Lebanon’s parliament failed Thursday for a third time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun, stoking fears of a political vacuum after his mandate expires at the end of the month. In a first round, fifty-five MPs cast blank votes and MP Michel Mouawad, son of former president Rene ...
Lebanon awaits the official stance from the US Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein on the maritime deal, with some Israeli media outlets casting doubt on the outcome of Thursday’s Zionist security cabinet meeting. Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday that Beirut “is awaiting the outcome of the contacts Hochstein is ...