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Politics of Lebanon. The 2022–2024 Lebanese presidential election is an ongoing indirect election to elect the president of Lebanon following the expiration of term-limited incumbent Michel Aoun 's mandate on 31 October 2022. [ 1] The outgoing president has served since 31 October 2016, following the end of the 2-year presidential crisis.
Many Lebanese see Hezbollah's eight-month conflict with Israel as the latest episode in a string of recent setbacks - from COVID-19 lockdowns to the 2020 Beirut blast and an economic crisis that ...
v. t. e. General elections were held in Lebanon on 15 May 2022 (one week earlier for overseas voters and one day earlier for ballot workers) to elect all 128 members of the Lebanese Parliament. [ 1][ 2] The country has for several years been the subject of chronic political instability as well as a serious economic crisis aggravated by the 2020 ...
U.S. envoy visits Lebanon and warns that regional tensions could easily slip 'out of control'. BEIRUT (AP) — A senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday it's critical to take ...
Such strikes deep inside Lebanon and far away from the Israeli border have been rare since the latest round of fighting began nearly eight months ago. The Saturday night strike was about 100 ...
Najib Azmi Mikati ( Arabic: نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Lebanon since September 2021. He also leads a cabinet that has assumed the powers of the president of Lebanon since the term of president Michel Aoun ended in October 2022. [ 1]
Cyprus and Lebanon have had close and historic relations for decades and the island became a refuge for thousands of Lebanese who resided on the island during Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war. Many ...
The M113, which is commonly found with every regiment and brigade, is considered to be the major element of the ground forces. A collection of Western and Soviet made arms and equipment exists ranging from rifles to tanks such as the T-54/55. However, the Lebanese army is still trying to rearm and modernize itself through new aids and purchases ...