Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more ...

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 election took place six weeks after Lebanon's government agreed a ceasefire to end a devastating war between Israel and ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief, has been elected as president, ending a two-year political vacuum. Backed by the US and ...

Under multi-confessional Lebanon's power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, as do military chiefs.

President-elect’s post featuring economist Jeffrey Sachs comes weeks after Israeli PM claims two had a ‘warm’ chat.