Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in ...

GIVEN the sensitivity of the situation, we must speak clearly. This message is directed to the new Lebanese political ...

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

The appointment of Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as prime minister of Lebanon has ...

Lebanon’s unique “confessional” democracy has ensured its government has a measure of pluralism, but regional experts say its power-sharing system ... and dynamics of political power.

Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday urged all parties in Lebanon to "demonstrate renewed ... vacancy that had left the country’s political system in gridlock. Following his election, Aoun ...

In line with Lebanon’s sectarian political system, the prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim, the president a Maronite Christian, and the parliament speaker a Shia Muslim. Salam is set to lead ...

The selection of Salam was widely seen as a major political blow to the Lebanese militant group and political party, which ...