After two weeks without a head of state, Lebanon's two rival political factions appear to agreed on a candidate for president. But the choice — army Gen. Michel Suleiman — is seen as a setback for ...

(Refiles to fix typo in paragraph 9) By Tom Perry BEIRUT, May 23 (Reuters) - General Michel Suleiman, set to be elected Lebanon's president on Sunday, has kept the army unified through three years of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Lebanon’s president-in-waiting is mad as heck and he’s not gonna take it ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's U.S.-backed prime minister-designate abruptly quit Thursday, plunging the nation deeper into a political crisis over failed efforts to form a government. Saad Hariri, ...

Welcomed by a 21-gun salute and a military band, Michel Suleiman, Lebanon’s new President, took up residence Monday in the modern concrete-and-glass presidential palace set among the hilly suburbs of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Talk of weapons was in the air today as Lebanon’s Michel Suleiman began ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A leading member of Lebanon's anti-Syrian governing coalition said on Saturday he saw nothing to stop the army chief becoming head of state and hoped a presidential election would ...

A car bombing near the presidential palace in Beirut on Wednesday killed a top Lebanese army officer. The victim was widely expected to succeed army Chief of Staff Michel Suleiman, who has emerged as ...