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Aoun as a figure close to the Hezbollah was a very bitter experience for Riyadh's interests, influence, and plans in Lebanon as during this period, Saad Hariri, the most important ally of Riyadh in Lebanon, left the politics, and the Saudi-aligned March 14 Alliance suffered a deep split, but on ...
Resistance— a regional alliance comprised of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestine— find the common Iraq-Syrian border as the core linking ring and facilitator of strategic influence.
Bukamal border crossing is located in Deir ez-Zor province of Syria south of the Euphr ...
Resistance and any president wishing to stay in the post has to align with the parliament majority which is held by Hezbollah and its allies. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri failed to normalize with Israel despite large-scale support he enjoyed from political forces and foreign powers. So, the nor ...
Aoun ended on October 30, and since then, Lebanon has been in political uncertainty. A president is necessary to name a prime minister.
So far, several choices have been named for the president but political factions failed to agree on one of them.
Aoun has the same idea and in a speech warned about the consequences of violating the constitution and called on the ministers to take a united stance against violation of the constitution articles that apparently cites the caretaker government’s duties. At least 16 of 24 ministers should be p ...
Aoun, stating that the next head of state must not back off from the Lebanese people's national rights even an iota, and should be able to implement reform and rescue Lebanon from the worsening economic crisis through close cooperation with all branches of the government.
Sheikh Yezbek ad ...
Aoun, whose term expired in October.
Thursday's vote was attended by 109 lawmakers in the 128-member parliament. Candidate Michel Moawad, who is seen as close to the United States and backed by the Lebanese Forces Party, received 38 votes, well short of the figure needed to win the first round. ...
Aoun, the army chief, being the new president.
The Arab-Western push for imposition of their choice comes as Hezbollah and its allies are opposed to these choices and insist the new president should stand in the face of the Americans and prioritize Lebanon’s national interests. Hezbollah and ...
Aoun's term ended in October of 2022 and since then, the nation's lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement as to who should replace him and assume the presidency.
Since that time, according to Lebanese constitutional law, Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati's transitional ...
Aoun as president and the failure of the political sides to name a new president. As a result, the political process is left in a state of uncertainty and a new cabinet is far from coming to existence, leaving the country run by a caretaker government.
To be elected as a president in Lebanon, ...