The Democratic Gathering bloc is inclined to reach a settlement that puts an end to the presidential deadlock, a Progressive Socialist Party official said...
Presidential candidate MP Henri Helou said Wednesday that he would remain in the race only as long as his candidacy remains in Lebanon’s best interest.
A quorum of a two-thirds majority – 86 MPs – has been secured to convene a Parliament session for electing a new president, Speaker Nabih Berri said...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday that the quorum to hold a session for electing a new Lebanese president has been secured, adding that a second...
Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai Tuesday expressed optimism that a new president will be elected next week, a day after meeting with the expected winner Michel...
With five days to go before a Parliament session to elect a president, MP Michel Aoun appears to be edging closer to achieving his long-cherished dream of...
Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh Monday revealed that tensions had been building with Free Patriotic Movement founder Michel Aoun years before the...
Lebanon's presidential front runner Michel Aoun expressed gratitude to Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah during a meeting between the two Sunday night...
The influential Maronite Catholic Church has apparently given its blessing to the election of Michel Aoun as president as his rival, Sleiman Frangieh, vowed...
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah disclosed Sunday that his party has launched efforts to overcome opposition from its March 8 allies to the election of...
Speaker Nabih Berri had told Michel Aoun during a meeting between the two last week that he had the ability to block his election as president by preventing a...
The Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc Saturday decided to take next week a final stance from the upcoming presidential election session.
The U.S. State Department said it is up to Lebanon to decide who becomes the country’s next president and that it hopes elections will move forward after a...
Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil said Saturday that the Amal Movement extends its hand to all Lebanese factions in an effort to achieve a real partnership.
Free Patriotic Movement chief Gebran Bassil has expressed hope that Speaker Nabih Berri will be part of a political consensus on the presidential crisis.
Mixed reviews emerged from the streets of Beirut Friday over former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s decision to endorse MP Michel Aoun.
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed hope Friday that all parliamentary blocs would support the election of Change and Reform chief MP Michel Aoun in...
Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk warned Friday that backing MP Michel Aoun for president could be the Future Movement’s last compromise to its opponents, as...
Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk has said that the Future Movement was keen to maintain and fortify its ties with Speaker Nabih Berri.
The Lebanese presidency dominated discussions between ministers who met for a regular Cabinet meeting Thursday, hours before a much-awaited announcement by...