BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on ...

A group of almost 70 Palestinian filmmakers — including two-time Oscar nominee Hany Abu Assad, acclaimed director Elia Suleiman and recent BAFTA winner Farah Nabulsi — have signed a strongly-worded ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese lawmakers failed for a third time to choose a president on Wednesday, raising fears the seat will remain vacant after President Michel Suleiman's term expires in... ‘Vacuum ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon entered an unprecedented government crisis on Tuesday, with no president, a caretaker cabinet with limited powers and a deeply fragmented parliament. The country is still ...

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun is pictured as he delivers a televised speech at the presidential palace in Baabda BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese presidency is set to fall vacant on Oct.

The Lebanese presidency is set to fall vacant on Oct. 31 unless the main powerbrokers can strike a deal on the election of a successor to Michel Aoun, raising the prospect of a vacuum at a time of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese singer and composer Wadih Safi, whose strong, clear voice propelled him to fame throughout the Arab world, ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Michel Aoun, Lebanon's strong-willed Christian leader, has waited more than three decades for the chance to become president. On Monday, the 81-year-old politician finally fulfilled his ...

Barring any surprises, a former Lebanese general and a strong ally of the militant Hezbollah group is poised to be elected Lebanon's president next week, formally ending a two-year vacuum in the ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Amid escalating external volatility in the Middle East, Lebanon is grappling with the internal issue of a presidential vacuum. The country has been without a president since the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament failed to pick a new president Thursday during a session seen as a last-ditch effort to elect a new head of state two days before President Michel Suleiman’s ...