The army is by far the largest component with ... Led by Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, Syria intervened in Lebanon’s civil war in the mid-1970s and became the dominant force there for ...

Three people were killed and 44 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, as ...

Aoun was born in Sin el-Fil near Beirut and enrolled in the army in 1983 during Lebanon's civil war. His first assignment was as a platoon commander in the army rangers in 1985 and his training ...

Aoun was born in Sin el-Fil near Beirut and enrolled in the army in 1983 during Lebanon's civil war. His first assignment was as a platoon commander in the army rangers in 1985 and his training ...

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in ...

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has left behind lots of rubble. Some experts fear that much of it will be dumped ...

The Israeli military has set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon ...

Aoun is Lebanon's fifth army commander to become president ... The president's powers have been reduced since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. But filling the position is key to overseeing ...

The president's powers have been reduced since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war. But filling the position ... If elected, Aoun would be Lebanon's fifth army commander to become president ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state ... has underpinned internal stability since the 1975-90 civil war. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar welcomed Aoun's ...