Widely seen as US, Saudi Arabia's first choice, the 61-year-old general has forged relations across Lebanon's sectarian divides but is often criticized by Hezbollah affiliates ...

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon ’s army, on Thursday was elected as the country’s 14th president of the republic. The ...

Lebanese army commander elected president weeks after a tenuous cease-fire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between ...

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, frontrunner for president, is a political neophyte with strong international backing and ...

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE have condemned the Israeli map claiming parts of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria as part of 'Greater Israel.' The Gulf nations call it a violation of international law and ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a ...

President-elect Trump is expected to announce Eric Trager as Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa on the ...

The New Arab presents the candidates whose names are circulating ahead of 9 January's parliamentary session to elect a ...

The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed at Damascus airport ...

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

This system is a symbol of Turkey’s growing international pull and its very real status as a rising power in the Middle East.

A very different Middle East will greet President-elect Trump this month compared to the region he experienced during his first term. However, there are opportunities to advance American interests for ...