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France's Macron expresses support for new leadership in Lebanon as it recovers from crisis

Jan. 17, 2025 20:41 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. Macron’s trip to Lebanon, his first...

After economic meltdown and war with Israel, Lebanon's new prime minister vows to rebuild

Jan. 14, 2025 13:08 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate vowed Tuesday to work on building a modern state in the crisis-hit country, saying his priorities will be to rebuild the destruction caused by a yearlong war with Israel and work on pulling the small nation out of its historic economic meltdown....

Head of the International Court of Justice is named Lebanon's new prime minister

Jan. 13, 2025 20:22 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — 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 Monday. The move apparently angered the Hezbollah group and its allies. Salam is...

Hady Habib becomes the first man representing Lebanon to win a Grand Slam singles match

Jan. 12, 2025 07:19 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Hady Habib's history-making run at the Australian Open will continue after the first man to represent Lebanon in a Grand Slam singles tournament in the Open era became the first to win a match, defeating Bu Yunchaokete of China 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (6) on Sunday in front...

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

Jan. 12, 2025 00:17 AM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Six weeks into a ceasefire that halted the war between Israel and Hezbollah, many displaced Lebanese whose homes were destroyed in the fighting want to rebuild — but reconstruction and compensation are slow in coming. Large swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon, as...

Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?

Jan. 10, 2025 13:43 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion — a rarity for someone in Lebanon’s fractured,...

Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock

Jan. 09, 2025 22:10 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese...

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

Jan. 09, 2025 21:20 PM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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. He advanced through three rounds of the qualifying at Melbourne Park,...

Will Lebanon finally elect a president after a 2-year vacuum?

Jan. 08, 2025 12:32 PM EST

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum that's lasted over two years. This time, analysts said, they might succeed. The session comes weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement...

US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

Jan. 07, 2025 17:14 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. In separate notices sent to Congress, the...