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Lebanon’s new president faces uphill struggle to steer country away from brink of collapse

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race.

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Lebanon's New PM Says Reaching Out To All Sides To Save Country

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he was reaching out to all political persuasions to help "rescue" his crisis-hit country ahead of talks aimed at forming a government.

International Business Times

Lebanon’s PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’

Salam says he is reaching out across the political spectrum in nod to Hezbollah, which opposed his nomination.

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Attorney-General's push for peace during Israel visit

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will travel to Israel for talks with senior officials, reiterating calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

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Lebanon's New Prime Minister Brings Hope For Reconstruction

Nawaf Salam appointed as Lebanon's new prime minister post-conflict, facing economic challenges. Optimism rises for stability.

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Prominent diplomat and jurist who heads top UN court named Lebanon's new prime minister

Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister by a large number of legislators

The Independent UK

Judge Nawaf Salam Designated Lebanon's Next Prime Minister

Nawaf Salam, ICJ's top judge, becomes Lebanon's new PM, facing resistance from Hezbollah and Amal due to sect differences.

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Lebanon’s president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as PM-designate

The designation shows a shift in the power balance in Lebanon as Hezbollah wanted Najib Mikati to keep the job.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon President Joseph Aoun starts consultations for PM selection

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners.

Al Jazeera

New Lebanon President Starts Consultations On Naming PM

New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a government that will have to face major challenges in the crisis-hit country.

International Business Times

Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the war want to rebuild. Many face a long wait

It's been six weeks since a ceasefire halted the war between Israel and Hezbollah and many displaced Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the fighting want to rebuild

The Independent UK

Syria, Lebanon Pledge Firm Ties After Years Of Tensions

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the start of the civil war in 2011.

International Business Times

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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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.

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Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Angelenos: ‘Doing everything they can to help one another’

Late-night hosts discuss the wildfires besieging Los Angeles while Donald Trump fixates on annexing Greenland and other nonsense

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy

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

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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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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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

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