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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Lebanon’s PM meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus

Lebanon’s Mikati and Syria’s al-Sharaa discuss relations, including smuggling between countries and border challenges.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon's New President Joseph Aoun: A Profile

Learn about Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's new president, known for his integrity and nonpartisan approach in politics.

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Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab

The Independent UK

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Saudi Arabia's Diplomatic Efforts Secure Lebanon's New President

Saudi Arabia's intervention in Lebanon's presidential election led to Michel Aoun's victory, marking a significant shift in regional alliances and dynamics.

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From Houston to Lebanon, Seeking Truth and Music

Meet the DJ and journalist behind Houston’s Ice House Radio, who has mingled with jazz legends and reported abroad—and for whom recent violence in the Middle East is personal.

Texas Observer

Weakening Of Hezbollah Allowed Lebanon To Fill Vacant Presidency

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community.

International Business Times

Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy.

Al Jazeera

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Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and a new president is chosen in Lebanon

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict

The Independent UK

Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy

Army commander’s election increases confidence that ceasefire with Israel will hold

The Guardian - UK

Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 46,000 In Ongoing Conflict

Updates on casualties in Israel-Hamas war, Lebanon's new president, Syrian refugee returns, media restrictions in Gaza conflict, and American hostages at T...

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Lebanon Elects Army Commander Joseph Aoun As President

Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanon's president, facing economic challenges and navigating complex domestic politics.

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‘Talking about the Palestinian story was forbidden’: a developer’s struggle to make a game about the 1948 Nakba

Rasheed Abueideh’s game, based on a folk tale about a mother’s escape to Lebanon has been rejected almost 300 times, but he hopes it can be completed even in the event of his disappearance

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon Elects US-Backed Army Chief As President

Lebanon elects US-backed army chief as president, ending political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Joseph Aoun secures victory with Saudi-US support.

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Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanese president, ending two-year wait

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the war-battered country.

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Al Jazeera

Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president

Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

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

The Independent UK

History made: Habib is 1st Lebanese player in Open era to play in a Grand Slam men's singles draw

Hady Habib isn’t likely to find anything too daunting at the Australian Open now that he’s become the first Lebanese player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles draw

International Business Times

Lebanon Set To Finally Elect President After Two-year Vacancy

Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.

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UN Peacekeepers Patrol In Lebanon As Truce Deadline Nears

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon patrol through rocky hills and olive groves near the border with Israel, ahead of a deadline for a truce in the war with Hezbollah that some residents fear will not hold.

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Biden Administration Shifts Military Aid To Strengthen Lebanon Ceasefire

Biden administration reallocates military aid to Lebanon to reinforce ceasefire with Hezbollah, supporting Lebanese Armed Forces and enhancing security in ...

International Business Times

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.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon approves extradition of Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi to UAE

Amnesty International warns Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi could be at risk of human rights violations if extradited to UAE.

The Independent UK

US shifts more than $100M in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah

The Conversation

‘The international legal system has collapsed, and journalism is collapsing with it’: why 2024 was the deadliest year on record for reporters

The past year has been the deadliest for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began tracking fatalities in 1992. Since 7 October 2023, at least 146 journalists have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon, though the actual numbers are likely much higher, as the…

AAP

Man allegedly took 80-year-old shotgun through airport

A man accused of attempting to carry a shotgun from Australia to Lebanon could face serious jail time despite the weapon reportedly being 'inoperable'.

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