A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...

The outcome reflected shifts in the power balance in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, with Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah badly pummelled from last year's war, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad ...

During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...

with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for a ...

The election marks the first test of Lebanon's power balance since Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah emerged badly pummelled from last year's war with Israel, and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was ...

The candidate previously supported by Hezbollah, Suleiman Frangieh, on Wednesday announced ... close ties with former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. While Joseph Aoun — no relation to the ...

Joseph Aoun’s election comes after Hezbollah had previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh ... of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December. In his acceptance speech ...

The faction led by Hizbullah had been weakened by the Shia militia’s war against Israel and the collapse of Bashar ... Suleiman Frangieh, an undistinguished politician who was close to the Assad ...

The election marks the first test of Lebanon's power balance since Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah emerged badly pummelled from last year's war with Israel, and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was ...

(photo credit: ANWAR AMRO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) Hezbollah candidate Suleiman Franjieh is expected ... and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.

with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighbouring Syria.