With Hezbollah Battered, Natural Gas Gives Lebanon A Chance
A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...
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Lebanese parliament tries for 12th time to elect new president
Hezbollah previously backed Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Wednesday, Mr Frangieh announced he ...
Lebanon Elects President Following a Two-Year Power Vacuum Signaling a Weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year ...
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With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote
Momentum appeared to be building behind army chief General Joseph Aoun late on Wednesday, as Hezbollah's preferred candidate - Suleiman Frangieh - withdrew his candidacy and declared his support ...
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Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah’s Waning Influence
Hezbollah’s declining status in Lebanon has been seen in other ways, besides the presidential election, in which the group’s preferred candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, dropped out at the last ...