching a scathing attack against the FPM’s ally, Hezbollah. During an address before an FPM youth gathering, the MP delivered messages to “internal and foreign players, rivals…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2023

Lebanon: Hezbollah, Amal Undecided About Nominating Army Chief for Presidency

Lebanon’s Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, has been recenlty topping the list of potential candidates for the presidency. While Aoun has gained the support of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), the head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, announced on Wednesday that he would not object the Army chief’s election,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2023

Bassil, Hezbollah Hold ‘Frank’ Meeting, Underscore Alliance

Head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil and a Hezbollah delegation met on Monday to ease political tensions that had strained their alliance. The two sides have differed over the election of a new president and holding government meetings in wake of the vacuum in the presidency.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2023

Lebanon: Hezbollah Delegation to Visit Bassil on Monday

Lebanon anticipates a meeting on Monday between a Hezbollah delegation and head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, after a dispute recently emerged between the two allies over the Lebanese presidential elections. The Hezbollah delegation includes Political Advisor to Hezbollah's Secretary General Hussein Al-Khalil, and the party’s coordination…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Lebanon: Aoun Uses Defense Minister to Settle Scores with Army Commander

Signs of a political clash began to emerge between Lebanon’s Minister of National Defense in the caretaker government, retired Brigadier General Maurice Slim, and Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, over the appointment of an officer who would manage the Army’s General Inspection Authority. The clash could have been avoided had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 9, 2023

Hamadeh to Asharq Al-Awsat: Presidential Vacuum in Lebanon Will Last Months

It appears that the vacuum in the presidency in Lebanon will last several months given the lack of prospects for a local solution or a breakthrough in complicated regional files that will negatively impact the country. Further aggravating the situation is the near collapse of the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022