BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 13 (UPI) --Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, was named Monday as Lebanon's new Prime Minister after he won the support of 84 parliamentarians in ...

The outcome is expected to emerge by the end of the day. The prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim according to Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system which parcels out state positions on the ...

The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting ...

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to rebuild the country following years of economic meltdown and a 14-month war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group BEIRUT -- Lebanon’s ...

Prominent diplomat and president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague Nawaf Salam has been named as Lebanon’s new prime minister. Salam was asked to form Lebanon’s ...

Lebanon remains gripped by an economic crisis that began in 2019, with its currency losing value and millions pushed into poverty The United Arab Emirates has reopened its embassy in Lebanon’s capital ...

Over the past hours, the IDF conducted intelligence-based strikes on a number of Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated early Monday ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 11 (UPI) --Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon on Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from decades of the Assad family's rule ...

BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - President Joseph Aoun summoned jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to designate him as Lebanon's prime minister, after a majority of Lebanese lawmakers nominated him for the post.

Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country's new prime minister.

Salam's nomination has reflected a dramatic shift in the power balance in Lebanon, a result of the heavy blows dealt to Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel, compounded by the ousting last ...