Under Lebanon's religious power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian. Lebanon has been without a president since October 2022, when Michel Aoun - no relation to the army chief - ...
The family received “a big hug” from the Israeli society, he says, as other Jewish families took them on tours around the country. Elkhoury explained that as a Lebanese Christian, he is not Arab.
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In becoming president, a post reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian system, he will follow in the footsteps of other former army commanders who have assumed the post ...
Without the Gulf countries' financial support, Lebanon would not be able to reconstruct its war-damaged areas. Fadi Karam, a deputy in the parliament who represents the anti-Hezbollah Christian ...
Jan. 9, 2025 has become a historic date for the Lebanese people as a presidential vacancy that lasted over two years has come to an end. With a divided Christian majority, Lebanon has elected a ...
The current government has only limited ability to act. "I think the consultations will lead in the second round to the election of Aoun," Christian Lebanese Forces lawmaker George Edwan said.
The Lebanese president has to be a Maronite Christian, according to Lebanon’s political representation system. The current leading candidate is the head of the Lebanese army, General Joseph Aoun ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI) --Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a ...