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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

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 ...

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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

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.

Al Jazeera

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 Independent UK

‘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…

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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'.

AAP

US envoy says Israeli army will withdraw completely from south Lebanon

As Israel pulls out of western sector, Amos Hochstein promises full Israeli withdrawal with 60-day deadline looming.

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US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Pullout From 2nd South Lebanon Town

Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Middle East latest: 3 Israelis fatally shot in West Bank attack on a bus

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others

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Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release

Al-Qaradawi’s family seeks Lebanese PM’s intervention to prevent his deportation to Egypt, fearing risks to his life.

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Hezbollah Leader Killed In Israeli Airstrike, War Erupts

Learn about the Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, escalating conflict in Lebanon and leading to a fragile ceasefire.

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Gaza Rescuers Say 23 Dead In Latest Israeli Strikes

Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 months into the war with Hamas Palestinian militants.

The Independent UK

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed last year inside the war operations room, aide says

A senior Hezbollah security official says leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group’s war operations room

The Independent UK

The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline

International Business Times

Lebanon Minister Says Working To 'Resolve' Syria's New Entry Restrictions

Lebanon's interior minister on Friday told AFP that Beirut was working to find a solution with Syria, after two security officials said Damascus had imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens.

Latin Times

Israel Reveals Footage of Covert Operation Inside Syria That Destroyed An Iranian Missile Manufacturing Compound

"Operation Many Ways" sought to destroy the underground facility that mostly supplied Hezbollah in Lebanon

Al Jazeera

Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said.

Dynamite News

15 killed, 20 injured as Israel continues strikes in northern Gaza on New Year

Israeli forces continued their strikes on Jabalia in Northern Gaza, killing 15 people and injuring 20 others on Wednesday (local time), France 24 reported. Read further On Dynamite News:

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